Desserts

Cookies & Cream Crunch

This tasty dessert dish for diabetics is easy to make but needs to sit in your freezer overnight. Keep the ingredients on hand when you are in a situation that gives you a days worth of advanced prep time. Enjoy!!

Ingredients

  • 1 (6 1/2-ounce) package sugar-free chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-calorie margarine, melted
  • 1 quart vanilla no-sugar-added, fat-free ice cream, softened

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients; reserve 1 cup mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly in bottom of a 9-inch square pan. Freeze 10 minutes.

Spread ice cream over crumb mixture in pan. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over ice cream; gently press mixture into ice cream. Cover and freeze at least 8 hours.

To serve, let stand at room temperature 5 minutes; cut into 9 squares.

(recipe sourced from Health.com)