Receta [No Bake] Peanut Butter Lover’s Icebox Cake
[No Bake] Peanut Butter Lover’s Icebox Cake
I’ve talked a lot in the past about Sunday dinners at my grandma’s house… there was always enough food to feed an army and my grandma had a rotation of desserts that she made. A simple icebox cake was one of them – just layers of graham crackers, pudding and Cool Whip. Whenever I see a recipe for icebox cake, I can’t pass it up, especially when it’s loaded with all of my favorite peanut butter treats.
Instead of graham crackers, this recipe uses Nutter Butter cookies as the base and then layers vanilla pudding and Cool Whip with melted peanut butter and chopped peanut butter cups. Oh my goodness, I can’t even tell you how amazing this dessert is… creamy, sweet and ultra peanut butter-y.
A couple of recipe notes – be sure that you chill the dessert at least overnight, as this will ensure that the Nutter Butter cookies will soften and be perfectly scoopable. Also, the recipe calls for Cool Whip, which is what my grandma always made her icebox cakes with, but you could just easily use fresh whipped cream if you’d like.
If you are a fellow peanut butter lover, this is a perfect summer dessert… cool, light, refreshing and, best of all – no oven required! It reminds me of sitting around my grandma’s dining room table with her windows open, curtains blowing in the breeze, and wishing that Sundays never had to turn into Mondays.
One year ago: Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Two years ago: Chocolate Pavlova with Mascarpone and Raspberries
Four years ago: Kentucky Derby Chocolate Bourbon Walnut Pie
Five years ago: Snickery Squares
[No Bake] Peanut Butter Lover's Icebox Cake
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 8 hours
If you love peanut butter then this icebox cake featuring Nutter Butters, peanut butter cups and melted peanut butter is for you!
Ingredients:
- 1 (3.4-ounce) box instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 cups milk
- 26 Nutter Butter cookies, plus extra for garnish
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter, melted
- 1 (8-ounce) carton Cool Whip
- 24 miniature peanut butter cups, chopped, plus extra for garnish
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the pudding mix with the milk for 2 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes.
2. Line an 8x8-inch square baking dish with Nutter Butter cookies.
3. Drizzle with one-third of the melted peanut butter.
4. Spread half of the pudding over top of the cookies and peanut butter. Top with half of the Cool Whip, then sprinkle with half of the chopped peanut butter cups.
5. Repeat the layers of Nutter Butter cookies, another third of the melted peanut butter, remaining half of the pudding and remaining half of the Cool Whip.
6. Garnish the top by drizzling the remaining melted peanut butter and additional chopped peanut butter cups and crushed Nutter Butter cookies.
7. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight (this is essential so that the cookies soften). The dessert can be refrigerated for up to 4 days.