Decadent Chocolate M&M’s and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake
A delightful layered dessert featuring chocolate chip cookies, creamy vanilla ice cream, and colorful M&M’s, topped with rich chocolate ganache.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 180 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Chocolate chip cookies
- Vanilla ice cream
- Mini M&M’s
- Chocolate ganache
Instructions
- Bake the chocolate chip cookies according to package instructions. Let them cool on a wire rack.
- Grab a baking dish and layer a single layer of chocolate chip cookies at the bottom.
- Take a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream and spread it evenly over the cookies.
- Sprinkle a handful of mini M&M’s over the ice cream layer.
- Repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used, smoothing the top for presentation.
- Drizzle warm chocolate ganache on top of the final layer.
- Pop the cake into the freezer until firm, for at least 2-3 hours.
Notes
Ensure cookies are completely cooled before layering to avoid melting the ice cream. You can use store-bought cookies to save time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg