Why I love this ice cream pie recipe
Last year, I participated in a video challenge with some other bloggers, and one week our challenge was to “sell” a product. I decided it would be fun to see how many different treats I could come up with using a pint of vegan ice cream. It was a really fun video to make, and all the treats were great, but this was by far everyone’s favorite.
Think of it as an easier way to make ice cream cake. The cookie crumble layer in the middle? It’s now a crust, and it’s store bought and already dairy free. It doesn’t get much easier than that.
You can find the coconut whipped topping in the freezer section of your grocery store. Sometimes it’s with the vegan ice creams and sometimes it’s with the regular whipped toppings. I just depends on the store.
More dairy free ice cream treats: chocolate sorbet / baked alaska cupcakes / creamy watermelon sorbet / hot fudge sauce
How to make dairy free ice cream pie
Prepare your freezer. You want to make sure you have enough room in your freezer for the pie to lay flat. Ideally, it would be even better if it could lay on the surface of the actual freezer rather than other frozen things because it will freeze a little faster.
Soften your ice cream. Let your ice cream pint sit out at room temperature for about 15 – 20 minutes. The softer the better because it will make for easier spreading. This is especially true for the first layer. If you have to apply pressure to spread it, you might break the pie crust.
Fill the pie one layer at a time. Return your ice cream pie to the freezer between each layer to avoid the layers mixing. If you are short on time, you can probably get by with partially frozen, but you won’t have two distinct layers.
Frequently asked questions
Traditional ice cream cake doesn’t usually have cake in it, and this ice cream pie is no different. It does have cookie dough in it though, which gives it great texture.
This recipe doesn’t. Since I’ve used vegan ice cream, there are no animal products of any kind, including eggs. Traditional ice cream cakes may be made with ice cream that contains eggs.
Yes. This ice cream pie will melt in the fridge. You can keep it in the fridge to soften it before cutting, but I would recommend keeping that time to 30 minutes or shorter. Anything longer than that, and you risk the whole thing melting.
Yes. if you prefer to make this ice cream pie with dairy-based ice cream, that’s totally ok, too. Same method applies and you’ll still have an awesome, easy ice cream dessert.
More dairy free desserts: easy strawberry tart / olive oil brownies / soft sugar cookies / toasted coconut cupcakes / dairy free chocolate pudding
This recipe goes great with:
Dairy Free Ice Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 1 store bought Oreo pie crust
- 1 pint vegan chocolate frozen dessert
- 1 pint vegan cookie dough frozen dessert
- 1 package coconut whipped topping
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare your freezer. You want to make sure you have enough room in your freezer for the pie to lay flat. Ideally, it would be even better if it could lay on the surface of the actual freezer rather than other frozen things because it will freeze a little faster.
- Soften your ice cream. Let your ice cream pint sit out at room temperature for about 15 – 20 minutes. The softer the better because it will make for easier spreading. This is especially true for the first layer. If you have to apply pressure to spread it, you might break the pie crust.
- Fill the pie one layer at a time. Return your ice cream pie to the freezer for about 1 hour between each layer to avoid the layers mixing. If you are short on time, you can probably get by with partially frozen, but you won't have two distinct layers.
- Top with sprinkles. While pie is freezing, soften coconut whipped topping according to package directions. Spread on top of pie and top with sprinkles. Return to freezer and freeze until ready to serve, at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
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