Oreo Ice Cream Cake Recipe

Name: OREO Ice Cream Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 270 min
Ingredients: 3 quarts Cookies and Cream ice cream; 12.8 oz jar Hershey’s Hot Fudge Sauce; 30 OREO Cookies (crushed with a few big chunks); 8 oz tub cool whip; hot fudge; Maraschino cherries; chocolate sprinkles

This Oreo Ice Cream Cake recipe is a no-bake layered dessert made with ice cream, Oreo cookies, hot fudge, and Cool Whip. This cake is one of Beth’s most requested recipes!

This Oreo Ice Cream Cake serves 16 and costs approximately $13.92 to make; that’s about $0.87 per serving! An Ice Cream Cake at Dairy Queen costs almost three times as much.

For more desserts that you can make for way less at home, check out our Chick-Fil-A Copycat Frosted Lemonade or our Copycat Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake.

A slice of Oreo Ice Cream Cake on a white plate topped with hot fudge and cherries.

When we celebrated our first anniversary at Easy Budget Recipes, we wanted to celebrate with each other and with YOU! Of course, the best way we know how to celebrate is through food, but when it is so hot in the summertime, we have a hard time motivating ourselves to bake anything in the oven.

Living in the southwest, the only way to survive summer is through ice cream! We like to eat a lot of it (especially Jess!). But, for our kiddos who have a summer birthday, there is no way we are heating our kitchens to make a regular cake. That’s where this Oreo Ice Cream Cake recipe comes in.

This ice cream cake is the perfect solution for summertime birthdays and celebrations. Or any time of the year if you ask Jess! Oreo Ice Cream Cake is a simple and fabulous dessert that the kids can help make basically on their own.

The layers of crushed Oreos, cookies and cream ice cream, and hot fudge with a whipped topping take a boring bowl of ice cream to the next level! These simple four ingredients come together in a no-bake dessert that will leave your family and guests thinking you spent hours and hours making the cake.

Your secret is safe with us. Now you can have your Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Cake in no time, without spending a fortune on it, and eat it too!

Ingredients & Estimated Cost:

Recipe Cost: $13.92

Per Serving: $0.87

2 (1.5 quarts) Cookies and Cream Ice Cream – $5.94
1 (12.8 oz) Hershey’s Hot Fudge Sauce – $1.98
30 Oreo Cookies – $2.12
8 oz tub Cool Whip – $1.84

To learn more about how we price our recipes, check out Budget Recipes Explained.

An overhead picture of all of the ingredients needed to make this Oreo Ice Cream Cake recipe.

Instructions

First, soften the ice cream enough so you can spread it. Then, scoop all the ice cream into a 9×13 dish, spreading it evenly in the pan.
Next, put 3/4 of Oreo cookie crumbs over the ice cream layer. After spreading the cookie crumbs, pour hot fudge over the cookies.
Then spread the next container of ice cream over the cookie layer. Spread it carefully.
Spread the cool whip over the ice cream.
Top with remaining Oreo cookie crumbs. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and foil and freeze for at least four hours.
Finally, slice and serve. Serve with more hot fudge and maraschino cherries.

***For complete recipe instructions, see the recipe card below.

The first layer of ice cream and Oreo cookie crumbs spread into the pan.

More ice cream and cool whip spread into the pan.

The last layer of cookie crumbs spread over the ice cream cake.

Recipe Variations and Substitutions

You can use any flavor of ice cream you would like for this cake. Our kids want to pick two flavors for the layers when making this for their birthday cake. Some of our favorites to use are mint chocolate chip, strawberry, and chocolate chip cookie dough.

Beth’s Pro Tip: Try different flavors of your favorite ice creams! Keep the hot fudge and crushed Oreo layers, and tell us your favorite ice cream combos. Beth’s is Blue Bell Vanilla and Peanut Butter Moose tracks!

Storage Tips

Serve: You’ll need to place the leftover cake in the freezer within 30 minutes of slicing and serving.

Store and Freeze: This Oreo ice cream cake will keep in the freezer for up to one month, but we doubt it will last that long!

An overhead picture of the cake in the pan and a couple of slices on white plates.

Recipe FAQs

How do you soften ice cream for a cake?

There are a few different options for softening your ice cream, depending on your available time. You can place the ice cream directly from the freezer into the fridge and leave it for about 20-30 minutes before using it.

Or set it on your counter for about 10-15 minutes. Do not forget about it, or you will be left with a liquid mess!

If you are short on time, you can set the ice cream container in the microwave and cook at 30% power for 30 seconds.

What is ice cream cake made of?

Our recipe is made with four simple ingredients. We use ice cream, hot fudge, cool whip, and Oreo Cookies. The cookies are crushed, and the ingredients are layered into a baking dish before freezing. The result is a delicious frozen treat everyone loves.

How do you cut an ice cream cake?

After letting your ice cream cake rest on the counter at room temperature for a few minutes to thaw, grab a knife and a class of hot water. Dip your knife in hot water and wipe off the excess water.

You will be amazed at how easy you can slice through the frozen cake. Always dip your knife back into the hot water and wipe with each new slice.

Get Kids Involved

Ages 2-3: Your kiddo will love helping spread the ice cream with a rubber spatula. They will get a kick out of doing this!

Ages 4-5: Let your child help smash up the Oreos into pieces. Breaking something has never been so fun!

Ages 6-8: This is a great recipe to let your kiddo try on their own while you watch over their shoulder. It is just that easy!

Ages 9-11: Supervise them while they prepare the entire recipe. Remember to have them read it twice before beginning the recipe.

Ages 12+: Let them prepare the entire recipe, unsupervised, while you do the happy dance in the corner!

Budget Tips

Making this Oreo Ice Cream Cake is a fabulous way to save on your food budget when serving a crowd. An ice cream cake from Dairy Queen costs about $31.00. You can spend a lot less when making it yourself while still having the same great taste we all love.

A slice of Oreo ice cream cake on a white plate topped with cherries.

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