Peach Ice Cream Pie with Amaretti Cookie Crust
A luxurious frozen dessert featuring a crispy amaretti cookie crust filled with homemade peach-swirled vanilla ice cream, topped with brown sugar whipped cream and crushed cookies. The peaches are broiled with brown sugar for an extra depth of caramelized flavor.
Ingredients
- •1 spray Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- •1⅓ cups amaretti cookies
- •1 tablespoon sugar
- •2 pinches salt
- •¼ cup unsalted butter
- •3 pounds peaches
- •1 cup golden brown sugar
- •1½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- •2¼ quarts vanilla ice cream
- •⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
- •recipe note
- •ingredient note
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 9-inch glass pie dish with nonstick spray. Mix finely ground cookie crumbs, 1 tablespoon sugar, and pinch of salt in medium bowl. Add lukewarm melted butter; mix to blend. Press crumbs onto bottom and up sides of dish. Bake until golden around edges, about 10 minutes. Cool completely in dish on rack.
15 min
- 2.
Preheat broiler. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil. Coat with nonstick spray. Arrange peaches in even layer on sheet. Broil until beginning to brown, watching closely to avoid burning, 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle 1/4 cup brown sugar over peaches. Broil until sugar melts and caramelizes, rotating sheet for even cooking, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Transfer peaches and juices to bowl (leave any burned parts behind). Add 3/4 cup brown sugar, lemon juice, and pinch of salt to peaches; stir until sugar dissolves. Cover; chill until cold, about 2 hours.
130 min
- 3.
Slightly soften ice cream in microwave on low power in 20-second intervals. Transfer to large bowl. Add broiled-peach mixture. Fold to incorporate peaches (peaches will break apart). Spoon about 2/3 of ice cream into cooled crust; smooth top. Cover and freeze pie and remaining peach ice cream separately until firm, about 4 hours. Using medium-size ice cream scoop, scoop remaining ice cream in bowl in level coops and arrange in concentric circles top pie. Freeze pie. DO AHEAD: Can be made days ahead. Cover and keep frozen.
240 min
- 4.
Using electric mixer, beat cream and remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar in medium bowl until peaks form. Sprinkle coarsely crushed amaretti cookies over pie. Cut into wedges and serve with dollop of brown sugar whipped cream.
10 min
