April 13, 2008

Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream Torte

This turned out fantastic. It is one of the best, if not the best, frozen desserts I've ever had.

Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream Torte
3 cups (approximately 20) peanut butter sandwich cookies, crumbled
6 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 jar hot fudge topping
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream (I used a praline flavor that worked fantastic!)
1/3 cup honey
1 cup peanut butter
5 medium bananas, sliced 1/2-in. thick
1/2 cup chopped peanuts or cashews

Combine crumbs and butter and mix well. Press into the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Top evenly with banana slices and then 1 1/4 cups of hot fudge. (Heat the fudge to make it easier to spread.) Freeze 1 hour, until firm. Let ice cream soften slightly while combining peanut butter and honey together. Swirl peanut butter mixture into ice cream, but do not mix completely. Spoon evenly over hot fudge layer. Drizzle remaining hot fudge topping and sprinkle with nuts. Freeze overnight. Serves 16.

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