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Turtle Ice Cream Cake

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 11 hr 0 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 12
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Still great tasting with fewer calories and less fat, this turtle won’t take a bite out of your diet!
by Qué Rica Vida Cocina
Updated Jun 15, 2012
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Ingredients

  • 10 chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed (1/2 cup)
  • 1 tablespoon no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, melted
  • 3 cups reduced-fat chocolate ice cream, slightly softened
  • 1/2 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
  • 2/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 3 cups vanilla reduced-fat ice cream, slightly softened
  • 1/4 cup fat-free caramel topping

Directions

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    1
    In small bowl, mix wafer cookie crumbs and melted vegetable oil spread until crumbly. Press gently and evenly in bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Freeze 30 minutes.
  •  
    2
    Drop chocolate ice cream by small spoonfuls over crust; carefully spread until smooth. Freeze 1 hour or until firm.
  •  
    3
    Spoon and carefully spread fudge topping over ice cream. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup of the pecans; press lightly. Freeze 1 hour or until firm.
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    4
    Drop vanilla ice cream by small spoonfuls over pecan layer; carefully spread until smooth. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup pecans. Cover; freeze at least 8 hours or overnight.
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    5
    To serve, let stand at room temperature 5 to 10 minutes to soften. Carefully remove side of pan. Cut into 12 wedges. Place each wedge on individual dessert plate; drizzle each with 1 teaspoon of the caramel topping. Store remaining ice cream cake covered in freezer.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    Be sure to drop the ice cream by small spoonfuls so that spreading it is minimal and you don't disturb the preceding layers.
  • tip 2
    Pecans are traditional for turtle desserts, but walnuts or cashews are just as delicious.

Nutrition Information

250 Calories, 10g Total Fat, 5g Protein, 37g Total Carbohydrate, 27g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
250
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
135mg
6%
Potassium
220mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
37g
12%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
27g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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  • Still great tasting with fewer calories and less fat, this turtle won’t take a bite out of your diet!
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