Salted Caramel Ice Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust – Great Recipe To Go With The Breyers BOGO Sale

Dec 10, 2020 | #, Deals, Recipes | 0 comments

This post is sponsored by Breyers. All comments and opinions are my own.

Who says a tasty dessert has to be difficult? When I want something delicious, I will usually just open the freezer and pull out a carton of delicious Breyers Ice Cream.

Sometimes, I like to kick things up a notch and that’s when I use that tub of Breyers to create one of the easiest and most amazing desserts ever…an ice cream pie!

There are a millions different combinations possible and you are only limited by your imagination. Start with a tasty crust…it can be a cookie crust, graham cracker crust, coconut crust or even a pretzel crust like the recipe I am sharing today. Once you have your crust, you simply fill it with any variety of Breyers Ice Cream! That’s it…that is your basic ice cream pie.

Of course if you want to go all out, you can add a sauce or a topping and take your ice cream pie to the next level. That’s exactly what I did with this Salted Caramel Ice Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust.

It’s a super rich and decadent dessert that is beyond fantastic. And the best part, it’s crazy simple to make.

Salted Caramel Ice Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust

Author: Michelle

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups pretzels, crushed (+ extra for garnish)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup salted caramel sauce
1 quart Breyers Salted Caramel Ice Cream, slightly softened
4 oz chocolate, chopped fine (use a bittersweet or semi sweet baking bar for best results)
4 oz heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º F.
Combine pretzels, butter, and brown sugar. Press mixture into pie 9-inch pie pan.
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Let cool completely.
Make the ganache by adding the chocolate to a heatproof bowl, set aside.
Pour the heavy whipping cream into a microwave safe bowl and heat for 45 seconds to 1 minute. Watch carefully and do not allow it to boil or bubble over.
Pour the warm heavy whipping cream over the chopped chocolate and allow it to sit for 3 minutes. Start whisking the mixtures slowly from the middle of the bowl, and continue whisking in one direction until the mixture is silky smooth and combined.
Allow to cool for 5 – 7 minutes.
Assemble the pie by pouring the caramel into the bottom of the baked pretzel crust.
Spread the ice cream over the caramel sauce then top with the prepared ganache.
Sprinkle with crumbled pretzels if desired.
Freeze for 1 hour before serving.

You don’t need a special occasion to enjoy this tasty treat. Right now we have a BOGO sale on all varieties of Breyers Ice Cream at Publix. Stock your freezer with your favorite flavors at a fantastic price.

Make sure to get a tub of the salted caramel and you can have my tasty treat ready in a flash. Bring this baby to your dinner table and I guarantee you will see smiles on everyone’s face!

Grab a few extra ingredients when you take advantage of the BOGO sale and give my recipe a try. Let me know what you think!