Mint ice cream is layered with chocolately cream and frozen for a refreshingly cool and colorful treat.
Minty Ice Cream Squares
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 3 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 2 cups coarsely crushed chocolate or regular graham crackers (about 20 cracker squares)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 carton (1/2 gallon) green mint chocolate chip ice cream, slightly softened
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2/3 cup whipping cream
- 16 thin rectangular creme de menthe chocolate candies, unwrapped
Instructions
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Step1In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter and cocoa over medium heat, stirring frequently, until butter is melted and mixture is well blended. Remove from heat. Stir in graham cracker crumbs and powdered sugar. In bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan, press mixture to form crust.
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Step2Place heaping spoonfuls of ice cream on crust. With back of spoon, lightly press and smooth ice cream. Freeze 30 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips and whipping cream over low heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until melted. Cool 15 minutes.
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Step4Drizzle chocolate mixture over ice cream. Arrange candies on top so each serving has 1 candy. Freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes before cutting into squares.
Nutrition
370
Calories
22g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
38g
Total Carbohydrate
28g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 200
- Total Fat
- 22g
- 34%
- Saturated Fat
- 13g
- 64%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 150mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 250mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 38g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 28g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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