Ice Cream Brownie Mountain Recipe

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If you like ice cream cake as my family does, you'll love this easy-to-make version. It's a fun, festive dessert for birthdays and other occasions, especially in summer.—Mirien Church, Aurora, Colorado

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Ice Cream Brownie Mountain Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + freezing Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 10-12 Servings

30 25 55

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
Colored nonpareils and chopped peanuts, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and oil until light and lemon-colored. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture until well blended. Stir in peanuts.
Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack.
Line a 2-1/2-qt. bowl with a double layer of plastic wrap. Break brownies into pieces about 2 in. square; set aside a third of the pieces. Line the bottom and sides of prepared bowl with remaining brownie pieces, pressing firmly to completely cover to within 1 in. of rim. Fill brownie-lined bowl with ice cream, pressing down firmly. Top with reserved brownie pieces, covering ice cream completely. Cover and freeze overnight.
To serve, uncover and invert onto a serving plate. Let stand for 10 minutes before removing bowl and plastic wrap. Spread whipped topping over top and sides of dessert; drizzle with chocolate syrup. Garnish with nonpareils and peanuts if desired. Cut into wedges with a sharp knife. Yield: 10-12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 479 calories, 22 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 90 mg cholesterol, 190 mg sodium, 64 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as Ice Cream Brownie Mountain in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p227

Substitute for Nuts

If your family loves the crunch of nuts in brownies and chocolate chip cookies, but someone is allergic to them, add granola or crisp rice cereal in the same amounts as the nuts called for in your recipes. But, always check the granola or cereal packages for nut allergy alerts to be certain.