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A cold and refreshing Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie, perfect for the hottest of Summer days. A quick and easy vanilla wafer crust is covered in layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce. This six ingredient dessert is a family favorite and is sure to become yours, too! #hotfudge #chocolate #icecream #pie #easydessert #summer

This six ingredient Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie couldn’t be easier! Layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge, perfect for the hottest of Summer days.

A cold and refreshing Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie, perfect for the hottest of Summer days.  A quick and easy vanilla wafer crust is covered in layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce.  This six ingredient dessert is a family favorite and is sure to become yours, too!

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Original content posted July 2014.  Updated June 2021.

When Andy has been on a long stint of call days, I love to surprise him with one of his favorite desserts as a special treat for how hard he’s been working.  This Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie?  It’s always met with an appreciative, albeit sleepy, smile.  It’s one of his long standing favorites that his mom always made for him and one she included in a recipe book that she and Andy’s sister compiled for me full of recipes from family and friends when Andy and I got married.

A cold and refreshing Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie, perfect for the hottest of Summer days.  A quick and easy vanilla wafer crust is covered in layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce.  This six ingredient dessert is a family favorite and is sure to become yours, too!

A cold and refreshing dessert, perfect for the hottest of Summer days, although we enjoy it year round being the ice cream lovers that we are!  A quick and easy vanilla wafer crust is covered in layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce.  This six ingredient dessert is a family favorite and is sure to become yours, too!

A cold and refreshing Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie, perfect for the hottest of Summer days.  A quick and easy vanilla wafer crust is covered in layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce.  This six ingredient dessert is a family favorite and is sure to become yours, too!

Homemade hot fudge sauce?!  That got your attention, didn’t it!  Would you believe that if took out a saucepan and filled it with chocolate chips, marshmallows and evaporated milk and stirred it together over low heat it would become a chocolatey delight of epic proportions?  Me neither!  But I’m here to tell you it indeed does and is definitely the highlight of this Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie.

A cold and refreshing Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie, perfect for the hottest of Summer days.  A quick and easy vanilla wafer crust is covered in layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce.  This six ingredient dessert is a family favorite and is sure to become yours, too!

Dessert with Vanilla Wafer Crust

The other two major components of this ice cream pie are vanilla wafers and vanilla ice cream.  As in, you can purchase them and there is absolutely no effort involved.  You simply line the bottom of your pie plate with vanilla wafers and then add alternate layers of softened ice cream and that delicious hot fudge sauce.  This is one of those recipes that children love to help with as it’s so incredibly easy!

A cold and refreshing Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie, perfect for the hottest of Summer days.  A quick and easy vanilla wafer crust is covered in layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce.  This six ingredient dessert is a family favorite and is sure to become yours, too!

Ice Cream Pie Recipe

This isn’t my first go round with making ice cream the star of a dessert recipe!  I have no doubt fellow ice cream fans will also scream for my showstopper Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ice Cream Tart, summer ready Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Pie and refreshing Grasshopper Ice Cream Tart.

A cold and refreshing Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie, perfect for the hottest of Summer days.  A quick and easy vanilla wafer crust is covered in layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge sauce.  This six ingredient dessert is a family favorite and is sure to become yours, too!

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4.44 from 16 votes

Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie

This six ingredient Hot Fudge Ice Cream Pie couldn't be easier! Layers of vanilla ice cream and homemade hot fudge, perfect for the hottest of Summer days.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Time in Freezer2 hrs
Total Time20 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 524kcal
Author: Melanie Bauer | Melanie Makes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup miniature marshmallows
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 30 vanilla wafers
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream
  • chocolate curls if desired, for garnish

Instructions

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together evaporated milk, chocolate chips, marshmallows and salt until completely melted.
  • Line bottom and sides of 9" pie plate with vanilla wafers.
  • Spread half of ice cream over wafers. Cover with half of hot fudge mixture.
  • Repeat layers.
  • Freeze until firm, approximately 3-5 hours.
  • Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 524kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 311mg | Potassium: 351mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 625IU | Vitamin C: 1.5mg | Calcium: 261mg | Iron: 0.5mg

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  9. Jill Roberts @ WellnessGeeky says

    These are so Instagrammable and adorable! Legit speechless, this hot fudge ice-cream pie recipe looks unreal!!! Thanks for sharing!
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  12. Amanda says

    Hi! This looks amazing! How long do you usually leave the ice cream out to make it spreadable? Thanks!
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  15. Alexis @ Upside Down Pear says

    Oh this pie looks to die for! I am a huge fan of ice cream cakes (being a summer baby and all). This looks so simple and delicious! The fact that it only takes 15 minutes to put together is just amazing :D
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  17. Sara says

    You had me at hot fudge, but then when I saw all those chocolate curls this rocketed to the top of my "must-make" list!
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  25. Laura says

    This is not good, this recipe is way to easy to put together. That means I might end up making it and run the risk of eating it all up. :) I am pretty sure baby wants some so I have to, right?
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  35. Liz says

    Thank you SO much for hosting us this week (I still need to update my post to thank you...have to get my act together!). My family would love your gorgeous ice cream pie...including ME!
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  36. Ala says

    My friends and familiy know better than to get me anything other than an ice cream pie or cake for my birthday! But it looks like I'll be making my own next year--this is exactly what the doctor ordered. Thanks again for hosting, Melanie--it's awesome to meetcha! Can't wait for many more Sunday Suppers together.
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  38. Kimberly says

    I'm not sure I have the words to express how AMAZING this pie looks! Seriously, a huge slice of this would make me so happy right now ... great recipe!
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  45. Cheryl says

    I LOVE CHOCOLATE so this pie looks perfect! And easy enough that I might even have to give it a try myself! Thanks so much for hosting this week, you really have done a superb job, and it's truly appreciated. I would love it if you would swing by my recipe link party The Yuck Stops Here and share this recipe with my friends there this week. The party starts Tuesday at 8pm on my blog, Hot Momma's Kitchen Chaos. Thanks again & HUGS
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