Modify Your Ice-Cream Pie!

We wanted dessert at the end of our lazy weekend, but we had a hard time finding a recipe we both could agree on.  So, we dreamed up an ice-cream pie.  This recipe below was the one we came up with, but it truly can be modified and adjusted to create the flavor profile that you enjoy best.  I recommend sticking with the Oreo crust.  It was the perfect consistency and would go great with a number of different flavors.  As for the filling, I took a basic vanilla ice-cream and added things that sounded good to us.  If you love chocolate and peanut butter, mix snickers, butterfingers or plain old peanut butter into your ice-cream and top with chocolate sauce.  If you love mint chocolate chip, use a mint chocolate chip ice-cream and blend with crushed Oreos.  Even just mash up your favorite cookie and mix into the vanilla ice-cream.  There are so many variations to this dessert idea, so have fun!


Ingredients
1 package of Oreos
2 tbs. of butter, melted
1/2 jar of caramel sauce (I bought the fat free version)
1 tub of vanilla bean ice-cream (I opted for a light ice-cream), softened
2 Skor bars, crushed


Instructions
Add 3/4 of your package of Oreos and the melted butter to a food processor.  Blend until the cookies are a fine crumb texture.  Pack the mixture into a non-stick spring form pan.  I use my fingers to press down and then I move a glass around the parameter of the pan to get about a 1/2 inch border up the side of the pan.


Next, mix the ice-cream in a large bowl with some of the crushed Skor bar, a few spoonfuls of the caramel and about 10 crushed Oreos.


Now start layering!  Add half of the ice-cream mixture to the pan.  Sprinkle with more Skor bars, Oreos, and drizzle some caramel sauce.  Use as much or as little as you want.  Repeat this layer once more.  The top should have the remaining crushed Oreos, crushed Skor bar, and caramel sauce.  I used a fork to help me drizzle the caramel so it looks decorative.  Freeze for a few hours or overnight is even better.  To remove, carefully move a knife around the edges of the pan before you release it.  Cut into wedges and enjoy!