This has been a holiday tradition for as long as I can remember Christmas at the Hellers. We would make a run to my grandma's in Columbus and then come back and open presents. There was always a frozen desert there to eat. When I first got married, I remember searching through the stores for peppermint candy cane ice cream in Honolulu Hawaii and was so upset when I couldnt find it. We came up with the idea of just crushing candy canes and folding it into the vanilla ice cream that I had bought instead of what was SUPPOSED to be in the desert. We then added a little peppermint extract. Folded it together and then spread it on top of the bananas. Every year I search for candy cane ice cream after Thanksgiving.
It is the kind of desert you do not feed your children close to bedtime, well, adults too. If you are hypoglycemic, forget the sugar pills, just have a small piece of this. I know its frozen, its ice cream and its winter, but it is so worth it! Besides, you can store it in the garage if you need to (That's if you live in the norther tundra, like we do. California or Florida, I dont know that the garage is a good storage solution!)
One 1/2 gallon of candy cane or peppermint stick ice cream, slightly thawed
1 recipe of Hot Fudge Sauce (see below) completely cooled.
2-3 bananas sliced into about 1/2 inch rounds.
1 bag of oreo cookies, (crumbled in a food processor) combined with 1/2 stick of butter melted.
1 regular size container of cool whip
10-15 candy canes crushed
Assemble the following:
In a 9 x 13 cake pan (I use a glass cake pan) press the oreo cookie crumble/butter mixture.
Place the sliced bananas on top of the cookie crumbs, covering the entire area.
Slice ice cream into 1 inch slices and place over the bananas in an even layer, covering entire area. This works when it is slightly thawed and you can use a cutting knife to slice through.
Spread completely cooled hot fudge sauce over the top of the ice cream.
Spread Cool Whip over the top of the fudge sauce.
Sprinke crushed candy canes on top of the Cool Whip.
FREEZE SOLID.
HOT FUDGE SAUCE RECIPE:
1 c evaporated milk
2 c powdered sugar
1 stick butter
1 c chocolate chips
1 t vanilla
Add all incredients (except vanilla) to a heavy sauce pan. Cook on med-low, stirring constantly. Cook until the sauce if bubbly and thick (about 10 minutes). When it begins to cool, it will thicken. Stir well. You will notice a glossy shine to the sauce.
There are no lower calorie or low calorie versions of this. It totally messes with the devlish purpose of this dessert. If you insist, try using just the dark cookie crumbs or graham cracker crumbs. Replace the butter with margarine. Use a reduced fat ice cream and the lite cool whip, but no matter what you do, its still just not something that you would call healthy, so what the heck, eat and enjoy as is.
For smaller families: This can be made to be any size you want it to be. Just find a container that works for you/your family and layer accordingly.
SUGGESTIONS: The fudge sauce is great by itself warmed and poured over ice cream. Cold, it is thick enough that you can spread between two cookies or on graham crackers.
This dessert can be made at any time of the year, using any fruit that will freeze well, any flavored ice cream and any combination of crumbles on top. Be creative. It is simple, it is fun to make and everyone will love it!
It is the kind of desert you do not feed your children close to bedtime, well, adults too. If you are hypoglycemic, forget the sugar pills, just have a small piece of this. I know its frozen, its ice cream and its winter, but it is so worth it! Besides, you can store it in the garage if you need to (That's if you live in the norther tundra, like we do. California or Florida, I dont know that the garage is a good storage solution!)
One 1/2 gallon of candy cane or peppermint stick ice cream, slightly thawed
1 recipe of Hot Fudge Sauce (see below) completely cooled.
2-3 bananas sliced into about 1/2 inch rounds.
1 bag of oreo cookies, (crumbled in a food processor) combined with 1/2 stick of butter melted.
1 regular size container of cool whip
10-15 candy canes crushed
Assemble the following:
In a 9 x 13 cake pan (I use a glass cake pan) press the oreo cookie crumble/butter mixture.
Place the sliced bananas on top of the cookie crumbs, covering the entire area.
Slice ice cream into 1 inch slices and place over the bananas in an even layer, covering entire area. This works when it is slightly thawed and you can use a cutting knife to slice through.
Spread completely cooled hot fudge sauce over the top of the ice cream.
Spread Cool Whip over the top of the fudge sauce.
Sprinke crushed candy canes on top of the Cool Whip.
FREEZE SOLID.
HOT FUDGE SAUCE RECIPE:
1 c evaporated milk
2 c powdered sugar
1 stick butter
1 c chocolate chips
1 t vanilla
Add all incredients (except vanilla) to a heavy sauce pan. Cook on med-low, stirring constantly. Cook until the sauce if bubbly and thick (about 10 minutes). When it begins to cool, it will thicken. Stir well. You will notice a glossy shine to the sauce.
There are no lower calorie or low calorie versions of this. It totally messes with the devlish purpose of this dessert. If you insist, try using just the dark cookie crumbs or graham cracker crumbs. Replace the butter with margarine. Use a reduced fat ice cream and the lite cool whip, but no matter what you do, its still just not something that you would call healthy, so what the heck, eat and enjoy as is.
For smaller families: This can be made to be any size you want it to be. Just find a container that works for you/your family and layer accordingly.
SUGGESTIONS: The fudge sauce is great by itself warmed and poured over ice cream. Cold, it is thick enough that you can spread between two cookies or on graham crackers.
This dessert can be made at any time of the year, using any fruit that will freeze well, any flavored ice cream and any combination of crumbles on top. Be creative. It is simple, it is fun to make and everyone will love it!
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