Pioneer Woman Ice Cream Pie Food

ICE CREAM PIE WITH EASY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Crush the graham crackers in a food processor or resealable plastic bag. Pour the crumbs into a bowl and stir in the melted butter. Press into a pie pan and bake until golden and set, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
• For the filling: Remove the ice cream from the freezer and allow to soften slightly. Mix in the pecans, peanut butter cups and peanut butter crunch candy bars and pour the ice cream mixture into the crust. Cover with foil and freeze until very hard, 1 to 2 hours.
• For the caramel sauce: Mix the brown sugar, half-and-half, butter and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, while whisking gently, until thicker, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the vanilla and cook another minute to thicken further. Pour the sauce into a jar and refrigerate until cold.
• To serve, cut slices of the pie and serve on individual plates with cold caramel sauce spooned over the top and sprinkled with pecans. Serve with extra caramel sauce on the side.

MILE HIGH MUD PIE

Steps:

• Line an 8-quart bowl with overhanging plastic wrap.
• Tip the coffee ice cream into the bowl and smooth the surface. Sprinkle over the chopped pecans and freeze until the ice cream is firm, at least 1 hour.
• Tip the chocolate ice cream into the bowl and smooth the surface. Sprinkle over the chocolate-coated toffee pieces and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, make the crust: Put the sandwich cookies in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs. Pour in the melted butter and pulse to combine.
• Tip the vanilla ice cream into the bowl and smooth the surface. Tip the crust on top of the vanilla ice cream, spread it evenly and press down firmly. Freeze again until completely set, 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Turn out the pie onto a board or serving platter lined with 4 squares of parchment arranged so that the paper overhangs the edges of the platter. Peel off the plastic wrap and pour over the chocolate shell ice cream sauce to coat the entire pie. Carefully slide out the sheets of parchment and discard.
• To serve, cut big slices of pie, drizzle over some warm caramel sauce and stick a steak knife into the center standing up.

FAST AND FRUITY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place the frozen fruit in a food processor with the Greek yogurt, heavy cream and vanilla. Process until smooth. Add the chopped chocolate and pulse until the chocolate pieces have become small bits. Serve immediately in bowls and garnish with shaved dark chocolate over the top.

WAFFLE CONE ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Using an ice cream scoop, remove three large scoops ice cream to a plate. Place the plate in the freezer and return the gallon to the freezer.
• Add 9 of the waffle cones to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the cones become a mix of mostly crumbs with a few larger chunks here and there. Pulse in the melted butter until well combined. Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch nonstick springform pan. Bake for 5 minutes. Let cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the rest of the ice cream from the freezer to start to soften it a little bit.
• Meanwhile, put the white chocolate and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 15-second increments until melted and smooth. (This time will vary based on your microwave.) Working one at a time, dip the top quarter of the 3 remaining waffle cones in the white chocolate mixture, then sprinkle with about 2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles. Place the cones onto champagne flutes, decorated-side down, to set. (You can also set them on wax paper to set.)
• Add the remaining softened ice cream to the crust and spread to smooth. Sprinkle the chopped strawberries over the top and gently press into the ice cream. Using a spoon, drizzle the top with the remaining white chocolate mixture. Finish with the remaining tablespoon sprinkles.
• Remove the scoops of ice cream from the freezer and place them in the center of the pie. Top each scoop with one inverted decorated ice cream cone; be sure to place them on an angle, so they are not sitting vertically on the ice cream scoops. Transfer the pie to the freezer and let set for at least 2 hours.
• When ready to serve, run a sharp knife around the edge of the pie to help release it from the springform pan. Remove the pie from the pan, slice and serve drizzled with the strawberry sauce.

KING OF THE RANCH ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Scoop the chocolate ice cream into the chocolate graham pie shell and spread into an even layer.
• Scatter half the pecans over the ice cream and drizzle over half of the caramel and chocolate sauces. Place in the freezer to harden for a couple hours. Place the drained cherries on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and place in the freezer alongside the pie.
• Remove the pie from the freezer and spread the dulce de leche ice cream over the top, smoothing the surface. Add the remaining pecans and drizzle the remaining caramel and chocolate sauces, in thin crisscrossing lines, over the top of the pie, making sure not to cover it completely. Squirt about 16 small mounds of whipped cream around the circumference of the pie. Place a frozen cherry on each mound of whipped cream. Transfer to the freezer to harden, 2 to 3 hours minimum. (Can be made up to a week in advance, just cover tightly once it has hardened.)
• When ready to serve, use a warm knife to cut into neat slices. Enjoy.

ICE CREAM PIE WITH EASY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the caramel sauce:Mix butter, brown sugar, half & half, and salt in a saucepan over medium low heat. Cook while whisking gently for 5 to 7 minutes, until thicker. Add vanilla and cook another minute to thicken further. Turn off heat and pour sauce into a jar. Refrigerate until cold. To make the crust:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat egg whites until frothy. Add sugar and salt and beat on high until stiff. Fold in nuts. Spread mixture all over the bottom and sides of a non-glass pie pan, making sure to adequately coat the sides. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, watching toward the end to make sure crust doesn't get too brown. Remove from oven when crust is golden brown. Allow crust to cook completely.When crust is cool, remove ice cream from freezer. Allow to soften. When soft, spread one pint of ice cream (I used Butter Brickle) over the bottom of the crust. Spread the other pint (I used Vanilla Bean) over the first flavor. Cover with foil and freeze until very hard.To serve, cut slices of pie and serve on individual plates with cold caramel sauce spooned over the top. *Note that the crust will be a bit sticky...but it's oh, so good!

RASPBERRY CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• To make the crust, crush the cookies in a food processor (or smash in a ziptop bag with a rolling pin). Stir in the melted butter until combined. Pour into a regular pie pan and press the crumbs all over the pan and up the sides. Bake just long enough for it to set, 3 to 4 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Put the raspberries on a plate or in an empty pan. Smash them with a fork, then sprinkle on the sugar. Stir together and allow to sit for 15 minutes.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the raspberry yogurt with the instant vanilla pudding mix (just the powder itself). Beat on low until combined, about 1 minute. Pour in the heavy cream and whip on low for 30 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Turn the mixer on medium-high speed and beat until thick, about 2 minutes.
• Turn off the mixer, then fold in the raspberries until just combined. Pour into the cooled crust and spread evenly. Freeze until very firm, about 2 hours. Cut into slices and top each slice with cookie crumbs, dollops of whipped cream and extra raspberries.