Name: 5-Ingredient Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 24 slices
Ingredients: 24 ice cream sandwiches; 16 ounces frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip), thawed; Chocolate syrup; Caramel syrup; Topping of choice: such as mini M&M’s, sprinkles, crushed Oreo cookies, toffee bits, etc.

This 5-Ingredient Ice Cream Sandwich Cake is a no-bake treat that's ready with just 10 minutes of prep.

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Your family’s new favorite dessert! This 5-Ingredient Ice Cream Sandwich Cake is a no-bake treat that’s ready with just 10 minutes of prep. Bring on summer!

If you’re not much of a baker, then this is the dessert for you!

It’s perfect for those of us who always seem to need a crowd-pleasing potluck dish to serve to family and friends, but we don’t like measuring specific ingredients, waiting for dough to rise, or turning on a hot oven.

Regular blog readers know that I’m a big fan of quick-prep, family-friendly recipes, so it’s no surprise that Stephanie sent me this idea via email a couple of weeks ago. One look at her instructions and I knew that it would be a winner in our house!

After one taste, I knew that I better share it with all of YOU, too!

Best of all, you only need a handful of basic supplies to pull together this easy dessert in minutes!

Ingredients for an Ice Cream Sandwich Cake:

24 ice cream sandwiches
Chocolate syrup
Caramel syrup
Frozen whipped topping (thawed)
Topping of choice (more on that in a minute!)

You hardly need a real recipe for this beauty, since there’s nothing to measure. Instead, just assemble and freeze!

First, place 12 ice cream sandwiches in the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch dish.

As you can see from the photo below, you will need to cut the last ice cream sandwich in half in order to get it to fit in the pan. Trust me — this doesn’t have to be perfect (it will still taste amazing)!

Allow the ice cream sandwiches to soften a bit, and then use the back of a spoon (or your fingers) to gently press them down a little bit.

Top the ice cream sandwiches with a layer of whipped topping, drizzle with chocolate and caramel syrups, and sprinkle with toppings of choice (I used mini M&M’s here).

Repeat the layers once more, and you’re done! Just pop the Ice Cream Sandwich Cake into your freezer to firm up before slicing and serving.

This simple no-bake dessert is so easy that you truly cannot mess it up!

Stephanie offered a few different suggestions for flavor variations, so I thought I’d share those ideas as well. Have fun with your toppings!

VARIATIONS — ICE CREAM SANDWICH CAKE:

Try different flavors of ice cream sandwiches. In addition to the standard chocolate and vanilla, stores now sell Cookies & Cream ice cream sandwiches, Salted Caramel ice cream sandwiches, and Neopolitan ice cream sandwiches.
Use different syrups, such as a strawberry ice cream syrup for a fruity twist!
Mix up the toppings. I used mini M&M’s (which are a favorite at my house), but Stephanie also suggested coarsely crushed Oreos, Heath toffee bits, or chocolate chips. Stephanie’s friend even used crushed waffle cones and chopped peanuts so that the Ice Cream Sandwich Cake would taste like a Drumstick cone! Love that idea.
Garnish with different colored sprinkles to match the upcoming holidays. For instance, one reader suggested using red, white and blue sprinkles for Memorial Day or July 4th!

I have no doubt that any combination you choose will be absolutely AH-MAZING!

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