Winger's Copycat Asphalt Pie

Today's "recipe" is not really much of a recipe at all.  What it is is one of my all-time favorite desserts.  It is SUPER yummy and incredibly easy to make, which you know makes it a winner in my book.  When Brent and I were first married we always went to Winger's for date night.  We would eat a huge pile of their signature sweet and spicy chicken wings and then, even though we were already full to the rafters, we always finished the meal off with a piece of their Asphalt Pie.  We haven't lived near a Winger's in years, but every so often I get a hankering for a piece of that pie so I whip up one of my own.

Asphalt Pie

about 1/2 pack of Oreo cookies

4 Tbsp. melted butter

1 carton mint chocolate chip ice cream, softened

caramel sauce

whipped cream

Set ice cream out on counter top to soften.  Take about 1½ rows of Oreo cookies and crush in a food processor or blender to make 2 C. of fine crumbs.  Mix cookie crumbs with melted butter and press into  a 9" pie dish to form the crust.  Scoop the ice cream into the pie dish and carefully spread until evenly distributed.  Place back in freezer for several hours until ice cream is hardened again.

Before you clean your food processor, crush 4-6 Oreos into large chunks to serve on top of finished pie. Place in a zip-loc bag and save for later.

Before serving, drizzle with caramel sauce, sprinkle on cookie crumbs {I omitted them because my husband is not much of a fan} and add whipped cream. 

I know mint and caramel seem like an odd combination, but they taste soooo good together!  I might have to make another one of these yummy pies for my family in a few weeks for St. Patrick's day . . .

Have a great day!

Amy