Mini Ice Cream Cakes are an easy no-bake make ahead dessert made with with store bought ice cream, cookie crumbs and your favorite add-ins and toppings!
Remove homemade or store bought ice cream from freezer. Leave it out at room temperature and allow soften til mostly thawed.
Line muffin pan with paper muffin liners. Crush Oreos into crumbs using a food processor to pulse until crushed. Alternatively, place cookies in a ziplock bag and crush the cookies with a rolling pin.
Use a tablespoon or measuring cup to spoon or pour the melted ice cream into the muffin liners. Fill each muffin liner halfway with the melted ice cream. Cover with plastic wrap and aluminum foil and freeze for 1 hour.
Sprinkle a layer of the cookie crumbs over the ice cream. Pour or spoon more ice cream on top (same or different flavor) over the Oreo crumbs. Cover and return pan to the freezer. Freeze 4 hours or overnight.
Enjoy as mini ice cream cups or remove mini ice cream cakes from paper liners and place on a plate. Top with magic shell topping, whipped cream or any favorite sauce and toppings!
Magic Shell Topping (Optional)
When ready to serve, make the magic shell. Place the chocolate and coconut oil in a medium bowl. Set the microwave to its lowest setting and microwave in 30 second bursts. Stir well in between bursts, until the mixture is smooth and the chocolate is just melted (it will continute to melt as you stir it). Allow to cool just slightly before using.
Spoon or drizzle the magic shell over the mini ice cream cakes just before serving. If using sprinkles or other toppings, add them right away before the chocolate hardens.
Notes
Oreos: Instead of Oreos, use crushed graham crackers, crushed Biscoff cookies, crushed ice cream cones, mini chocolate chips, chopped chocolate or chopped nuts. Cake: Instead of two layers of ice cream, cut out homemade or store bought cake. Place a thin layer in the bottom of the muffin liners, top with crushed Oreos and a layer of ice cream. Freeze then enjoy! Whipped cream: Top with store bought or homemade whipped cream! Sauce: Top with homemade or store bought chocolate sauce, chocolate ganache, hot fudge sauce, salted caramel sauce or strawberry sauce. Toppings: Top with fresh or roasted berries, Marashino cherries, or chocolate or rainbow sprinkles! Cupcake Liners: Instead of cucpake liners, grease muffin pan with coconut oil and line with two strips of parchment paper. You can use these to lift the ice cream cakes out of the pan once frozen.This recipe was updated in May 2024. To make the original recipe, follow the same instructions and use my birthday cake ice cream recipe with Golden Oreos instead of regular Oreos.