Frosty Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie (oamc)

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (22 squares)
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin or 1 cup mashed cooked pumpkin
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream
• 1/3 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 4 tablespoons caramel topping (optional)
• cool whip (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to prepare crust:.
• 2 combine graham cracker crumbs with melted butter and sugar.reserve about 3/4 cup of this mixture for topping. press remaining crumb mixture firmly into buttered 9 inch pie plate. chill 45 minutes before filling.
• 3 to prepare filling:.
• 4 mix together the pumpkin, brown sugar, salt and spices. stir ice cream to soften; then fold into pumpkin mixture. pour into prepared crust. combine reserved graham cracker crumbs with chopped nuts; sprinkle nut mixture over pie filling and freeze until needed.
• 5 when ready to serve add additional toppings carmel and whipped topping.