pies and pastries

Frozen Cinnamon-Chocolate Dessert

Chill out with this scrumptious ice-cream pie!

Prep: 15 min – Freeze: 2 hr 10 min

1 cup chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (20 cookies)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 quart (4 cups) cinnamon, vanilla or chocolate ice cream, slightly softened
Cinnamon-Chocolate Sauce (below)

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1. Mix cookie crumbs and butter. Press in bottom of ungreased springform pan, 8×2 inches. Freeze 10 minutes.

2. Spoon ice cream onto crumb crust; smooth top. Cover and freeze about 2 hours or until firm.

3. Run metal spatula along side of dessert to loosen; remove side of pan. Serve dessert with Cinnamon-Chocolate Sauce. Store covered in freezer.

Makes 8 servings

Cinnamon-Chocolate Sauce
1/2 cup whipping (heavy) cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Heat whipping cream, sugar and chocolate to boiling in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir about 30 seconds or until chocolate is melted; remove from heat. Stir in cinnamon. Serve warm or cool.

Nutritional Info Per 1 Serving:
Calories 340 (Calories from Fat 200); Fat 22g (Saturated 13g); Cholesterol 60mg; Sodium 180mg; Potassium 210mg; Carbohydrate 33g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 4g

Diet Exchanges: Not Recommended

This recipe displayed with permission from General Mills, Inc.