Transform Reese's Peanut Butter Topping Into An Easy Frozen Dessert With Just Ice Cream And A Crumb Crust

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For many Reese's fans, nothing beats the classic milk chocolate peanut butter cup, but the brand offers tons of other Reese's snacks and products to satisfy your sweet tooth. One underrated pick is Reese's Peanut Butter Topping — a squeezable sauce inspired by the treat's iconic PB filling. While it's great drizzled on ice cream, this ingredient is your ticket to another frozen treat that's as easy as it is delicious: Reese's ice cream pie.

To make this supremely simple dessert, you only need Reese's topping, a vanilla ice cream brand of your choice, and a premade crumb crust made from cookies or graham crackers. With a store-bought crust that's already pressed into a disposable dish, assembling the pie is a cinch. A vanilla cookie or plain graham cracker crust will put the peanut butter front and center, but a chocolate crust would evoke a Reese's cup more strongly.

To make the filling, combine slightly softened ice cream with the Reese's topping in a bowl. To prevent the ice cream from melting too much, stir gently and don't mix for long. This also keeps the topping in nice, distinct ribbons that add visual appeal. Spread the ice cream evenly in the crumb crust, freeze until the filling is firm, and add garnishes of your choice before slicing and serving. The result delivers the taste of a decadent peanut butter pie in a cool, refreshing, and easy form.

This frozen Reese's pie is a recipe peanut butter fans will want to make all the time, but the recipe is easy to tweak if you desire a stronger chocolate presence. Folding chopped Reese's cups into the filling is an obvious move, and you can also drizzle in chocolate syrup or two-ingredient hot fudge alongside the Reese's Peanut Butter Topping. Drizzle either chocolate topping atop the pie or, even better, use Reese's Chocolate & Peanut Butter Flavored Shell for an irresistible crisp finish on top of the cold pie.

Changing up the ice cream will also totally transform your dessert. Vanilla keeps the filling's flavor profile simple and clean, while chocolate or chocolate peanut butter will reinforce the Reese's theme. Other choices like salted caramel, brownie, or Rocky Road can add extra interest to the flavor profile. To add textural contrast to the creamy ice cream, use crunchy toppings and mix-ins like crushed cookies or pretzels, chopped peanuts, chocolate and peanut butter chips, and of course, Reese's Pieces. Reese's Puffs cereal would also make for an unconventional topping. 

The possibilities for this pie are pretty much endless. No matter how much you fancy it up, all you have to do is mix, pour, freeze, garnish, and enjoy.