Ice Cream Caramel Crumble

The most delicious summer caramel dessert you will ever have.  I couldn't even get a picture of the put together product because it was eaten so fast!



Caramel Crumble

2 cups flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup oats (minute or regular)
1 cup melted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt


2 cups smuckers caramel syrup (it is important you use GOOD caramel in this dessert)
1 half gallon vanilla ice cream.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with foil, and spray foil with non-stick spray.  Mix the first 6 ingredients with either a fork or pastry, until all ingredient appear wet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes.  Edges should be light brown.  When you take the crumble out of the oven, lift foil and immediately dump onto baking sheet to crumble the mixture.

Wait until crumble is completely cooled.  Place half the crumble in the bottom of a square-8x8 or 9x9 dish (and technically you really can use a 9x13-the crumble ice cream ratio just isn't quite as great as I would like it to be).  Top with half the caramel syrup.  Scoop out icecream on top of caramel layer (you may not use ALL of the ice cream-unless you make it in the 9x13 dish).  Run a metal spoon in HOT water and smooth the ice cream over before placing top layer.  Using remaining half of crumble, sprinkle on top of ice cream and drizzle rest of caramel syrup.

Cover and freeze overnight.

{If you are taking this dessert to an event, make sure you do not make it the DAY of-it will be "soupy"}

Party Ideas:
-Bring this dessert to every party and you will pretty much be everybody's favorite person ever.
-Have an ice cream open bar and make the crumble as one of the choice toppings.