Caramel Pecan Ice Cream Dessert

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 425ml
• 1 cup pecans, chopped 250 ml
• 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed 250 ml
• 1 cup oatmeal, 250 ml
• 1 cup margarine, melted
• 1 1/2 cups caramel sauce, 375 ml
• 8 cups vanilla ice cream, softened 2ltr
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, pecans, sugar, and oats in a large bowl. add margarine and mix well. pat this mixture on a large baking sheet with sides. bake at 400f stirring occasionally for 15 minutes crumble while warm. cool.
• 2 press half of crumb mixture into a 9 x 13 pan. drizzle with half the sauce.
• 3 spread ice cream over crumb mixture and add remaining crumbs and sauce. cover and freeze. remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving.
• 4 ( line pan first with saran, wax paper or parchment paper, so it lifts out of dish easily to a flat surface for slicing)also, i cut it and wrap in saran individual pieces to take out of freezer when needed. this is an extremely rich dessert so i cannot judge portions. i would not serve more than about a 3" square per person.
• 5 to make caramel sauce.
• 6 in heavy saucepan, bring sugar, corn syrup, butter and water to a boil over med. heat, stirring constantly. boil 1 minute reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat and stir in vanilla. let cool slightly. stir in cream. sauce.
• 8 will thicken.