Layered Ice Cream Pie

Name: Layered Ice Cream Pie
Yield: makes one 10-inch pie
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups crushed plain chocolate cookies (without icing or filling); 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 3/4 to 1 cup Caramel Sauce (page 27); 1 quart chocolate ice cream, softened; 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened; 6 (1.4-ounce) Heath bars or toffee-flavored candy bars, crushed; 3/4 to 1 cup Chocolate Sauce (page 28); 1 quart coffee ice cream, softened

January 24, 2012

This recipe appeared in the restaurant’s self-published cookbook, which notes that you should “serve only to those who truly appreciate dessert and won’t complain about calories.” This pie reminds me of a quote from Chocolat, the movie based on the book by Joanne Harris: “It melts ever so slightly on your tongue and tortures you with pleasure.”

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