Normally, there is an I in pizza, but Ice-E plays by different rules, replacing that I with an E. The reason for this might be for the employees who work at Ice-E’s P’e’zza in Hometown, because after all, there’s no I in “team”, so they removed it from “pizza”.
Much like Chuck E. Cheese in our world, Ice-E is a beloved children’s mascot in the Light World of Deltarune. Not only does he have a pizza chain, but a movie, which Susie mentions at the end of Chapter 2. Ice-E seems to be everywhere in Hometown, from the aforementioned pizza restaurant, to a magazine in Sans’ convenience store, to even the pain level chart in the hospital. He even has his own line of body spray, one of which is found in Kris and Toriel’s bathroom cabinet. Ice-E also finds his way into Cyber World, where you solve a word puzzle that is supposedly his catch phrase (according to Susie): “GIASFELFEBREHBER”. When you solve it, an image of Ice-E appears on a screen, then glitches.
Not only does this image of him glitch, but many of Ice-E’s merchandise in-game (especially his magazine) have poor spelling and grammar, whether that’s intentional to appeal to kids (think Xtreme Kool Letterz), or as if Ice-E is a glitch entity, kind of like a certain Darkener we know and love (no relation of course...or is there...).
In fact - why aren’t more fans speculating about Ice-E to begin with? I think he’s quite the mystery, and as an in-universe fictional character, could he be a Darkener? Could he exist in a Dark World?
Wait, wait. wait. This isn’t a theory blog, this is a cooking blog. There is a time and a place to speculate this weird mascot, but that’s not here. What I am here to do is to share a pizza recipe inspired by Ice-E’s P’e’zza.
The menu has some very unusual types of pizza, which is something you’d come to expect in the weird world of Toby Fox. Most notably is their Ice P’e’zza, and their Double Ice P’e’zza. It’s a hit with Ice Wolf, though he is the only customer seen.
So how is ice pizza possible, let alone edible? Simple - it just needs an extra word: cream. That makes this an Ice Cream Pizza! Served cold and fresh for dessert!
When deciding to make this, I forgot all about fast food chain Dairy Queen’s “Treatzza Pizza”, which I remember seeing advertised as a young child, but never tried. Since I never paid much attention, I had no idea Dairy Queen still sells them. The same can be said with Baskin Robbins’ “Polar Pizza”, which I didn’t even know about until I looked it up. Ice cream pizzas just weren’t something I ever tried growing up. Sure, I knew they existed, but I was otherwise indifferent to the concept. Never even thought I’d be here trying to make my own just a year ago, but here we are. I looked up several different recipes online which gave me the inspiration to make my own ice cream pizza, which you can find in the sources at the end.
You can make an ice cream pizza in whatever flavors you want! Use whatever ice cream you want, whatever toppings you want, make whatever crust you want, the sky’s the limit! S’mores ice cream pizza? Make a graham cracker crust, fill with chocolate ice cream, top with marshmallows, graham cracker crumbs, and bite-sized pieces of chocolate! A chocolate chip cookie dough pizza? Make a chocolate chip cookie crust and use chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, top with chocolate chips, and pieces of edible cookie dough! Strawberry cheesecake ice cream pizza? Fill a graham cracker crust with strawberry-cheesecake flavored ice cream and top with bite sized strawberry pieces and sweetened strawberry puree!
As for mine? It’s an Oreo ice cream pizza, made with a crust from crushed Oreos mixed with hot fudge sauce, filled with vanilla ice cream with more Oreo pieces mixed in, and topped with chocolate chips, hot fudge sauce, and of course, even more Oreo bits! I hope my recipe here at the very least will serve as a guide to whatever flavor you want to make.
For a graham cracker crust, onceuponachef has you covered - all you need from this key lime pie recipe is the graham cracker crust portion - but if you also want to make the pie that goes with it, feel free to. It’s a lovely looking pie recipe, just look at that presentation!
I found this video and recipe for a chocolate chip cookie crust, completely made from scratch (including the ice cream)! But you can just use pre-made instead, unless you want to make your own!
One thing to keep in mind: it’s best to use a tart pan for an ice cream pizza, because the bottom can be lifted out from the sides, making it easier to cut when serving.
With all that out of the way, onto the recipe!
ICE-E’S KOOKYS N CREEM ICE CREEM P’E’ZZA:
28-30 Oreos (for the crust)
1/2 cup fudge sauce
Vanilla ice cream
10 more Oreos, crushed or chopped (for the topping)
Chocolate chips
Some of the remaining fudge sauce
Equipment:
Blender or food processor
Tart pan
Remove frosting from about 28 or so Oreos. Save that frosting in a bowl or container and cover with wax food wrap or a lid that fits. Crush the Oreos in a blender or food processor until cookies are coarse crumbs.
Pour cookie crumbs into a mixing bowl and add the fudge sauce. Stir to combine until a thick dough forms.
Place “dough” into tart pan and spread until tart pan is filled, using the flat bottom of a measuring cup (or a glass) to smooth out the crust. Spread some of that crust up the sides as well, giving it that tart shape and to hold in the ice cream and toppings that will come later. Freeze for at least an hour or two.
Take that firmed crust out of the freezer and spread that Oreo filling you saved onto the crust. It will be very thin, so you may need filling from a few more Oreos to completely coat the bottom (but not the sides). Re-freeze for another hour at the very least.
With your crust perfectly firm and solid with a thin layer of Oreo filling spread inside, take it back out of the freezer alongside a carton of ice cream. If your freezer keeps your ice cream hard as a rock, give it some time to soften first, but if your freezer keeps your ice cream at the perfect scoopable temperature, no need to wait! Just scoop and spread inside your cookie crust. But hurry and work quickly! Your ice cream will melt fast, and the outer edges of the ice cream in particular will be the first to melt into a liquid. It’s difficult not to make a mess, which is evident in my photos if you look closely at the pizza. Some of the melting ice cream went over the edges of my crust, so I advise you to be fast but careful. If you need to re-freeze between spreads, do so. Re-freeze at 20-minute intervals before attempting to spread again. You want a nice even layer of ice cream. Once that layer is even and fully spread, freeze again for another 30 minutes.
Optional: If you want to mix toppings into the ice cream, re-freeze your finished ice cream layer for 15 minutes before mixing in your toppings of choice such as bite-sized candy or fruit, nuts, or cookie pieces. Re-freeze for another 20-30 minutes before adding the final toppings.
Time to put the finishing touches on your ice cream pizza! Sprinkle your toppings on top of your ice cream with a generous drizzle of dessert sauce, syrup or fruit puree before sticking it back in the freezer. Let this freeze overnight or for 4 hours minimum for best results.
SERVING TIPS: Wash and dry your cutting board and have your pizza sit out for a couple of minutes in order for the tart pan to loosen, allowing you to remove your pizza from the sides of the pan (which is why a tart pan is recommended). If you can, remove the pizza entirely from the tart pan and set it down on the clean cutting board to avoid damaging the pan when trying to cut slices and serve. Heat a very sharp knife by running it under some hot water, drying it, and then carefully cut into the pizza. It will be extremely tough, and will require a lot of muscle work in order to cut through the frozen cookie crust. Be careful not to cut yourself or the pan, and do not let young children attempt to cut this pizza.
After you have successfully cut through the frozen crust, if you haven’t already removed your pizza from the tart pan bottom, slide your knife (or a serving spatula) between the crust and the bottom of the tart pan to remove your slice. If it’s taken a while to cut (and cutting the first slice is always the hardest - the rest of the pizza gets easier because it’s not stuck to the bottom of the tart pan anymore, but the crust is still tough to cut through, but you get used to it), re-freeze your cut slices to firm them up a little if they’ve started to melt, along with the rest of your pizza after returning the bottom of the tart pan to the sides, so you have something to hold your pizza in when storing it in the freezer. Remove your re-frozen slices and serve. If you made this particular Oreo crust, serve with something to wash that down with because that crust is far too sweet.
Yeah....the ice cream pizza recipes I found that involved an Oreo crust all used the same no-bake method combining Oreo crumbs with fudge sauce, but after having tried this method, I find it way too sweet (and American desserts are notorious for being cloyingly sweet). Not surprising since all of those were copycat recipes inspired by Dairy Queen’s Treatzza Pizzas....but I found an Oreo Cookie pie crust recipe that I’m going to try next time that’ll hopefully be better, by combining crushed Oreo crumbs with their filling along with melted butter. No extra fudge or sugar here to make you want water or milk after eating it! Hopefully. If you give this crust a try, let me know how it tastes!
As summer vacation goes out with the tide, why not say goodbye to it with a slice of Ice-E’s Ice Cream P’e’zza? It’s great for birthday parties, end-of summer parties, or back to school parties....(do people actually throw back to school parties? I don’t think that’s something kids would wanna celebrate....unless they’re starting their senior year of high school or something....)
Until next time....GIASFELFEBREHBER!
Sources:
Article: “Xtreme Kool Letterz”, TVTropes (tvtropes.org). Link: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/XtremeKoolLetterz
“Treatzza Pizza Cakes from Dairy Queen”, Dairy Queen official website, (dairyqueen.com). Link: https://www.dairyqueen.com/en-ca/menu/cakes/dq-treatzza-pizza/
Lindsay, “Easy Homemade Oreo Cookie Crust | Bake or No Bake”, Life Love and Sugar (lifeloveandsugar.com). Link: https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/easy-oreo-cookie-crust-recipe/
