Mint Chocolate Ice Cream Pie

Easy Mint Chocolate Ice Cream Pie is the perfect summer sweet treat, and it’s made with only three ingredients! This is such a simple way to make an ice cream dessert for your family. It’s sure to please!

Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie Recipe

There’s nothing more refreshing on a hot day than a slice of ice cream goodness. The only downside? Well, I’m lazy. I don’t want to leave the house, find a Dairy Queen, and buy one. Because of this, I decided that I’ll just have to start making celebratory ice cream desserts at home.

First up is this three-ingredient Easy Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie. My reaction, the first time I tried it? Holy Yum! I found this recipe on Pinterest and it took me to the cutest blog. See the original recipe HERE. 

I’ve made some easy stuff on this blog, but this might actually be the easiest recipe I’ve ever made. You’ll only need three ingredients: ice cream of your choice, Cool Whip (regular or lite), and pre-made pie crust from the store.

Talk about the perfect sweet treat for the ultra-lazy days–this is my kinda deal. Sometimes you just need an easy, no-fuss dessert you can whip up in a hurry. This is your ticket.

Ingredients

• Mint chip ice cream – or your favorite ice cream.
• Cool Whip – you can use lite Cool Whip with the same great results.
• Pie crust – I used a chocolate cookie crust for the mint pie and graham for the toffee pie. Both were delicious!
• Topping – hot fudge or caramel taste great.

Trademark note: In the spirit of transparency, please note that some of these ingredients are trademarked products. Dairy Queen, Cool Whip, Nilla, and Oreos are proprietary brands that I want to acknowledge and give credit to.

How to Make This Ice Cream Pie

Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!

1. Mix Cool Whip and softened ice cream.
2. Spread into a pre-made cookie pie crust.
3. Top with any sauces or garnishes you choose.
4. Freeze at least two hours before serving.

What are Cookie Crusts?

Cookie crusts are pre-baked pie crusts that you find in the grocery store (in the baking aisle). Instead of a regular pastry like you’d see in an apple pie, cookie crusts are made from crushed cookies, like Oreos, Nilla wafers, or graham crackers.

They add a fun, sweet element to a dessert, and because this Ice Cream Pie recipe doesn’t require baking, you can use these cookie crusts straight from the package!

What Are the Best Toppings For This Pie?

Depending on the flavors you use for your ice cream pie, there are so many topping options. Here are some delicious topping ideas:

• Whipped cream 
• Chocolate fudge sauce
• Caramel sauce 
• Miniature chocolate chips or shaved chocolate (I shave a large chocolate bar with a vegetable peeler)
• Chopped nuts
• Maraschino cherries
• Crushed Oreos
• Sprinkles

What Other Flavors Can You Try?

I can’t believe I lived my life up until now not knowing how to make this recipe! I have tried it with toffee ice cream and salted caramel sauce in a mini-pie crust. Guess what? It was amazing!

This recipe would be great in so many flavors, like peanut butter, chocolate, strawberry, or coffee. You could even try a sherbet for a fruity variation. Choose your favorite ice cream and go for it!

I hope you can find a reason to celebrate with this Easy Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie sometime soon. Let me know what flavors you try! Enjoy :)

Check Out These Other Delicious Pies

• Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe
• Pecan Pie
• Homemade Cherry Pie
• Sour Cream Lemon Pie

If you make this recipe be sure to upload a photo in the comment section below or leave a rating. Enjoy!

Recipe

Mint Chocolate Ice Cream Pie Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Author: Becky Hardin – The Cookie Rookie

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 5 minutes

Serves8

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Easy Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie is the perfect summer sweet treat, and it's made with only three ingredients! This is such a simple way to make an ice cream dessert for your family that's sure to please!

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 quart mint chip ice cream 1/4 of a gallon (or use your favorite flavor ice cream)
• ▢ 4 ounces Cool Whip 1/2 of a standard container. Lite Cool Whip works as well.
• ▢ 1 Chocolate cookie pie crust or graham cracker crust
• ▢ 1/4 cup hot fudge topping or caramel topping
• ▢ 1/4 cup chopped nuts, optional walnuts, pecans or pistachios

Instructions

• Take the ice cream out of the freezer 15 minutes ahead of time, so that ice cream is easier to work with. Make sure the Cool Whip is fully thawed.
• Use an electric mixer to blend the Cool Whip and Ice Cream.
• Spread the mixture into the pre-made pie crust. Smooth with a spatula or the plastic lid from the crust.
• Drizzle the pie with optional toppings like chocolate or caramel sauce and sprinkle with optional chopped nuts.
• Cover with the crust lid and freeze for at least 2 hours.
• Cut and serve!

Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!

Becky’s tips

• Press the ice cream filling down with the plastic top that came with the cookie crust.
• Use your two favorite sorbets or sherbets in a graham cracker crust.
• Swap out the graham cracker crust for an Oreo or Nilla crust.
• To get clean slices, run your knife under hot water for a few seconds, wipe to dry, and make 1 slice; repeat.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 330kcal (17%) Carbohydrates: 43g (14%) Protein: 6g (12%) Fat: 16g (25%) Saturated Fat: 7g (44%) Cholesterol: 37mg (12%) Sodium: 115mg (5%) Potassium: 297mg (8%) Fiber: 2g (8%) Sugar: 6g (7%) Vitamin A: 403IU (8%) Vitamin C: 9mg (11%) Calcium: 169mg (17%) Iron: 1mg (6%)

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