Peanut Ice Cream Bars
Recipe: #3629
December 21, 2011
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Baby Shower, Birthday, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, July 4th, Mothers Day, Bars, more
"Plan ahead there is 2 hours of freezing time during preparation of these "
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (72.9 g)
- Calories 374.3
- Total Fat - 29.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 14.4 g
- Cholesterol - 53.6 mg
- Sodium - 348.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 26.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 13.1 g
- Protein - 2.4 g
- Calcium - 49.6 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine crushed cookies with 1/2 cup of melted butter in a large bowl; mix well. Pat into a 13 x 9-inch pan then freeze until hard, about 1 hour.
Step 2
Spread the softened ice cream evenly on top of crumb crust. Sprinkle with 1 cup peanuts and freeze for 1 hour.
Step 3
For topping; in a saucepan over medium heat, combine evaporated milk, chocolate chips, sugar and 1/3 cup butter bring to a gentle boil stirring until thick and smooth. When mixture has thickened remove from heat; cool completely. Spread chocolate mixture over ice cream. Top with remaining 1 1/2 cups peanuts; place in freezer.
Step 4
Cut into squares before serving. Store any leftovers covered tightly with foil in freezer.
Tips
No special items needed.