OREO ICE CREAM BARS

This is more of a method than recipe and I came up with it on my own. You'll only need two ingredients- a standard size pack of any flavor Oreo sandwich cookies, not double stuff, and a 1.5-2 quart container of vanilla ice cream, or any flavor you want to go with the flavor of Oreos. I only use Breyer's Natural Vanilla, 1.5 qt. and I used regular flavor Oreos.

Grind up an entire pack of Oreo cookies in a food processor, creme and all. You can grind them finely or leave them in very small pieces. Large chunks won't work as well because they want to fall off the ice cream. Set aside. 

Line a 9" or 10" x 2" square baking dish with plastic cling wrap, overlapping it on all sides. I used a 9" one. You'll need two very long overlapping strips for this. Spoon the entire container of ice cream into the dish. Your ice cream doesn't need to be very soft for this. Spread it around with your spoon to make an even layer. Cover it with two more long overlapping strips of plastic wrap. Press down on the ice cream with your hands or flat bottom of a measuring cup to smooth the layer. Carefully peel off the plastic wrap. Sprinkle half of your ground Oreo crumbs over the top. With clean hands, spread the crumbs evenly over the ice cream, pressing down firmly to embed the crumbs. Place the plastic wrap back over it and press down firmly. Place a cooling rack or cutting board on top of the dish, flip the dish over, sit it on the counter, then carefully lift the dish off. Quickly pick up the ice cream mixture no matter how soft if may be, and place it back in the dish so that the Oreo side is now in the bottom of the dish. Peel the plastic wrap off the top of the ice cream and dump the remaining Oreo crumbs on top, spreading around evenly like you did before. Cover the top with two more long strips of plastic wrap, press down firmly on the crumbs, and place in the freezer for many hours, until it hardens up completely, preferably overnight. 

Remove dish from freezer, loosen up the plastic wrap from the sides, lift out the ice cream by the plastic wrap, place it on a cutting board, carefully peel the plastic wrap off the top. With a long sharp knife, cut the ice cream in half straight down the center by pressing straight down with the knife. Cut each of the two strips into four pieces. You'll now have eight bars that are 4.5" long by a little over 2" wide and 1.5" thick. Use a 10 or 11" square pan if you want them less thick. You could cut them smaller if you'd like. Place them in an airtight storage container and place in the freezer. These are easiest to eat if you put each bar in a plastic sandwich baggie and eat it that way since the baggie will catch the crumbs.

I grade these an A+. It cost about $7.50 to make. Next time I make these I think I'll remove and discard the creme from the cookies before I grind them up because these are pretty sweet, or just add some salt, which would be the easier option.