C: Ummmmm!

At Easter my sister-in-law brought a dessert that was a huge success. It was so good that one of my health-conscious friends exclaimed, "You can NEVER bring this again!"

Yesterday two of my friends came over for dinner and an evening of conversation on the porch. We budget-splurged on steaks, which is a treat but simple enough, and had some tasty appetizers out of the usual (you know, to fuel conversation). To end this simple meal, I had dreams of making some gourmet dessert.

But, reality hit. My house was a wreck after a long week of work. It became apparent that my energies had be spent on making it presentable--not necessarily clean, mind you, but presentable. This reality dawned on me Friday afternoon as the day was ending, the weekend approaching and I took stock of all I had to do to get ready. Plans switched. I called my sister-in-law for the "recipe," such as it is.

So, yesterday morning early, I got up and threw this together for the evening meal. It has NO (let me repeat: NO) redeeming nutritional value (well, maybe calcium??), and the ingredients are simple, simple. But you cannot believe how incredibly good this tastes on a hot summer day. Here's the process (bringing yet another dimension to the term "processed food"):

ICE CREAM SANDWICH PIE

Ingredients list: However many ice cream sandwiches you need for your container (this used about 8); Cool Whip; Oreo cookies.

Smash the Oreos up in a freezer bag.



Cut up your ice cream sandwiches as necessary to cover the bottom of the dish.




Smooth over some Cool Whip. Sprinkle with smashed Oreos.

Then start over with the ice cream sandwiches.



And Voila! You have it! Pop it into the freezer to await dinner time, taking it out early to thaw a bit.



Oh, my. Something happens in that freezer--the Oreos morph into something other than crunch, and you really can't tell it is made of ice cream sandwiches--it is just divine! It was a hit, with hot gourmet coffee. Today at lunch my son went rummaging in the freezer to dig out the leftovers. As he scooped it out with an ice cream scoop, he intoned the familiar sentiment, "Mom, you can never make this again--it is too, too good!"

So, when you are feeling really reckless (or, if you have kids or menfolk-- repetitive, I realize), throw this baby together. It'd be great at Fourth of July celebration!



Try it and see (and just don't think about calories...) - C