Annie Bakes up Summertime Memories
So today we have guest post part deux…and you’re in for a treat. A sweet ice cream treat with the fabulous and wonderful Anne at Annie Bakes.
She is adorable and I love her. She’s always cooking up something fantastic for her along with her hubs and two sons. I realize that I’m not being fair to all the wonderful mothers of daughters out there, wait’ll you see tomorrow’s guest post, but for now you’ll have to excuse the son-love. If you’re new here, welcome, welcome, I apologize for being a poor host and dashing off. The kids and I are off to shoot a television pilot based on our blog and cookbook and so the beautiful Anne will be here in my stead. She’s a doll, I know you’ll all love her…
I am so thrilled that Alex asked me to be the Featured Blogger here at Ma, What’s For Dinner? And since I’m spending the day, I thought I would bring dessert, cuz who doesn’t like dessert?!? This recipe is super easy to whip up–in fact it wasn’t really a recipe, but just a few of my favorite ingredients thrown together.
But the best part is the toasted, salted pecans!! We used to have a Dairy Queen and I LOVED their turtle sundaes and always asked for half of the chocolate and caramel, but double the pecans! Mmmm, but now, sadly, we no longer have a Dairy Queen so I am left to my own devices when it comes to salted pecans. If you’re a little weirded out by salt in your dessert, have no fear, that’s what makes the chocolate come alive! It’s just like french fries and a chocolate shake…
Turtle Ice Cream Sandwiches
INGREDIENTS:
8-10 ice cream sandwiches
1- 8 ounce container lite cool-whip-thawed
caramel ice cream topping
chocolate ice cream topping
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
DIRECTIONS:
In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the pecans and toast, but do not burn for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the Kosher salt and let cool completely. Meanwhile, spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with a little cooking spray and line with Saran Wrap (this will allow you to pull the dessert out neatly to cut it when it is frozen). Layer the bottom with ice cream sandwiches and cut some to fit if you need to. Layer with cool-whip, drizzle with the caramel and chocolate and sprinkle on half the pecans. Add another layer of ice cream sandwiches, and layer with cool whip. Freeze for at least one hour. Remove the dessert from the pan using the Saran wrap and cut into pieces. On a dessert plate, drizzle chocolate sauce, set the dessert in the middle, then drizzle with caramel and top with the pecans.
I hope you all enjoyed this recipe! Even though I’m spending the day here, I still welcome you to check out my blog www.anniebakes.net.
And Alex–Good luck, and I hope I didn’t make too much of a mess in your kitchen, I promise to clean up before you get home! Anne
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OH, what a treat for the eyes. Someone hand me a fork, and a couple of napkins, please…
Loooooks totally yum! I needed something so bad last night…never got! Bummer! Maybe When I get settled I can make this!:)
My mouth is watering. I need one NOW!
Oh, I’ve had something similar before—SO YUMMY!!! And DQ, or as my sister INSISTED on calling it, DDQ was in walking distance growing up, which somehow justified more frequent trips, cause it killed lots of time on those long summer days off (for my mom, who had to entertain us) and got us exercise!
Wowzers!!! Those look delicious!!!!!!!!!!
That looks delicious Anne! I love ice cream sandwiches and am a big fan of salty sweet so this is right up my alley. Thanks for sharing and great job with your guest post!
Anne, you are a true rock star! I can’t wait to make these. The kids are going to love em. So will the hubs. Of course I only make these dishes for them…not for me…obviously…oh the sacrifice!
Hey, this looks great! It’s actually making me want to go and get some sweets, so I better stop looking at it! Great job…
I hope Alex is well and having fun with her other project!
Stella
My hubby make the desserts in our house. Truth is that baking and I dont see eye to eye on things. So Im going to have to talk him in to making this for us this week.
Stoped by from Friday follows…. love this idea. I have made something similiar with peanut or without nuts. I’ll have to try pecans and salt. I can almost taste it now….