Sweet meets salty in this ice cream pie. A shortbread cookie base with a chocolate and peanut butter filling. Mixed in with chocolate-covered pretzels and peanuts, this dessert is sure to satisfy.
As summer is winding down, I have a few more frozen treats to share. This Take 5 Ice Cream Pie is loaded with peanut butter, caramel and plenty of chocolate. There is a little bit of creamy and a little bit of crunchy.
The ice cream base is made with cream cheese and Cool Whip. I added in all the components of the candy bar: peanut butter, caramel, chocolate-covered pretzels, and peanuts. It’s quite the decadent filling, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. To finish off this pie, I swirled in some hot fudge. You can never have too much chocolate, right?
Take 5s are my favorite candy bar. I even made a cupcake version of them too. To make this ice cream pie, I started with a shortbread crust. You don’t need as much butter as you normally would for this crust because the shortbread cookies have so much butter in them already.
I love frozen pies. They take just a short time to put together, a couple of hours to freeze and before you know it, you have a frozen treat to beat the heat.
I used a 9-Inch Springform Pan for most of my ice cream pies, but you can also make this in any 8″, 9″ or 10″ pan. I just like to pull away the edge of the pan to see the sides.
I always take my ice cream pies out of the freezer for about twenty minutes before serving. I prefer to let them thaw slightly as I prefer the softer consistency.
Before serving, I drizzled more hot fudge and caramel sauce on top and lined the edges with chocolate-covered pretzels. I just can’t resist chocolate-covered pretzels! Say goodbye to summer with this ice cream pie!
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Take 5 Ice Cream Pie
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Chill Time: 4 hours
- Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 8-10 slices
- Category: Ice Cream
- Method: Freezer
- Cuisine: American
Description
Sweet meets salty in this ice cream pie. A shortbread cookie base with a chocolate and peanut butter filling. Mixed in with chocolate covered pretzels and peanuts, this dessert is sure to satisfy.
Ingredients
- 2 cups shortbread cookie crumbs
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup creamy eanut butter
- 2 tablespoons caramel sauce
- 1 cup crushed chocolate-covered pretzels, plus 8 for garnish
- 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped
- 8 ounce Cool Whip
- 1/2 cup hot fudge
- Additional caramel sauce and hot fudge to drizzle
Instructions
- To make the crust, melt the butter in the microwave for 30-40 seconds. Use a food processor to grind up shortbread cookies into a fine crumb. Pour melted butter over graham crackers and stir to combine.
- Line a 9” spring form pan with parchment paper, and pour the cookie crumbs in the bottom. Use a spatula or measuring cup to press the crust down.
- Whip cream cheese in a mixing bowl using the paddle attachment of your mixer for a few minutes until it’s free of lumps. Add peanut butter and caramel and mix until creamy.
- Use a Ziploc bag and gently crush chocolate-covered pretzels.
- Use a food processor to grind peanuts into crumbs. Add the peanuts and pretzels into the batter, mixing to combined. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
- Add Cool Whip last and beat on medium speed until well incorporated. Pour the filling on top of cookie crust.
- Microwave hot fudge sauce for about 30 seconds, the spoon hot fudge on to the top of the pie. Swirl into the batter with a knife.
- Freeze pie for 4-6 hours. Remove pie from freezer 15-20 minutes before serving. Gently run a knife around the edges before opening the springform pan Drizzle with hot fudge and caramel sauce. Line the edges with additional chocolate-covered pretzels. Keep frozen up to 3 days.
These are some of my favorite ingredients! A cake club sounds like a clever idea 🙂
Peanut butter, caramel, chocolate covered pretzels…I am so in for this pie!! Yum! I can’t wait to see your new pictures. I really should update mine since they are getting old…but I still like them 🙂
I need to get new head shots! Mine are so old, but I like them still. 🙂 This pie? Fabulous!!
Gosh girl this pie looks amazing!
I love ice cream pies. This looks incredible! I think sweet and salty is the best, so this pie is right up my alley!
Take 5 bars? I didn’t even know they were still around… One of my favorite candy bars as a teen and this pie is just making me crave one. The professional photoshoot sounds like a dream; I’m sure it felt great to have someone take pics for your blog:)
Take 5’s are my favorite candy bars, too! And this ice cream pie looks amazing! Definitely a great way to relish the last few days of summer. Pinned!
I love Ice-cream pie’s and the combo of the chocolate covered pretzels, peanut butter, yummy! Pinned!
My husband was just lamenting the lack of Take 5 candy bars in Atlanta and requested that I make something inspired by them! It’s like you live in my brain! This looks fabulous!
This looks amazing! I used to love Take 5 candy bars. So fun that you had professional photos, can’t wait to see them. Pinned!
Oooh, professional pics. That is so exciting!
And speaking of pics, these look incredible. I have never baked with Take 5 bars before, but you can bet that I’m gonna start now!