We sometimes serve this in lieu of traditional cake and ice cream for birthday parties.I actually use a little more than 1/2 gallon of ice cream to stretch it and try to reduce the richness just a little. I don’t like to “hide” the peanuts, just in case anyone’s allergic. Original recipe says to layer the peanuts between the oreo crust and the ice cream.Top with chocolate mixture and peanuts.When oreo crust is set, spread softened ice cream on top.Bring to a boil for 8 minutes, stirring constantly (I use my whisk). Mix powdered sugar, milk, chocolate chips, butter, and vanilla together in a sauce pan. 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream (softened).Straight out of my childhood church cookbook, here’s our favorite Buster Bar Dessert. The 9×13 pan size goes a long way, too, because it’s a rich one! When I need to take a summer dessert to a get together, this one always receives cheers. You’ll either love me because it’s so good, or hate me… because it’s so good. Subscribe via RSS to read updates in your favorite feed reader, or via email to have new posts delivered directly to your inbox. I’m showing these off at Tidy Mom’s I’m Lovin It party.Welcome! If you're new to The Finer Things in Life, you might like to subscribe for free updates. Remove 4-6 cups from the freezer at a time. Sprinkle over 1 teaspoon peanuts, then add about 2 tablespoons, or 2 small scoops, of vanilla ice cream, pressing gently to smooth the ice cream into an even layer. The taste is much more than the sum of its parts. Spoon 2 teaspoons fudge sauce into the bottom of 12 (3 ounce) Dixie Cups. But something happens when you put it all together on a stick and cover it with chocolate. While I was making these, I wondered if they would just taste like ice cream in a bowl with hot fudge and peanuts. The smooth one in the middle is the one that I dipped. Below you can see all the bars lined up on a pan. I don’t have a picture of the chocolate dipping process. You will use the whole container of ice cream, but cups will only be about 1/2 full.* *Important note: The cups will not be full. Place finished bars on waxed paper covered cookie sheet and put them back in the freezer. This should release them from the cups easily.ĭip the bars (a large yogurt container works well for this) or spread chocolate onto the ice cream bars. Let boil for 8 minutes, stirring continuously. Combine evaporated milk, chocolate chips, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. Sprinkle half of the peanuts over ice cream. Soften 1/2 of the half gallon ice cream and spread over Oreo crust. If they don’t release easily, run them under cool water for a few seconds. Pat into a 9 x 13 inch pan and chill in freezer. To remove the ice cream bars from the cups, give them a gentle squeeze. Pour chocolate chips and vegetable oil in a microwave safe bowl. Scoop more ice cream over the fudge and peanuts, tamping it smooth with the ice cream scoop. Add a dollop of hot fudge on top of the ice cream. Tamp it down smooth with the end of the ice cream scoop. Dip 1″ or 1 1/2″ of ice cream into the bottom of each cup. nut topping (1/4 cup?) or whole Spanish peanuts like a real Buster Bar has.Here’s what you’ll need to make your own Buster Bars: Then just spooned and spread chocolate on the rest, which worked fine. I didn’t want to use that much chocolate. Eventually, there won’t be enough chocolate to cover the ice cream bar. Each time you dip, the chocolate level drops. The other thing I discovered is that if you want to dip them so that the chocolate is smooth, you’ll need to use at least twice as much chocolate. Mine were not nearly as pretty as her cupcakes. I wondered if I could pull this off with ice cream. She dips the tops of these beautiful cupcakes into chocolate and has a great tutorial for doing it. Finally, I landed on Bakerella’s Hi Hat Cupcakes. I thought about using Magic Shell, but there isn’t much in one of those bottles. The first thing I needed to figure out was how to do the chocolate dipping. It means she’s about to make something really good!” He knows me well. My youngest son said, “I love it when she gets that look. My eyes lit up as an idea popped into my mind. The other day I was telling my kids about eating those Buster Bars on the front porch. I haven’t been to Dairy Queen in years (something that needs to change soon, I think). There still isn’t a better way to enjoy a summer evening. When I was little, my Dad sometimes would drive down to the Dairy Queen on 9th street and come back with a bag of Buster Bars and Dilly Bars for us to eat on the front porch.
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