This Oreo Ice Cream Cake makes for the perfect no bake dessert during warm summer months. Best of all, it only takes 5 simple store bought ingredients! No one can resist the layers of crushed Oreos, Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, Hot Fudge, Cool Whip, and MORE Oreos!
Favorite Cookies and Cream Cake
Hey, it’s me Lily again! Guess where I am?! I’m in our new house in Arizona. We are already unpacking all the boxes!! I kinda miss Texas already. BUT, I get to play with my cousins and my grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles and second cousins. I’m really super duper, extra shmooper pooper excited to be back by my family. Since it’s so hot in Arizona, we are always looking for things to help cool us down, and today’s recipe for Oreo Ice Cream Cake will really help.
It’s really good and super easy to make. If you’ve tried our Dirt Cake and love Oreos, then I think you’ll love this one too. The recipe reminded me of the Dirt cake with all the Oreos, which made it really familiar and really yummy…. and perfect to keep us cool in the hot Arizona heat.
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How to Make Ice Cream Cake:
A lot of people are hesitant to make ice cream cakes, because it seems difficult, but it’s actually really simple! It does take time, since you have to freeze it after you add each layer (totaling 5 hours of freezer time), but believe me it is SO worth it because you end up with these 5 delicious layers:
- Buttery Oreo Crust
- Oreo Ice Cream
- Chocolate Fudge Sauce
- Cool Whip
- Crushed Oreo Topping
If that’s not convincing, I don’t know what is! Like I said, the actual steps themselves are really simple. You start by adding the crushed cookie crumbs to a bowl, reserving about 1/2 cup for the topping. Add the butter to the crushed Oreos, mix it up, then press it into the bottom of a greased 9×13 pan. Spread the softened Cookies and Cream ice cream over the crust and freeze for 2 hours. Take it out, drizzle chocolate fudge sauce over the ice cream and freeze for another hour. Finally, add Cool Whip and sprinkle with remaining Oreos, then freeze for 2 more hours. Simple!
My mom says you really can’t go wrong with a good Ice Cream Cake, and she’s right. This cake is great too because it can be changed up with your favorite ice cream. I think we will try Mint Chocolate Chip next time. 🙂 We’ve always loved ice cream cakes and think you’ll love this yummy treat too. 😉
For more cookies and cream treats, check out:
- Frozen Oreo Pudding Cake
- Cookies and Cream Magic Bars
- Oreo Peanut Butter Delight
- Cookies N Cream Cookies
- No Bake Oreo Cheesecake
- Cookies and Cream Bundt Cake
Oreo Ice Cream Cake recipe
This Oreo Ice Cream Cake makes for the perfect no bake dessert during warm summer months. Best of all, it only takes 5 simple store bought ingredients! No one can resist the layers of crushed Oreos, Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, Hot Fudge, Cool Whip, and MORE Oreos!
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Oreos crushed and divided
- 1/4 c butter melted
- 1 Gallon cookies and cream ice cream softened
- 16 oz jar hot fudge warmed
- 8 oz carton whipped topping thawed
Instructions
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Add crushed cookie crumbs to a bowl reserving ½ cup for the top. Add butter and mix well. Press into a greased 9x13 pan.
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Spread softened ice cream over crust and freeze for 2 hours.
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Drizzle warm fudge over ice cream and freeze for 1 hour.
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Add whipped topping and sprinkle with reserve Oreos and freeze for 2 hours. Remove from freezer and let it set out for 15 minutes before serving. ENJOY!
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
Love, Lily
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Wow, this cake looks scrumptious. To bad my birthday was last week. I guess we will have to have it for my brother’s birthday.
You don’t need a birthday to eat this:) It is for sure scrumptious!! Hope you give it a try and like it!!
Hi, Excited to try this recipe for my boyfriend’s birthday! How far in advance can it be made? (Can I make it on Thursday if I plan to serve it on Sunday?)
I haven’t made it that far in advance, but since it’s in the freezer already, I’m sure it’d be ok. Cover well 🙂 Have fun and hope he likes it!
Do you use only the cookie part of the Oreos, or the cream as well?
I can’t wait to try this!!
The whole thing!! 🙂 It’s delish!! Let me know what you think!!
This looks so good! I’d like to make it for my daughter’s birthday, but I wasn’t sure if a full gallon was exactly what you meant for the ice cream or if it was one of the quart size ones. I feel like one of those big tubs of ice cream would be too much. I just want to make sure that it’s not a typo before I go out and buy all of that ice cream for it. 🙂
Just attempted this recipie and can definitely say that one gallon must be a typo because one carton was plenty. I am left with 2.5 cartons of ice cream that I don’t have any purpose for.
Yes, I realized that too when I made it. Thank you so much for the response though. ????
hey girl- this looks oh so good!
Thanks a bunch!!
This ice cream cake looks delicious. Thanks for sharing
Oh, it’s so good!! I’d love to know what you think 🙂
I made this last year for my moms birthday and she loved it!! We’re making it again this year. Super easy super yummy super fun to make!
It is super easy!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Hi. Do you by any chance have a more precise measurement for the amount of Oreos used (like approximately how many cookies, or ounces)? It says one package…but it seems like the package sizes keep shrinking lately. There are definitely fewer cookies than there used to be (which is probably good because now if I eat an entire package in one sitting, I can feel slightly less guilty :)! But I’m worried that if, for example, you made it last year when a package of Oreos contained 45 cookies…and I make it today with a package that now only contains 39 cookies…that the crust won’t work out right. I could always use a Family Size package (but that may be too many cookies). Not the biggest problem to have, but just wondering if you could clarify. Thanks!
The regular size package will work just fine 🙂 Even, if you did the family size, the more oreos, the better 🙂 It won’t ruin the recipe, if there is too much or not enough.
Wowww! Looks easy i want to try to make this ice cream cake oreo for my mother’s birthday. But it seems to be often frozen in the freezer. I love this recipe! Thank you.
You can do it 🙂 She’ll love it!
I am making this for my husband’s birthday. I am needing to make this in parts. Is it okay to be in the freezer longer than 2 hours for the crust/ice cream part? This will be my first ice cream cake but it looks super easy!
Should be just fine 😉 I hope he loves it!! Good luck!
Thank you! He and everyone else loved it!!
I’m also confused about when you add in the cream center of the Oreos. It says crushed and divided, perhaps I wasn’t supposed to remove the filling? The 1/4 cup butter didn’t seem enough to make it pack well for a crust. As for the ice cream, no way will a gallon fit in my 9×13 pan, especially leaving enough room for remaining ingredients. Guess I’m winging it. I’ll add the Oreo filling back in somewhere, probably just to the top with the reserved crushed cookies.
You are supposed to leave the filling 🙂 Really, you need a 1/2 cup for the top, but everything left is for the bottom. The ice cream fits, it’s just very tall 🙂 I hope you like it!!
I make mine all at once. The layers will stay out with a little manipulation. It’s a great recipe & perfect for summer birthdays, when you don’t want to turn on the oven.
I agree!! Thank you so much!
Just made this for my husband. I did it exactly how you said. And even let it freeze a little longer. But I definitely think I would make it a day a head of time. My cake was a little soft. But everyone still ate it and loved it.
I am so glad they did! You definitely could make it a day ahead 🙂
I love cakes.
Me too, then you need to give this a try!! It is so good 🙂
Hi there! Can I make this in a spring foam pan?
Oops! Spring form!
I haven’t tried, but you should be able to 🙂 Enjoy!!
Recipe looks yummy!!!
Thank you & it tastes delicious, too! Hope you try it!
I made this cake using a half gallon ice cream and in a spring form pan . Makes a nice cake for a smaller group.
Thanks for sharing that!! That is good to know 🙂
This turned out fantastic, great crowd pleaser! Easy and delicious, I’ll definitely be making it again.
Love hearing that! And, I agree. Thank you for letting me know.
My husband requests this cake for his birthday every. single. year! Let’s be honest though, I love it just as much. If we’re not feeding a crowd, I’ll cut the recipe in half and put it in an 8×8 or 9×9 pan. It keeps perfectly in the freezer, so you can easily make it in advance. In fact, we found a piece of it that had been forgotten and left in the freezer for over a month, and it STILL tasted exactly the same (no shame in admitting I ate month old ice cream cake haha).
Thank you for sharing that!! I am so glad it was still good 🙂 Good to know!
All my favorite things…oreos, ice cream, & chocolate!! It was so heavenly!! My family devoured it within minutes! Thank you!
This was a fun recipe to make. I worked at cold stone creamery in high school (wow 18 years ago already!) but have never tried doing a cake here at home.
I like to use a food processor to crumble the Oreos. I like a more fine bottom layer and then a chunkier top layer. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me to polish my skills ;o)