Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Chocolate Mint Dessert

Ingredients for crust:
2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs- just the cookie part, not the filling
1/4 cup butter

Ingredients for filling:
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 oz semisweet chocolate
3 eggs, separated
3/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 quart mint chocolate chip ice cream

Instructions for crust:
Over low heat, melt butter
Add cookie crumbs
Stir for 3-4 minuets
Put half of the cookie mixture in th ebottom of a 9 X 9 pan
Reserve the rest for later

Instructions for filling:
Over medium heat, stir chocolate until melted
Once melted, remove from heat and allow it to cool slightly
Beat egg yolks and gradually add to melted chocolate, stirring constantly
Cream butter with powdered sugar and vanilla
Add the chocolate egg mixture
Beat egg whites until peaks form
Fold egg whites into batter
Spread half the mixture over cookie crumbs, and put the other half in the fridge
Freeze for 20 minuets
Spread ice cream over chocolate mixture
Freeze for 20-30 minutes
Spread remaining chocolate mixture over ice cream
Sprinkle remaing cookie crumbs on top, pressing lightly with a spatula if needed
Freeze again or serve
Enjoy!



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