Home > Recipes > Coconut Ice Cream Squares

Coconut Ice Cream Squares Recipe

In Valles Mines, Missouri, Trudy Vincent uses cereal, coconut and pecans to create a crunchy top and bottum crust for this fun ice cream dessert. "This is great to have in the freezer when unexpected guests arrive and you don't have time to bake," she writes.

This recipe is:

Quick

[X]

Rate Coconut Ice Cream Squares Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Coconut Ice Cream Squares Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + freezing

Yield: 12-15 Servings

15 15

Ingredients

3-1/2 cups crushed Cinnamon Life cereal
1 cup flaked coconut
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened

Directions

In a bowl, combine the cereal, coconut, brown sugar and pecans. Drizzle with butter; stir until combined. Press half into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. dish. Carefully spread with ice cream. Sprinkle with remaining cereal mixture; gently press down. Cover and freeze until firm. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before cutting. May be frozen for up to 2 months. Yield: 12-15 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 332 calories, 19 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 190 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Coconut Ice Cream Squares in Quick Cooking March/April 2003, p59