Thank you, Google!

Thanks to Google, we were reminded that today is the 119th anniversary of the ice cream sundae. Mr. TL and I figured it only appropriate if we celebrated with a visit to our local Newport Creamery!



A couple of scoops of Butter Crunch for me and a Coffee Awful Awful for Mr. TL and we were celebrating in delicious, ice creamy style. So thank you, all knowing search engine Google, for reminding us that today was not just any Sunday - it was THE day for sundaes!

How ya feelin'? HOT HOT HOT!

So we have been having this incredibly hot weather here in Rhode Island... Feel like was 107 degrees today! Yowza! So on Sunday I wanted to make a dessert but was avoiding turing the oven on at all costs.

I remembered seeing something on the back of the Oreo pie shell regarding an Oreo ice cream pie but alas, I tossed the recipe. Thank goodness for Google & cooks.com! I found a comparable recipe and made a few adaptations (omitted the nuts & added some Oreo pieces to the ice cream filling). This pie is quick, easy, and so refreshing!

Enjoy!

Oreo Ice Cream Pie
(adapted from cooks.com)



1 pkg. Oreo cookies (lg.)
5 tbsp. melted butter
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened
1/2 tbsp. vanilla
1 (13 oz.) container Cool Whip
Chocolate
syrup

Crush Oreo cookies with rolling pin and reserve 1 cup of crushed crumbs. Combine remaining crumbs with melted butter and press into a greased 9 by 13 inch pan. Combine ice cream, vanilla, 1/2 of Cool Whip, and reserved Oreo crumbs. Place on top of crust and freeze until firm. After frozen, place a collop of cool whip on top and drizzle chocolate syrup.