Reese's Ice Cream Cake

Layers of hot fudge and peanut butter candies make this easy Reeses Ice Cream Cake a stunning summer dessert! It is so easy to change it up and make this ice cream sandwich cake in minutes with your favorite candies.

We usually have some kind of ice cream in our freezer at all times because it is our daughter's favorite dessert. Every year, she asks for an ice cream cake for her birthday.

Over the years, this mint chocolate chip ice cream cake and this cookie dough ice cream cake have been a few of her favorite combos. We even did ice cream tacos one year.

We always have so much fun making and devouring these DIY ice cream cakes together. This year, we decided to layer ice cream sandwiches with hot fudge and candy in a pan. It was a great way to use the bags of Reese's peanut butter cups and Reese's Pieces in the pantry.

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• Why This Ice Cream Cake Recipe Works
• Ingredients Needed
• How to Make Reese's Ice Cream Cake
• Storage Recommendations
• Tips and Tricks
• More Frozen Desserts
• Recipe

Why This Ice Cream Cake Recipe Works

You honestly can't go wrong with whatever candy you use. Think of all the combos you could do!  Caramel sauce with Snickers bars. Marshmallow topping and Three Musketeers....the possibilities are endless.

I love making homemade ice cream cakes with store-bought ice cream sandwiches because the cake is ready for the freezer in less than 15 minutes. You can't beat having a gourmet homemade ice cream cake in minutes, right?

A big slice of Reese's ice cream cake is definitely a great way to cool off on a hot summer day!

Ingredients Needed

Layering ice cream sandwiches, hot fudge, Cool Whip, and peanut butter cups make this an easy ice cream cake recipe for summer parties! You can customize the flavors by using your favorite candy.

• Ice Cream Sandwiches - Most boxes come in 6 or 12-count boxes. If you want the ice cream sandwiches to fit the 8x8 pan completely, you will need 14 ice cream sandwiches.
• Hot Fudge - You will need one 12-ounce jar of hot fudge.
• Cool Whip - Thaw the whipped topping in the fridge ahead of time. You can also use 3 cups of homemade whipped cream instead.
• Peanut Butter Cups - Feel free to use regular Reese's peanut butter cups or the unwrapped minis. Either one works as long as you have 2 cups of chopped candy.
• Mini Reese's Pieces - The smaller ones work best for the decorations on top, but the regular ones work just as well if you can't find the smaller ones.
• Chocolate Syrup - Drizzled on top for garnish.

How to Make Reese's Ice Cream Cake

This ice cream cake recipe comes together in less than 10 minutes. The hardest part is that it needs to freeze before you can dig in.

1. Place 5 full ice cream sandwiches on the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish. Cut other ones to fill in the gaps.
2. Spread half of the jar of hot fudge over the top of the ice cream sandwiches in the pan.
3. Spread half the container of thawed Cool Whip on top and sprinkle with chopped candy bars.
4. Repeat the layers again with the remaining ingredients.
5. Cover and place in the freezer for a few hours so everything can freeze back together.
6. Before serving, drizzle the cake with chocolate syrup and sprinkle with mini Reese's pieces.

Storage Recommendations

Keep the ice cream cake in a tightly covered container in the freezer at all times. Remove and cut pieces when you are ready to serve. It should keep 1-2 months if properly covered.

Tips and Tricks

• Remove the wrappers from the ice cream sandwiches ahead of time. Place them on a tray and freeze them until it's time to layer everything together.
• Cut two ice cream sandwiches in half lengthwise. Cut two more in half horizontally. This will give you the pieces to fill in the gaps as you layer everything together.
• Do not heat the hot fudge up. Spread it on the layers cold. This will keep it from melting the ice cream.
• Press the second layer of sandwiches down gently before adding the rest of the toppings.
• Use flavored ice cream sandwiches for a fun twist.
• Change up the toppings by adding crushed Oreo crumbs to the layers.

More Frozen Desserts

• Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream recipe
• Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake
• Funfetti Cookie Dough
• Coffee Ice Cream Cake
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bites
• Pudding Popsicles
• Disney Dole Whip recipe
• Chubby Hubby Ice Cream pie

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This post was first published in August 2010. The photos were updated in July 2018, and then it was republished in June 2019.