Sundaes by the slice! Isn’t that nice? Hot Fudge Casserole layers classic ice cream sandwiches with a peanut butter and chocolate sauce, fluffy and creamy whipped cream, and crunchy salted peanuts; the perfect, refreshingly chilly dessert for chocolate-peanut butter lovers everywhere! No need for a cone with Hot Fudge Casserole, just a spoon and an appetite for sweetness!
Ingredients
- 1 (16-ounce) can chocolate syrup
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 19 ice cream sandwiches
- 1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 cup salted peanuts
Directions
Step 1 –In a medium microwave-safe bowl, add the chocolate syrup.
Step 2 –Microwave the chocolate syrup on high, for 30-second intervals, until hot, about 2 minutes. Be careful not to let the chocolate syrup boil.
Step 3 –Add the peanut butter into the hot chocolate syrup and stir until smooth.
Step 4 –Allow the chocolate-peanut butter mixture to cool to room temperature.
Step 5 –Line the bottom of a 9×13-inch dish with a single layer of the ice cream sandwiches, using up to 10 sandwiches for the layer, cutting and fitting the sandwiches as needed to cover the base of the dish.
Step 6 –Spread 1/2 of the whipped topping over the ice cream sandwich layer.
Step 7 –Spoon 1/2 of the chocolate-peanut butter mixture over the whipped topping layer and then top the chocolate-peanut butter layer with 1/2 of the peanuts.
Step 8 –Repeat the layers with the remaining ice cream sandwiches, the remaining whipped topping, the remaining chocolate-peanut butter mixture, and the remaining peanuts.
Step 9 –Freeze the casserole until firm, at least 1 hour.
Step 10 –Cut into squares and serve.
