Warm Weather Dessert # 5

   As I had mentioned in the other warm weather dessert postings, in warm weather we start wanting different kinds of desserts. Today, I am posting recipe # 5 in the series I had started. This series features a few desserts that we are not limited to making only in warm weather months, but that is when we usually enjoy them much more.

       Today's feature: warm weather dessert # 5:
       Ice Cream Pie

     (THANKS for taking the picture for me yesterday Erin! :-) )
   
   In my recipe box, this particular recipe states that it came from my my sister - Brenda Carpenter. She let me know that she had gotten it from her mother-in-law, Nyla Blakeman.   It's extremely smooth texture, rich flavored "yummyness", makes it one that's always well received where ever we serve it. When we served it at Josh and Ashley's rehearsal dinner, Ashley's comment of, "If I knew this was going to be this good, I'd just had this as my wedding cake ;-)"  totally made 'the best compliments ever' list!!!

    16 single (8 double) graham crackers
    1 Tablespoon sugar
    1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
    2 cups ice cream
    1 cup milk
    1 large package INSTANT pudding mix

    [*for best flavor, pick similar pudding and ice cream flavors.
     choc. pudding with choc. ice cream
     strawberry ice cream with vanilla pudding (add a few finely chopped fresh strawberries too) ]

    ~ Pull your ice cream out of the freezer and let it sit on the counter while you make your crust(s).

    ~ Make crust.
    - place graham crackers in a used bread bag, fold the end over a couple of times, and use a rolling pin to crush the graham crackers. Then keep rolling over them until they are finely crushed.
    - dump crushed graham crackers into a bowl, add the 1 Tablespoon of sugar, melt the 1/2 cup of butter and pour it on top. Then use a pastry blender to mix everything together well, with out lumps.
    ~ Spread crust mixture into bottom and up the sides fo a pie plate (often use bent fingers for this process).
    (If your doubling the recipe, it can be made in a 9 x 13 pan)

   ~ Make Filling.
    - Blend milk with ice cream (* any flavor). [If your adding finely chopped strawberries, add them now]. Add pudding and beat slowly with egg beater for about 1 minute, or until mixtures just sort of starts to thicken.
    - Pour into crust and chill (not freeze - the fridge is where you store this ;-) ) for about one (1) hour.

     Slices of the choc. pie can be garnished with a small dollop of whip cream, topped with a choc. chip. Put a slice of strawberry on top of strawberry pieces. Put whatever you like on top of plain vanilla pie.
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You might also enjoy these postings:

~ warm weather dessert # 1: NO BAKE CHEESECAKE

~ warm weather dessert # 2: (No Bake) Banana Split Dessert

~ warm weather dessert # 3: Rice Krispie Treats / "The Thick Soft Type"

~ warm weather dessert # 4: Graham Crackers With Icing

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