Salted Caramel Ice Cream Pie #IceCreamWeek

Sweet meets salty in this salted caramel ice cream pie. No-churn salted caramel is set in a no-bake pretzel crust. Go ahead and top it off with some caramel sauce!

The kick off of Ice Cream Week just so happens to land on National Ice Cream Pie Day and obviously I took the opportunity to make an ice cream pie. A salted caramel ice cream pie complete with a pretzel crust.

I know that dulce de leche technically is not caramel but it does have a caramelized flavor. I have recently become obsessed with no-churn ice cream and since it is made with sweetened condensed milk I decided that dulce de leche was the perfect choice for making a caramel-like no-churn ice cream. After all, you can make dulce de leche by cooking sweetened condensed milk while it’s still in the can. And this ice cream pie tasted pretty darn good to me!

Make sure you swing by for a scoop from each of today’s Ice Cream Week Participants:

• Pink Lemonade Ice Cream Pie by Cravings of a Lunatic
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Cream Pie by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
• Peppermint Fleck Ice Cream by Scoop Adventures
• Raspberry Lemonade Ice Cream Pie by The Redhead Baker
• Coffee Ice Cream by Cookistry
• Salted Caramel Ice Cream by Life Tastes Good
• Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Buster Bars by The Life and Loves on Grumpy’s Honeybunch
• Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream by Hezzi-d’s Books and Cooks
• “Fried” Ice Cream Pie by Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
• Mint Chip Ice Cream by Crumb
• S’mores Ice Cream Pie by Love and Confections
• How to Make an Ice Cream Pie at Home by Farm Fresh Feasts
• Gluten Free Sandwich Cookie Ice Cream Pie by Gluten Free Crumbley
• Fudge Topped Chocolate Ice Cream Pie by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Salted Caramel Ice Cream Pie by The Spiffy Cookie
• Caramel Coffee Milkshake by Wishes and Dishes
• Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Pie by The Messy Baker
• Majarete (Dominican Corn Pudding) Ice Cream by Mind Over Batter
• Peanut Butter Crunch Ice Cream Cake by The Gunny Sack
• Dirty Girl Scout Ice Cream by Quarter Life (Crisis) Cuisine
• No Churn Low Carb Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream by Yours and Mine are Ours

Other Blogs participating later this week:

• My Catholic Kitchen
• Noshing with the Nolands
• Cupcakes & Kale Chips
• Mother Would Know

Special Guest for the Week is Lindsay Clendaniel of the blog, Scoop Adventures. We’re very excited to have her join us. Lindsay is the author of Scoop Adventures which is chock full of ice cream goodness.

One year ago: Strawberry-Banana Colada Smoothie

Three years ago: Tomato-Basil Eggs Alfredo in Bread Baskets

SALTED CARAMEL ICE CREAM PIE

Serves 12

Ingredients:

CRUST

1-1/4 cups crushed salted pretzels

6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted

1/4 cup brown sugar

FILLING

1 cup (1/2 pint) heavy cream

1/2 cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt

1/2 cup dulce de leche, store-bought or homemade

1/2 tsp sea salt

Directions:

1. For the crust: Pulse pretzels in a food processor until finely ground. In a medium bowl, combine pretzels, butter, and brown sugar and mix well. Press evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-inch pie plate. Cover and refrigerate.
2. For the filling: In a cold, medium bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in Greek yogurt, dulce de leche, and salt.
3. Spread the filling evenly into the chilled crust. Freeze until very firm, at least 5 hours.
4. Allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Top with additional pretzels, caramel sauce, and whipped cream if desired.

Source: Crust from Cooking Channel. Filling adapted from The Comfort of Cooking.

Welcome to Ice Cream Week 2014! This year the event is hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Susan of The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen. We have teamed up with 25 amazing bloggers to bring you ice cream treats all week long. I hope you have as much fun as we did. Break out those stretchy pants and celebrate Ice Cream Week with us

Our sponsors for the event have provided us with some great prizes. A huge thanks to Cake Boss, Anolon, Microplane, WÜSTHOF, Page Street Publishing and Quarry Spoon. Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Susan of The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen have tossed in a bonus prize of a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker because they think everyone should own one!

Here’s what is up for grabs, One Winner Takes All:

1 Cuisinart Ice Cream Machine in White

One Cake Boss Mechanical Ice Cream Scoop with Red Silicone grips

One Cake Boss 4Pc Ice Cream Bowl Set, Icing Pattern

One Anolon Advanced Bronze 2 Qt Covered Straining Saucepan with Pour Spout

One Microplane Herb and Salad Chopper

One Microplane Premium Classic Grater in White

One WUSTHOF CLASSIC 9-inch Double Serrated Bread Knife

One Copy of the Cookbook Making Artisan Gelato by Torrance Kopfer

One Copy of the Cookbook Everything Goes with Ice Cream by Koralee Teichroeb

One Copy of the Cookbook Vegan Scoop by Wheeler del Torro

One Copy of the Cookbook The Great Vegan Bean Book by Kathy Hester

One Copy of the Cookbook Eat More Dessert by Jenny Kellar

One Copy of the Cookbook The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz

One Copy of the Cookbook Scoop Adventures by Lindsay Clendaniel

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