Caramel Grasshopper {icecream}

If you could not already tell, I am obsessed with {CARAMEL}

Put Caramel in any dessert and it automatically makes it better! At least thats what I live by.

I would like to introduce the easiest, but yummiest ice cream dessert you will ever make!

Best Part: {you only need 3 ingredients!}

mint chocolate chip icecream, caramel, oreos

In a food processor, blender or good old fashioned smashing by hand-take 1/2 a package of Oreos (or 1 1/2 sleeves) and crumble well (the smaller the chunks for the bottom layer, the better. I am sure you could use either regular or double stuffed.  I have only used regular, but I bet if you use double stuffed the crust might stick together better.

The Ingredients

Place crumbs in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.  Using your caramel sauce (and Smuckers really is the best tasting and easiest to use) cover the entire surface area of the Oreo crumbs.

Open your ice cream container (I love using the cardboard containers that you can completely rip open because you can then slice your ice-cream like you would a loaf of bread-it makes life much easier) and layer using entire ice cream container.

Then crumble the rest of the oreo package (or 1 1/2 sleeves of oreos).  Layer on top of the ice cream and then coat with caramel syrup. Freeze until serving!

Make sure you make this dessert ahead of time to give it time to set back up in the freezer! 

I have eaten this dessert year around!  Ice cream is always so delish for the summer months, but somehow the minty-ness of it makes me think of the winter holidays.

Anytime I have served this dessert I get a TON of compliments.  In fact, my hubby who doesn't even like mint desserts-LOVES this ice cream dessert!  

{And if you don't even want to take the time to make a full on dessert, but just want a late night treat all to yourself-make yourself up a bowl with the combination of Oreos, mint ice-cream, and caramel and I can guarantee you will be in heaven!}

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.