Butter Brickle Frozen Dessert

For this Butter Brickle Frozen Dessert, an easy graham cracker crust is layered with a luscious no-bake cheesecake, crunchy oat crumble, and a decadent drizzle of butterscotch-caramel ice cream topping. This impressive dessert is a guaranteed showstopper!

Food can evoke certain feelings in us and this lovely Butter Brickle Dessert does that for me in a big way.

It’s a rush of memories from summers past. School is out, running through the sprinklers, BBQ’s, old fashioned 4th of July celebrations, summer vacations, and sleepovers in the tent my Dad set up in our front yard. One bite of this decadent frozen dessert and I’m in summer mode!

Butter Brickle Frozen Dessert is rich, sweet and indulgent and if you set it out at your next gathering, there won’t be crumb left. It’s the most epic summer dessert!

Ingredient Notes

• Graham cracker crust – One sleeve of graham crackers, crushed, melted butter, and granulated sugar.
• Oat-Pecan Crumble – All-purpose flour, quick cooking oats, light brown sugar, melted butter, hopped pecans.
• No-bake cheesecake – Regular or ⅓ less fat Neufchatel cream cheese. This recipe is plenty rich so you won’t be missing a thing if you go with lower fat cream cheese. Or, use one block of each for a happy compromise. You’ll also need granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, thawed whipped topping (like Cool Whip), a jar of butterscotch ice cream topping. We love butterscotch-caramel and plain caramel works too!

How to Make Butter Brickle Frozen Dessert

Allow the cream cheese to rest at room temperature for about 45 minutes to soften before beginning. This is a vital step to ensure a smooth cheesecake mixture.

Graham Cracker Crust

1. In medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and granulated sugar.
2. Press into bottom of greased springform pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely.

After years of exhaustive research, I’ve found that one sleeve of graham crackers yields just the right amount of crumbs for this recipe (1 cups). No need to dirty a measuring cup. Just place the contents of one sleeve of graham crackers in a zippered plastic storage bag and have at it with a rolling pin or even a can of green beans. Or process them in a food processor to make it easy!

Oat-Pecan Crumble

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, pecans, brown sugar, and melted butter.
2. Pour the mixture out on to a large rimmed baking sheet and spread it out evenly. Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes, until light brown. Remove from the oven and use a spatula to break up and crumble the mixture while it is still warm. Then, set aside to cool completely.

No-Bake Cheesecake and Layering

1. In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in the whipped topping.
2. Spread half of the cream cheese mixture over the crust in the springform pan.
3. Sprinkle half of the oat crumbles over the cream cheese mixture, and drizzle about one third of the ice cream topping over the top. Repeat these layers one more time, ending with a final drizzle of ice cream topping. Reserve remaining ice cream topping for serving.
4. Cover the springform pan with foil and freeze overnight or for at least 4 hours.

Serving Butter Brickle Ice Cream Dessert

When ready to serve, remove the pan from the freezer and allow it to rest at room temperature for about 5 or 10 minutes, to soften slightly.

Unlock and remove the pan sides. Then, slice and serve with additional ice cream topping drizzled over the top.

More Frozen Desserts You’ll Love

• Buster Bar Ice Cream Dessert
• Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
• Frozen Peanut Butter Pie
• Peach Frozen Yogurt
• Check out my entire collection of dessert recipes for more inspiration!

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This recipe was originally published on June 6, 2013. It has been updated with new text and images.

Adapted from Allrecipes