Dessert Recipes

Peanut Buster Dessert

I got this one from one of my cousins many years. It's a nice take on DQ's Peanut Buster Parfait.

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Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce bag Oreo cookies
  • 1/2 cup Cool Whip, thawed
  • 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 2 cups salted Spanish peanuts

Instructions

  1. Crush Oreo cookies and mix with Cool Whip. Press evenly into a 13 x 9 inch pan and chill for 1 hour.
  2. Cut ice cream into 4 lengths. Place on top of crust and freeze.
  3. Mix powdered sugar, chocolate chips, butter and evaporated milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir constantly for 8 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat and cool to warm.
  5. Sprinkle Spanish peanuts over the ice cream layer.
  6. Pour chocolate sauce over all and freeze until firm.
  7. To serve, let sit at room temperature about 10 to 15 minutes to soften enough to cut into squares.

Attribution

Posted by Becky in Colo at Recipe Goldmine April 27, 2001.