Buster Bar Ice Cream Cake
Looking for a delicious and impressive dessert to serve at your next gathering, a buster bar cake is the perfect choice. This classic ice cream dessert is a crowd-pleaser, with layers of vanilla ice cream, chocolate fudge, and crunchy peanuts all wrapped up in a chocolatey coating.
The best part? Making a buster bar cake is actually quite simple, and with just a few basic. ingredients and a bit of prep time, you can create a stunning dessert that will have your guests raving.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Make-Ahead Friendly – Chill in the freezer and serve when ready.
No-Bake & Easy – No oven required, perfect for hot summer days.
A Crowd Favorite – Classic buster bar cake flavors everyone loves at summer parties and family dinners.
Ingredient Notes
- Thin Oreo cookies – Forms the classic oreo crust base; no need to remove the filling.
- butter – Helps the cookie crumbs stick together in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- vanilla ice cream – The creamy vanilla ice cream creates two thick, dreamy layers.
- jar hot fudge sauce – For that rich fudge sauce layer and drizzle between the ice cream and peanuts.
- honey roasted peanuts – Adds salty crunch to balance the sweet buster bar dessert.
- semi-sweet chocolate – Part of the homemade chocolate coating on top.
- milk chocolate – Blends with the semi-sweet chocolate for a perfectly smooth chocolate layer.
Yes! This is the perfect make-ahead dessert. Just store it tightly wrapped in the freezer until you’re ready to serve.
Yes, but the crust will be thicker and slightly sweeter. Thin Oreos are ideal for the right texture.
A 9×13 inch pan is best for layering, but you can use a springform pan for a round version.
Chocolate Sauce Swap: Use Magic Shell or chocolate syrup instead of melting bars.
Peanut-Free: Use toffee bits, crushed pretzels, or chopped cookie pieces instead.
Different Ice Cream: Swap vanilla for cookie dough ice cream, chocolate ice cream, or any favorite flavor.
Cool Whip Option: Add a whipped topping layer before the final chocolate for extra fluff.
Buster Bar Ice Cream Cake
- Crush Oreo’s in a food processor and dump them into a 9×13 casserole dish.
- Add in melted butter and stir. Press Oreo’s down to create a crust layer.
- Drizzle ¼ cup hot fudge sauce over the crust.
- Add a thin layer of ice cream covering the crust completely.
- Add 1 cup of honey roasted peanuts on top of the ice cream.
- Drizzle the remaining hot fudge sauce over the peanuts.
- With a spatula add remaining ice cream on top of the hot fudge sauce.
- In a small microwaveable safe bowl melt semi-sweet chocolate and milk chocolate bars until smooth and creamy. Slowly, pour melted chocolate over the ice cream. Spread out with spatula quickly as the chocolate will harden fast.
- Place dish in freezer for 4 hours before serving.
Buster Bar Ice Cream Cake
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Ingredients
- 10 oz Pack Thin Oreo’s crushed
- 2 tablespoons Butter melted
- 1 gallon Vanilla Ice Cream softened
- 12.8 oz jar Hot Fudge Sauce
- 1 cup Honey Roasted Peanuts
- 4 oz bar Semi-Sweet chocolate
- 4 oz bar Milk Chocolate
Instructions
- Crush Oreo’s in a food processor and dump them into a 9×13 casserole dish.
- Add in melted butter and stir. Press Oreo’s down to create a crust layer.
- Drizzle ¼ cup hot fudge sauce over the crust.
- Add a thin layer of ice cream covering the crust completely.
- Add 1 cup of honey roasted peanuts on top of the ice cream.
- Drizzle the remaining hot fudge sauce over the peanuts.
- With a spatula add remaining ice cream on top of the hot fudge sauce.
- In a small microwaveable safe bowl melt semi-sweet chocolate and milk chocolate bars until smooth and creamy. Slowly, pour melted chocolate over the ice cream. Spread out with spatula quickly as the chocolate will harden fast.
- Place dish in freezer for 4 hours before serving.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer: Family Fresh Meals is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.
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