Choco-mint Freeze

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 28 crushed vanilla wafers
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 quart peppermint ice cream, softened
• 2 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares
• 3 egg yolks, well beaten
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 egg whites

Recipe

• 1 toss together crumbs and butter,(and reserving 1/4 cups mixture,) press into a 8x8 baking dish.
• 2 spread on softened ice cream and freeze.
• 3 melt 1/2 cup butter and the chocolate over low heat, gradually stir in egg yolks, sugar, nuts and vanilla.
• 4 beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• 5 add egg whites to chocolate mixture and spread over ice cream.
• 6 top with reserved crumbs. freeze for at least 2 hours.