Icebox ice cream treat

Need a quick throwback desert? Here is an idea for Memorial Day and warm months that is quick and super easy. Make sure you have a rectangular container a little larger than an ice cream carton which you can freeze, a large cold plate to decorate and flip and maybe a knife.

First take a carton of ice cream. Run the carton in some warm water, enough to release it from the carton. Turn the ice cream onto the large chilled plate. Then take about 20-24 of your favorite crunchy cookies. Save 8-10 to crush at the end.
If you like, use a knife to slice into the ice cream and insert a few cookies. Place the cookies in rows on each visible side of ice cream. Work quickly to avoid melting. If you have sandwich cookies like Oreos, you only need 15-18 total; twist them open and stick one half at a time on the ice cream.
Using the plate to position, flip the ice cream into the container. You may need to scoop the last part of the ice cream into the container. Arrange more cookies on the top or crush them and put them on the top and pat them down. Freeze for at least four hours or overnight. Slice to serve with fruit and/or drizzle with chocolate or berries or caramel sauce.

This is the best picture I could find that captured the idea. Mmmmm

Ideas: 

Salted caramel ice cream with shortbread. Serve with caramel popcorn.
Chocolate ice cream with peanut butter cookies or nutter butter cookies and crushed peanuts.
Butter pecan ice cream with pecan sandies.
Coffee ice cream with sliced cinnamon-covered bananas 

Variation: use sorbet and sliced fruit. Strawberry ice cream or sorbet covered with sliced strawberries. 

Lemon sorbet with sliced berries.

This came as an idea after reading some magazine icebox pie recipes. I haven't made this yet and hope to try it soon.