End your Memorial Day or 4th of July bash on a sweet note with cool, refreshing and patriotic Red, White, and Blue Ice Cream Pie with a Biscoff cookie crust. This easy dessert is full of rich, creamy, vanilla ice cream studded with bits of luscious ripe strawberries and delightfully juicy blueberries.
11ozblueberriesrinsed and picked through to remove any remaining stems
Instructions
Rinse, remove the leaves, hull, and chop the strawberries. Rinse and sort through the blueberries to remove any stems.
Macerate the berries by combining the blueberries and strawberries in a medium-size bowl and adding ¼ cup sugar. Toss and let sit for 30-45 minutes to let the berries release their juices.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Place the cookies in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until the cookies are fine crumbs.
Add the sugar and melted butter to the cookie crumbs in the food processor and pulse a few times until everything is mixed together.
Pour the cookie crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie plate and spread out evenly. Use the bottom of your hand to press the crumbs down firmly on the bottom and up the sides. You can also use a glass or something with a flat bottom to press and smooth out the crust. I use a plastic measuring cup.
Bake the crust for 7 minutes.
Remove the crust from the oven and place on a wire cooling rack to cool for at least 30 minutes.
While the crust is cooling, place the ice cream in the refrigerator to let soften for 15-20 minutes.
Drain the juice from ½ of the fruit mixture (reserve the other half for the topping) and add it to a medium-size bowl with the softened (not melted) ice cream. Mix the fruit with the ice cream.
Place the fruit and ice cream mixture in the cooled pie crust and spread out evenly with a spatula.
Cover tightly and place in the freezer for at least 8 hours.
Before serving, remove the pie from the freezer and place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to soften a bit. Slice and top with the reserved strawberry and blueberry mixture.
Notes
Tips:No time or inclination to make the pie crust? Simply purchase a 9-inch premade graham cracker or Oreo pie crust.No food processor? Just add the cookies to a sturdy plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush them.[nutrition-label]