Caramel-Topped Ice Cream Dessert

Name: Caramel-Topped Ice Cream Dessert
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 7 h 15 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: Crust; 2 cups (about 16) finely crushed shortbread cookies; 1/4 cup cashews, finely chopped; 1/3 cup Land O Lakes® Butter melted; Ice Cream; 1 half-gallon vanilla ice cream, softened; Fudge Layer; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 2 (5-ounce) cans evaporated milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Topping; 1 cup pretzel sticks, coarsely crushed; 1/2 cup cashews, coarsely chopped; 1 (12-ounce) jar caramel ice cream topping, warmed

This ice cream cake is the perfect frozen dessert with fudge, caramel and salty pretzels!

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30 min

Prep Time

07 hrs 15 min

Total Time

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Ingredients

Crust

2 cups (about 16) finely crushed shortbread cookies

¹/₄ cup cashews, finely chopped

¹/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, melted

Ice Cream

1 half-gallon vanilla ice cream, softened

Fudge Layer

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 ¹/₂ cups powdered sugar

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter

2 (5-ounce) cans evaporated milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

1 cup pretzel sticks, coarsely crushed

¹/₂ cup cashews, coarsely chopped

1 (12-ounce) jar caramel ice cream topping, warmed

How to make

STEP 1

Combine all crust ingredients in bowl; mix well. Press onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Freeze 10 minutes.
STEP 2

Spread ice cream over crust. Cover; freeze 1-2 hours or until set.
STEP 3

Meanwhile, combine all fudge layer ingredients except vanilla in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 7-9 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Pour cooled fudge layer mixture over frozen ice cream. Freeze 4 hours or overnight until set.
STEP 5

Combine pretzel sticks and cashews in bowl; set aside.
STEP 6

Let dessert stand at room temperature 10-15 minutes before serving. Cut into servings; top each serving with about 1 tablespoon pretzel mixture. Drizzle each with about 1 tablespoon caramel topping.