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Cakespy: Leftover Peeps S'more Ice Cream Pie
[Photographs and original illustrations: Cakespy]
Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy) drops by every Monday to share a delicious dessert recipe. —The Mgmt.
Easter is over, which means that all of the Easter candy is available at extreme discount (so glad!). And here's a perfect way to use those surplus sugarcoated marshmallow creatures: Peeps S'more Ice Cream Pie.
Made by filling a buttery graham cracker crust with rocky road ice cream, this frozen delight gets a sweet finish with broiled Peeps nesting on top, making for a treat that is as much eye candy as it is sweet to eat.
About the author: Jessie Oleson is a Seattle-based writer, illustrator, gallery owner, and cake anthropologist who runs Cakespy, an award-winning dessert website. She is currently at work on her first book.
Cakespy: Leftover Peeps S'more Ice Cream Pie
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 6 |
| Active time: | 15 minutes |
| Total time: | 3 hours |
| Rated: |   |
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 pint rocky road ice cream, softened (chocolate is fine too)
- 1 cup marshmallow fluff
- 12-14 Peeps in various colors and shapes
Procedures
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1
Preheat your oven to 325.
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2
In a medium bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs and sugar; add the butter, and stir until well distributed.
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3
Press the graham cracker mixture into a greased 9-inch pie plate.
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4
Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until lightly brown. Remove from the oven, and let cool to room temperature.
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5
Spoon the ice cream into the crust, gently smoothing it down so that the ice cream lies flat; take care, because the crust is fairly delicate and you don't want to get crumbs in the ice cream.
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6
Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
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7
Spread the marshmallow fluff in an even layer on top of the ice cream; place the Peeps on top of the fluff in whatever configuration you'd like. Return the pie to the freezer for at least two hours or even overnight; you really want it to be pretty frozen before the next step.
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8
Just before serving, broil about 6 inches from the heat source for about 1-2 minutes, or until the Peeps are nice and toasty. Serve immediately.
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