Turtle Ice Cream Cake

How good does that look? It looks so flippin' tastey that my mouth is watering right now! This bad boy is only 240 calories per serving. Can you believe that? It is on the high side I guess, but not too high that it will kill your diet! Everyone deserves a treat now and again!

INGREDIENTS

10 chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, melted
3 cups reduced-fat chocolate ice cream, slightly softened
1/2 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
2/3 cup chopped pecans
3 cups reduced-fat vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
1/4 cup fat-free caramel topping



DIRECTIONS

1. In small bowl, mix wafer cookie crumbs and melted vegetable oil spread until crumbly. Press gently and evenly in bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Freeze 30 minutes.

2. Drop chocolate ice cream by small spoonfuls over crust; carefully spread until smooth. Freeze 1 hour or until firm.

3. Spoon and carefully spread fudge topping over ice cream. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup of the pecans; press lightly. Freeze 1 hour or until firm.

4. Drop vanilla ice cream by small spoonfuls over pecan layer; carefully spread until smooth. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup pecans. Cover; freeze at least 8 hours or overnight.

5. To serve, let stand at room temperature 5 to 10 minutes to soften. Carefully remove side of pan. Cut into 12 wedges. Place each wedge on individual dessert plate; drizzle each with 1 teaspoon of the caramel topping. Store remaining ice cream cake covered in freezer.

Posted by Sabriena at 08:17