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No Bake Ice Cream Cake Recipe {Dairy Queen DIY}

July 4, 2015 by Wendy

No Bake Ice Cream Cake Recipe {Takes 10 Minutes & Costs $4}

If your family loves ice cream like mine does, or if you’re a big fan of Dairy Queen or Baskin Robins birthday cakes, this ridiculously easy, fast and cheap DIY ice cream cake will be your new favorite!!

Price breakdown: Why spent $25-$35 for an ice cream cake?  Even at Walmart an ice cream cake costs $10 – $30 or more!

  • 12-pack of ice cream sandwiches: $3.88
  • non-dairy whipped topping: $0.10
  • chocolate syrup: $0.10
  • cake board: I made my own, or you can use a plate!
  • total = $4.08

Not bad for a cake that serves 12!  Much better than paying $30 at Carvel, and you can customize your cake in a zillion different ways!

Get creative!! Crumble up Oreo cookies to make the crust, center or topping. Or, you can use your favorite cookie (Girl Scout cookies are great for this!} or candy bar.  I used chocolate and caramel ice cream toppings, but you could use hot fudge, shavings from a chocolate bar – or even melt some white chocolate. Go with what your family loves, and this will be a huge hit!

Did I mention how easy this was to make?  Just unwrap the ice cream sandwiches (that part took the longest!) and arrange them on a plate or cake board. Add a center layer (if desired) – I used caramel and chocolate topping.  Then add a top layer and “frost” with non-dairy whipped topping (such as Cool Whip).  Add whatever treats to the top (I drizzled caramel on it) and serve!

Store in the freezer until ready to serve. I usually prepare it right before serving, but it will keep nicely in the freezer.

Tip: use a sharp knife (be careful!) and rinse in HOT water between cuts to slice through the ice cream easier.

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No Bake Ice Cream Cake Recipe {Takes 10 Minutes & Costs $4}


  • Author: Wendy
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x
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This easy, tasty DIY No Bake Ice Cream Cake takes less than 10 min and costs $4 (compare to Dairy Queen, Baskin Robins or Carvel for $30+! Customize as desired with cookies, candy bar or chocolate!


Ingredients

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  • 12-pack of ice cream sandwiches
  • non-dairy whipped topping for “frosting”
  • Choice of topping and filling (Oreos, Girl Scout cookies, cookie dough, candy bar such as Kit Kat, Twix or Hershey’s chocolate bar shavings, chocolate syrup, hot fudge, caramel ice cream topping, melted white chocolate, etc.)

Instructions

  1. Unwrap the ice cream sandwiches and arrange them on a plate or cake board.
  2. Add a center layer (if desired) – I used caramel and chocolate topping.
  3. Then add a top layer and “frost” with non-dairy whipped topping (such as Cool Whip).
  4. Add whatever treats to the top (I drizzled caramel on it) and serve!
  5. Tip: use a sharp knife (be careful!) and rinse in hot water between slices.
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

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Soft Carrot Cake Cookie Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

April 22, 2015 by Wendy

Soft Carrot Cake Cookie Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

I’ve got a ton of great recipes that are not necessarily healthy. I mean, dessert isn’t typically low calorie, high nutrient or anything good like that. So, I started thinking about one of my favorite recipes of all times: my Awesome Carrot Cake recipe. And, I thought it would be fun to try to change it up to something more healthy. Or, at least a little less unhealthy.

To make Carrot Cake Cookies, I started with my famous cake recipe but changed it up a bit. From that somewhat-unhealthy dessert, I created this much healthier, lower-calorie cookie recipe which is pretty darned awesome.

But, don’t take my word for it! I asked my son to sample them as I anxiously awaited his critique. Instead of saying it was “okay” or  “kind of bland” or, his infamous funny answer, “tastes like chicken” (no matter what he’s eating), to my surprise he said one word. “DELICIOUS!!”  I was so shocked I asked, “ARE YOU SURE???!”  Ha!

I’ve seen several recipes for Carrot Cake Cookies that call for oatmeal. Of course, this recipe is NOT an oatmeal carrotcake cookie. Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure they’re good – I love a good oatmeal cookie. But, this cookie tastes more like real carrot cake in a soft cookie form.

Substitutions

To make this a healthy recipe compared to my Awesome Carrot Cake, I replaced a few things.

For example, instead of white flour, I used whole wheat flour. You can substitute all or part of what the recipe calls for.

Next, instead of white sugar, I substituted unsweetened applesauce and agave nectar.

Finally, I used slightly less eggs and less oil than the traditional recipe.

Normally, I love crushed pineapple in carrot cake, but didn’t have any so I skipped it. It might be good in the cookies though, so I’ll have to try that some day.

Fewer Calories in this Carrot Cake Cookie Recipe

The calories in this Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe are almost half that of the regular carrot cake recipe. In other words, cake has 156 calories vs. cookies have 85 calories. Yay!

Cream Cheese Frosting

The frosting is so good that I practically drool just thinking about it. You can add it to the top of your cookies after they’ve cooled (or just before serving). Or, try adding them to the bottom and put two cookies together to make a cookie sandwich.

And, if you’re making them as sandwiches, you can make them half the size so they’re bite-size and not too big! Of course, you can even mix in some fun colors to make them match a party theme. How fun is that?!

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Soft Carrot Cake Cookie Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting


  • Author: gimmie
  • Total Time: 2 hours
  • Yield: 42 cookies 1x
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Carrot Cake is a favorite because of its delicious spices and oh-so moist yumminess. Now, imagine that in a portable cookie! Complete with melt-in-your-mouth cream cheese frosting, this is one the whole family will love!


Ingredients

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  • 1 C butter, softened
  • 3/4 C sugar (healthy option: substitute 1/3 C agave and 1/2 C sugar, or try Stevia instead!)
  • 3/4 C firmly packed brown sugar
  • Two large eggs (healthy option: replace one egg with 1/4 C unsweetened applesauce)
  • 2 t. vanilla
  • 2 1/2  cups all-purpose flour (healthy option: substitute all or some with Wheat flour)
  • 1 t. baking soda
  • 2 t. ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 2 C carrots, grated (about 4 medium carrots)
  • 1 C finely chopped pecans (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Combine butter, sugar and brown sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. You’ll need to scrape the sides of the bowl to mix all ingredients.
  3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat again until well mixed.
  4. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add creamed ingredients from Steps 2 and 3. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
  5. Stir in carrots and pecans.
  6. Grease cookie sheets. Form a rounded tablespoon of dough for each cookie, spaced evenly 2″ – 3″ apart on the sheet.
  7. Bake 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Cool completely and frost.

Notes

Frosting Recipe: 

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 C powdered sugar
  • ½ C butter, softened
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ½ t vanilla
  • Green and Orange food coloring (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Combine powdered sugar, butter, cream cheese and vanilla in bowl; beat at medium speed until smooth and creamy. If using food coloring, then reserve 1/2 C frosting and see step 3.
  2. Frost each cooled cookie with approx. 2 t. frosting.
  3. If using food coloring: divide the reserved frosting in half. Tint one half green and one half orange. Next, spoon each tinted frosting into its own resealable plastic food bags. Snip off a corner of each bag and decorate the tops of cookies. For example, you can make a carrot design on top of each cookie.
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Category: Dessert

Keywords: vegetable, carrot, cookies, cake

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