It’s time again for the Peanut Butter Bash! This time our ingredients were peanut butter and ice cream! You won’t believe what I made. It’s kind of a mouthful in more ways than one! HA! It’s a brownie ice cream poke cake with peanut butter whipped cream frosting.
Awhile ago I was on Pinterest, and I came across these sweet rolls that were covered in melted ice cream. Â I thought that sounded really interesting. Â I love to let my ice cream melt and eat it that way. Â When I found out our ingredient to pair with peanut butter was going to be ice cream, I just knew I wanted to figure out a recipe I could make with melted ice cream.
I got the idea to make a poke cake and pour melted ice cream over it. Â I had already decided peanut butter whipped cream would be perfect for the frosting. Â My original plan was to use a chocolate cake because peanut butter and chocolate are made for each other. Â However, I had a few packages of brownie mix, so I decided to see how a brownie poke cake would turn out. Â People always love to put a big ol’ scoop of ice cream on a fresh from the oven brownie, and it melts into a puddle of deliciousness.
For this recipe, I used a brownie mix and just followed the basic directions to make the brownie. Â Then, I let it cool completely before poking holes in it with the end of a wooden spoon.
While the brownies are baking, put the ice cream on the stove so it will melt. Â You want it to be completely liquid.
When the brownie was ready, so was the ice cream. Â I used a basic vanilla ice cream, and I poured about 2/3rds of a pint all over an 8 x 8 brownie pan.
Once you’ve covered the brownie in melted ice cream, put it in the fridge for a couple of hours so it can really soak into the brownie.
About an hour before you’d like to serve your poke cake, whip up the peanut butter whipped cream. Â I used about 1/3 cup of creamy peanut butter to 2 cups of whipping cream. Â I also added about a tablespoon of vanilla pudding mix to stabilize the whipped cream. Â I wanted to stabilize it to stay light and fluffy as a frosting, so it wouldn’t just melt into the brownie.
Then, I frosted the top of the brownie with about an inch thickness of the peanut butter whipped cream.
Next, I popped it back in the fridge for about an hour before serving.
Brownie Ice Cream Poke Cake with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream
- Prep Time: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Yield: 9 1x
Description
Love brownies and ice cream? Try this brownie poke cake made with melted ice cream poured over the top. It’s topped with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream frosting.
Ingredients
- 1 package of brownie mix – made according to the direction.
- 1 pint of any flavor of ice cream, melted
- 2 cups of whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon of instant pudding mix, vanilla flavor
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Make the brownie according to directions (an 8 x 8 size).
- While the brownie pan is baking, put your pint of ice cream on the stove to melt.
- When the brownie has cooled, poke holes all over it (about 1 inch apart) with the end of a wooden spoon.
- Next, pour about 2/3rds of the pint of melted ice cream all over the brownie.
- Place the pan in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- When the ice cream has mostly soaked into the brownie, whip up the peanut butter whipped cream frosting.
- Add 2 cups of whipping cream to the mixing bowl.
- Add peanut butter and instant pudding mix.
- Then beat the mixture on high until stiff peaks form.
- Pour the frosting on the brownie and frost about 1-inch thick across the entire brownie.
- Place in the fridge for at least an hour before serving so that it can set.
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Have you ever made anything with melted ice cream? Â I’d love to know if you have!
Come see what everyone else in the Peanut Butter Bash made this month down below in the linky. If you’re a blogger and would like to participate, click HERE to join our Facebook group. If you’re not a blogger and want to get some awesome peanut butter recipes, click HERE to join The Peanut Butter Recipe Box.
Looking for more peanut butter recipes? Try these:
Cinnamon Banana Doodle Muffins
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pie
16 comments
Cinnamon Banana Doodle muffins?! Oh yes, sorry the brownies… those looks tasty and what a genius idea, I’ve never seen or heard of such a desert. I bet this would be a hit with the kids!
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Oh how I love the dessert recipes! So many delicious things to choose from and the chocolate gets me every time!
WOW! I am drooling on my screen right now. I looove brownies and this looks like the next level brownie recipe.
Now this sounds really good. That flavored whipped cream is such a nice touch. I’d dig in!
Yum! This looks amazing! My girls love brownies and ice cream so the combination is perfect for us.
Oh my gosh, that looks so delicious. I love that it’s easy to prepare. I need to try this.
What a delicious looking cake with a great combination of flavors! I have never had a poke cake before, but yours is lovely!
You are killing me with these dessert ideas! YUMMMY!
I wants it now!
I’ve never seen it done like this. I love this idea!
The brownie ice cream cake and the peanut butter chocolate ice cream cake looks so delicious. This would really make a great dessert.
This looks really delicious – I’ve never heard of a “Poke” cake, but it actually looks fun to make. I want to try this one.
This sounds delicious, especially the peanut butter whipped cream!! What a great idea!!!
I’ve never had a poke cake. I feel like I’m slacking here on this one. 🙂 This looks really good.
Oh my, this leaves me craving. Love this recipe. Thanks for sharing.!
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This brownie ice cream poke cake looks like something from a dream. There is no way I would be able to resist it, but not sure that I could stop eating it.
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The best cake I ever made was from a box. Let a container of premium ice cream melt and then use it to replace the regular ingredients you add to boxed cake mix (water, oil, eggs). The premium ice cream contains the eggs and the fat needed to replace them. Then bake as usual. You can also play with flavors but I usually do french vanilla cake with french vanilla ice cream and frosting.
Ooooo this looks so yummy!!! I even liked your fb post the other day and I guess it must of shown in my hubby’s fb feed because he was like make this lol…