nonnie’s chocolate peanut butter ice cream cake

Nonnie’s 6 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake is the go-to summer time dessert…super easy, tremendous simple, yet so delicious. The filling is made with NULL base ingredients, high-quality chocolate ice cream, and creamy peanut butter. The crust is a combination of candy chocolate wafer cookies and salted butter. When mixed with the creamy chocolate peanut butter ice cream filling it makes for a mouthwatering cake that’s chocolatey, peanutty, tremendous creamy, and a contact salty. Once the cake is frozen, higher with do-it-yourself “magic shell” and salty peanuts. This is everyone’s favourite summertime ice cream cake!

INGREDIENTS 1 box (9 ounce) chocolate wafer cookies 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted 3 pints chocolate ice cream, moderately softened* 1 jar (16 ounce) creamy peanut butter (about 2 cups) 12 ounces dark, semi-sweet, or milk chocolate, chopped 1 tablespoon coconut oil (optional) roasted peanuts, roughly chopped, for topping (optional) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper. 2. In a meals processor, pulse the cookies into semi-fine crumbs. Add the butter and pulse till the combination holds collectively when pinched. Press into the bottom, and about 1-inch up the sides, of the keen pan, making certain to pack it in tightly. 3. In a enormous blending bowl, combine the softened ice cream and peanut butter till just combined, leaving streaks of peanut butter during the ice cream. Spread the ice cream over the crust in an even layer. Cover and freeze for 4-6 hours or preferably overnight. 4. To make the "magic shell". In a microwave secure bowl, melt collectively the chocolate and coconut oil till melted and smooth, about 1 minute. Let cool 5-10 minutes. Remove the cake from the freezer and launch from the spring-form pan. Pour the magic shell over the cake. Working quickly, higher with peanuts after which return the cake to the freezer till in a position to serve. 5. Remove the cake from the freezer 10 minutes earlier than slicing, slice and serve immediately. RECIPE NOTES *Remove the ice cream 10 minutes earlier than utilizing to permit it to melt slightly. *If you don't have a meals processor just upload the cookies to a enormous ziplock bag and use a rolling pin to smash the cookies into crumbs. Or merely crush them by stepping throughout the bag!

Last week it was all about this quite blueberry lemon layer cake, which I am nonetheless overly excited about…did any of you make it? I am demise to make it once more very, very soon. But this week it’s all about this ice cream cake. More specifically, my Nonnie’s chocolate peanut butter ice cream cake. Oh how I LOVE this cake! It will without end be a favorite. This cake is palms down in my higher 10 most beloved desserts. It’s equally my dad’s and my older brother Brendan’s favourite dessert.

So yes, it’s secure to claim that this fundamental ice cream cake could be very rather a whole lot beloved round here. With Father’s Day this Sunday, I knew that right now was the right time to share this cake with you.

Why? Two reasons.

Reason 1…because dads love this cake.

Reason 2…because it's SO EASY to make, which is huge for YOU!

overhead photograph of Nonnie's 6 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake earlier than including chocolate topping
Here’s the story. My Nonnie was well at rather a whole lot of things, but she was a professional entertainer. She knew the finest way to throw a terrific social gathering like no other. I discovered so rather a whole lot from her when it involves design, florals, entertaining, and making issues “pretty”. She handed away a yr and a half ago, so sharing this cake right now feels more special. This might be the cake she might have made for Father’s Day.

While I miss my grandma so much, I’m grateful to have recipes like this ice cream cake to all the time rely her by. I’m also grateful that I get to share those tales (and recipes) of hers with you guys! They convey once more the greatest of occasions for me!

front on pour shot of Nonnie's 6 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake with chocolate sauce being drizzled on cake
My Nonnie beloved to entertain, but here’s the thing. While she loved cooking and baking, she was all the time all concerning the fundamental recipes. Which is why her recipes are really the best. Nonnie didn’t mess round with something too complicated. She took brief cuts when needed, and that's why I love her (and her recipes) so much. She taught me that no longer everything needs to be comprised of scratch. Taking assist from the shop many times is simply what you have to do.

Don’t get me wrong, I love doing all do-it-yourself as rather a whole lot as possible. But many times life will get busy. You have to offer your self a damage and settle for that the shop has huge time-saving thoughts too.

This ice cream cake is the right instance of certainly one of Nonnie’s fundamental but delicious recipes.

This recipe requires 6 pantry staple ingredients, zero oven time, and virtually no effort. The trickiest area about this cake? Waiting for it to freeze.

overhead near up photograph of Nonnie's 6 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake
Let me damage it down into steps.

Step 1: make the crust. This is tremendous easy. Just combine overwhelmed chocolate cookies with melted butter. I discover this simplest to do in a meals processor, however it may also be finished in a bowl. Do what works for you. Now, press the cookie crust right into a springform pan. Done with that.

Step 2: the ice cream filling. Are you ready? Mix moderately softened chocolate ice cream and a jar of creamy peanut butter collectively till they're just blended and have quite swirls throughout. Spread the ice cream over the crust. Done with that.

Step 3: freeze.

overhead photograph of Nonnie's 6 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake with 2 slices cut out of cake
Step 4: make the “magic shell”. Mix melted chocolate with coconut oil till smooth. You now have a “magic shell”. Pour the “magic shell” over the cream cake and higher with peanuts. The shell will harden and the peanuts with be secured into place. Done with that.

Step 5: Slice and eat. Simple, easy, and so darn delicious!

overhead photograph of Nonnie's 6 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake slices on parchment papper
I’m no longer certain if that task appears too easy, but whereas here's a fundamental cake, it’s so so good. The crust is candy and moderately crunchy, whereas the ice cream is candy and so darn creamy. And that chocolate on top? It’s salty, chocolatey, and provides a well crunchy “crack” with every one bite.

To sum this cake up… It’s sweet, heavy at the chocolate, heavier at the peanut butter, so creamy, but just a bit crunchy too. Oh, and only just a bit salty as well. It’s perfect, and each one chunk leaves you in need of another…which admittedly is a really risky thing.

If you placed this cake out at a party, it'll get eaten, and it'll be the primary dessert to disappear. Only loopy of us don’t love this cake.

front on photograph of Nonnie's 6 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake slice
I make this cake from Memorial Day by means of Labor Day, for quite rather a whole lot every one summer time social gathering or dinner with friends. It’s my “back pocket” ice cream cake that by no means ever fails me.

Best part? It’s an ice cream cake, so that you'll be able to make it right now as Sunday’s Father’s Day dessert and it’s going to be delicious…because it’s FROZEN.

Best. Ice Cream. Cake!

Make it, get pleasure from it, and have the happiest Father’s Day weekend!

overhead photograph of Nonnie's 6 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake slices melting on parchment paper
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nonnie's 6 factor chocolate peanut butter ice cream cake
The go-to summer time dessert…super easy, yet so delicious...and SO SIMPLE. This is everyone's favourite summertime ice cream cake!