The Ultimate Make-Ahead Dessert for Every Celebration
When it comes to desserts that never go out of style, it’s hard to beat the classic combination of chocolate chip cookies and ice cream. This Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Pie is creamy, crunchy, and incredibly easy to prepare, making it the perfect dessert for Shabbos, birthdays, sheva brachos, graduations, or any special gathering.
The best part? You can make it well in advance, keep it in the freezer, and simply slice and serve your guests.
Why You’ll Love This Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Pie
- Easy make-ahead dessert
- No last-minute preparation
- Perfect balance of creamy and crunchy
- Great for serving a crowd
- Easy to customize with your favorite ice cream flavors
- Beautiful enough for special occasions
Yields: 2 Pies
You will need:
- your favorite chocolate chip cookie dough (we used this recipe from Kosher.com, the recipe made 2 pies)
- 2 fluted square foil pans
- small ice cream scoop
- Viennese crunch
- ice cream
Directions:
- Bake cookie dough in foil pans. (Freezing it after it bakes, will make it easier to pop out of the pan.)
- Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out 16 scoops of ice cream per pie.
- Freeze scoops on parchment lined tray until ready to serve.
(We prefer to freeze the ice cream separately because it is easier to cut the cookie when it is not frozen.)
- Place cookie pie(s) on a large platter and arrange scoops on cookie pies.
- Sprinkle with Viennese Crunch.
- Serve.
This Article by Esther O. originally appeared in Mishpacha Magazine
Photography by Hudi Greenberger
