We’ve turned the tables on turtles. Our healthified Turtle Ice Cream Cake won’t snap at you or your guests, but everyone will line up to give it a bite.
Ice cream dessert doesn’t have to freeze out the health conscious at your table. We lowered fat and calories in all layers of this cake: crust, ice cream, and topping.
16 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies >
10 chocolate wafer cookies
1/4 cup butter >
1 tablespoon no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick
4 cups chocolate ice cream >
3 cups reduced-fat chocolate ice cream
1/2 cup hot fudge topping >
1/2 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
1 cup chopped pecans >
2/3 cup chopped pecans
4 cups vanilla ice cream >
3 cups reduced-fat vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup caramel topping >
1/4 cup fat-free caramel topping
Nutritional Highlights
440 (before)
240 (after)
24 g (before)
9 g (after)
10 g (before)
3 g (after)
250 mg (before)
125 mg (after)
10 chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, melted
3 cups reduced-fat chocolate ice cream, slightly softened
1/2 cup fat-free hot fudge topping
2/3 cup chopped pecans
3 cups reduced-fat vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
1/4 cup fat-free caramel topping
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1 In small bowl, mix wafer cookie crumbs and melted vegetable oil spread until crumbly. Press gently and evenly in bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Freeze 30 minutes.
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2 Drop chocolate ice cream by small spoonfuls over crust; carefully spread until smooth. Freeze 1 hour or until firm.
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3 Spoon and carefully spread fudge topping over ice cream. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup of the pecans; press lightly. Freeze 1 hour or until firm.
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4 Drop vanilla ice cream by small spoonfuls over pecan layer; carefully spread until smooth. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup pecans. Cover; freeze at least 8 hours or overnight.
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5 To serve, let stand at room temperature 5 to 10 minutes to soften. Carefully remove side of pan. Cut into 12 wedges. Place each wedge on individual dessert plate; drizzle each with 1 teaspoon of the caramel topping. Store remaining ice cream cake covered in freezer.
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Nutritional Information
1 serving:
Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 125mg; Total Carbohydrate 34g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 25g); Protein 4g
% Daily Value
Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 10%; Iron 4%
Exchanges
1 Starch, 1 Other Carbohydrate, 2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices
2
