Ice Cream Sundae Pie

Chocolate, strawberries and vanilla ice cream come together beautifully in this luscious frozen pie. The crumb crust made of chocolate wafer, walnuts and butter is pressed into a pie pan, filled with layers of softened vanilla ice cream and strawberries, and finished with clouds of freshly whipped cream.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 457 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen sweetened strawberries, thawed
• ¼ cup walnut halves
• 1 cup finely crushed chocolate wafers

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

In a medium bowl, mix together chocolate wafer crumbs, chopped walnuts, and softened butter until thoroughly combined. Press mixture firmly into bottom and sides of a 9 inch pie pan. Bake in preheated oven for 7 minutes. Refrigerate until well chilled.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, whip together whipping cream and confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form. Spread half of ice cream into bottom of crust. Cover with strawberries, then cover strawberries with remaining ice cream. Spread whipped cream over ice cream, and garnish with walnut halves. Freeze for 2 hours before serving. Allow to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing.