Grandma Betty's Ice Cream Cake

31 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Ready In: 2 hr 20 min

“This is a great summertime dessert because there is NO baking or freezing. It's great for picnics, or on a hot summer evening.” - by Lisa Whyte

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package buttery round crackers, crushed
1 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened
1/2 cup milk
2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

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Original recipe yields 1 9x13 inch baking dish

Directions

To Make Crust: Combine crackers, butter and sugar in a 9x13 inch baking dish and press mixture into sides and bottom of dish.
In a large bowl, combine ice cream and milk with electric mixer. Blend in pudding mix, then pour mixture into prepared crust. Top with whipped topping and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (18 total)

Calories
453 cal
23%

Fat
27 g
41%

Carbs
48.4 g
16%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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mocho

Dec. 14, 2008

"All I have to say is I love you Grandma Betty! This is an absolutely phenomenal ice cream cake (move over Dairy Queen. I used the basic recipe but then tweeked it to suit my tastes. I used a oreo c..." See moreookie bottom and then added some homemade rasberry/blackberry sauce. I put the ice cream on top and instead of using whipped cream I crumbled a chocolate cake on top mixed with toasted peacans and some ice cream chocolate sauce. Then I drizzled the top with butterscotch ice cream topping. This cake was divine. I will never need to buy an ice cream cake again. The beauty of this recipe is that you can keep it simple or make it complicated and it is still incredible. "

SOFTBALLMOM2

Aug. 30, 2004

"I made this with cookies & cream ice cream with chocolate pudding with nilla wafer crust...I added the whipped cream with cherrys when I was ready to serve...so good the kids loved it:)Thanks for the ..." See morerecipe"

MOMMY2TWO2000

Oct. 8, 2003

"This is a great "cake"! Try it in every flavor. Use frozen yogurt and low fat milk to make it a little more healthy. I use vanilla wafers for the crust. A+++++++++++!!!!..." See more"

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