It's-It Inspired Ice Cream Pie

Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Pie with dark chocolate sauce is reminiscent of an It's-It ice cream sandwich. Delicious and simple dessert for any occasion.

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This pie is a taste of my childhood growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"It's-It and That's That!" If you are from there, you know what I mean. The It's-It Ice Cream Sandwich is a simple delicious frozen treat that originally consisted of two oatmeal cookies, vanilla ice cream and dipped in dark chocolate. Oh my! I would try to convince my parents to let me have one whenever I got the chance.

If you want a bit truer It's-It experience, use Magic Shell on top, or mix your chocolate sauce with a little coconut oil so it will harden when it gets cold. I went for simple fudge sauce drizzled on before serving.

I was going to make the oatmeal cookies using the recipe on the container of Quaker Oats (it's the best!).

But, I spied a 24 pack of oatmeal raisin cookies on the discount bakery rack for $1. I couldn't resist that deal.

Make your own cookies or use store bought. The choice is yours.

INGREDIENTS

• 18 oatmeal cookies (about 3" diameter)
• ¼ cup butter (melted)
• 56 ounce vanilla ice cream (softened just until easily spoonable)
• 1 bottle fudge ice cream topping (or caramel, if preferred)

INSTRUCTIONS

• In a food processor, process 12 of the cookies until almost flour like. Add melted butter and burst a few times until blended.
• Press cookie mixture into an 8" pie crust.
• Scoop in the ice cream and spread evenly.
• Crumble remaining cookies on top of the ice cream.
• Refreeze until the ice cream is hard.
• Slice and drizzle with fudge sauce to serve.

NOTES

Have extra cookies on hand in case you want a thicker crust or more on top.