Carrot Garden Ice Cream Dessert

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. + freezing

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Karen Enns, Kamloops, British Columbia

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Oct. 04, 2022

When I was a kid, my mom made an ice cream dessert topped with gummy worms. I’ve riffed on it with carrots made out of frosting. —Karen Enns, Kamloops, British Columbia

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Carrot Garden Ice Cream Dessert

Yield:12 servings
Prep:15 min

Ingredients

  • 1 package (15-1/2 ounces) Oreo cookies
  • 1-1/2 quarts vanilla ice cream
  • 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1/2 cup canned vanilla frosting
  • Orange paste food coloring
  • 2 to 3 pieces pull-apart green apple licorice
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Directions

  1. Finely crush half of the cookies; coarsely crush the remaining cookies.
  2. In a large bowl, beat ice cream, whipped topping and finely crushed cookies until blended. Spread into an 8-in. square dish; sprinkle with crushed cookies. Freeze until firm.
  3. Tint frosting orange; pipe carrot tops in rows over dessert. Cut green apple licorice into 1-in. pieces; separate strands, leaving one end intact. Place on carrots to form stems.
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