Ice Cream Cake

This is a super simple dessert. Taking off the wrappers of the ice cream sandwiches is what takes the longest. The best part about this is that you can use as many or as few sandwiches as you would like. I used 36 sandwiches, 1 large cool whip and 1 small cool whip to serve 22 people. You can change this up by using different flavors of ice cream sandwiches and using crumbled Oreos, chocolate chips or any other favorite toppings.

20 ice cream sandwiches
1 large tub cool whip
hot fudge sauce
caramel sauce
2 Heath or Skor bars, chopped up

Place 10 ice cream sandwiches side by side on a cookie sheet, platter or in a 9x13 pan. Frost with 1/2 the tub of cool whip. Repeat last layer. Drizzle hot fudge and caramel over the top and sprinkle with candy bars. Freeze at least 1 hour. Serve with hot fudge and caramel.

Rocky Road Ice Cream

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups whipping cream
1 (1 oz.) square semisweet chocolate
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped almonds or pecans

In a large saucepan, mix cocoa powder and sugar. Gradually stir in milk. Stir over low heat until sugar and cocoa dissolve. Cool to room temperature. Stir in vanilla, salt and whipping cream; set aside. Shred chocolate with coarse side of grater. Stir shredded chocolate, marshmallows and almonds or pecans into cocoa mixture. Pour into ice cream canister. Freeze in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. Stir marshmallows evenly throughout frozen mixture before serving or ripening. Makes about 2 quarts.

Ice Cream In A Bag

2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup half and half
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup rock salt
Ice cubes (enough to fill each gallon-size bag about half full)
1 pint-size Ziplock bag
1 gallon-size Ziplock bag

Combine the sugar, half and half, and vanilla extract in the pint-size bag and seal it tightly. Place the salt and ice in the gallon-size bag, then place the sealed smaller bag inside as well. Seal the larger bag. Now shake the bags until the mixture hardens (about 5 minutes). Feel the small bag to determine when it's done. Take the smaller bag out of the larger one, add mix-ins, and eat the ice cream right out of the bag. Easy cleanup too! Serves 1.