What the heck is an icebox cake? I know that’s what you are thinking because that’s what I was thinking when I first heard of these cakes. Apparently, they were popular starting wayyyy back in the 1930′s and are now making a big comeback! I guess I have been living under a rock for my whole life….or I was deprived as a child by never having tried one, one or the other. They are really not even cakes at all and are typically a simple log-like dessert consisting of some sort of cookies or graham crackers and whipped cream or pudding. Once the cookies and the cream have a chance to sit in their rows and “mingle” in the refrigerator, the cookies soften after soaking in the whipped cream and become “cake-like”. Ice box cakes got their name because in those ancient days the refrigerator was called an “ice box” and the cake had to be chilled.
There are a million possibilities with an icebox cake and they are a good fit for any special occasion. The best part is that they are no-fuss and don’t have to be baked. I know that appeals to……well, pretty much everybody! I chose this version because we are huge Nutter Butter fans in this house. Also, the chocolate “pudding” ends up being more of a mousse when combined with the whipped cream and is delicious. The mousse along with the Nutter Butters create the incomparable flavor combination of peanut butter and chocolate!
This was actually made as a belated birthday cake for Mr. Wishes. I realized, all on my own, that I never did much of anything too special for his birthday this year (just kidding, he made sure he reminded me every day for almost a week!), so I finally got around to whipping this delicious dessert up. Hey, I did dedicate this post all to him and his special day so give me some credit here! Anyways, this was an easy way to surprise him with a sweet treat and remind him how much I love him, even when I’m a little tardy 
Addendum: Mr. Wishes’ exact words when he finished his piece of cake: “WOW, I’m regretting THAT!”. But in a good way, of course
Here is the chocolate mousse pudding mixture
layering of the mousse and chopped cookies
the finished product, ready to go in the 'fridge
Serve it in cute little trifle bowls (or any bowls!)
INGREDIENTS:
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup ice-cold water
1 pkg (3.4 oz) instant chocolate pudding
2 cups heavy whipping cream
4 cups coarsely chopped Peanut Butter sandwich cookies (such as Nutter Butter)
extra cookies and whipped cream for garnish
DIRECTIONS:
Whip your heavy cream on medium high until soft peaks form, about 1 1/2 minutes. Set aside.
In a medium bowl whisk together sweetened condensed milk and water until combined. Add in chocolate pudding and whisk vigorously for 5-6 minutes until mixture becomes thick.
Fold in your whipped cream into the pudding mixture and stir until completely incorporated.
In a 2.5 – 3 qt casserole dish spread 1/3 of the pudding mixture on the bottom. Top with 2 cups chopped cookies. Repeat this process again and finish with pudding mixture.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Garnish with whipped cream and more cookies.
Recipe source: adapted from cookiesandcups.com
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I want that! It looks so so sooo good!
Thanks, Kayle!
Mmmm…this no bake dessert looks great! It reminds me of banana pudding…only better!
The chocolate part of it does taste very “pudding-ish”
yum! looks so delicious!
I’ve never had nutter butters or ice box cakes before. I sure want to try it out though!
Nutter Butters are the best! And this was my first time trying an icebox cake
Oh man, this looks TOO good!! I haven’t had nutter butters in forever and think I’ll be making a special trip down the cookie aisle to pick up some soon
Take care!
It had been ages since I had them too! I thought it was about time to rekindle the flame (ha ha)