This ice cream pie is one of my favorite summertime desserts, because everybody loves it, and it's so easy to make. Although my recipe for ice cream pie calls for homemade chocolate sauce, you can certainly use store-bought chocolate sauce in a pinch.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
freezing time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours, 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 9-inch graham cracker pie crust
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
- 3/4 cup crushed peanuts
- 3/4 cup miniature chocolate chips
- Chocolate Sauce:
- 1 8 oz. semisweet chocolate bar, chopped
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
Preparation:
- Spread softened ice cream into graham cracker pie crust. Smooth the top of the ice cream. Sprinkle crushed peanuts and chocolate chips over ice cream. Freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
- Make the chocolate sauce: Place chopped chocolate and butter in a glass bowl. Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat just until scalded (bubbles will form around the edge). Immediately pour cream over chopped chocolate. Stir until melted.
- Cut pieces of pie. Spoon hot chocolate sauce over pie.
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