Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream Cake Recipe (2024)

A question: could one make this with sorbet rather than sherbert?

I made this with Coconut (Haupia - we call it in Hawaii) ice cream and Mango Sorbetto. I also used mini Villa wafers and crushed them a bit and added about 2 TBSP of melted butter. Just to add some crunch, I crumbled up more the the cookies and sprinkled them on top as well as some pomegranate seeds for flavor and looks! Yum and so easy.

So easy and surprisingly refreshing. I’m already thinking about chocolate wafers and raspberry sherbet with vanilla ice cream next time.

Vanilla wafer is a type of cookie sold in the U.S. Any mildly flavored crunchy cookie (sweet biscuit) will do.

Yes. Sorbet is a non-dairy frozen fruit and sugar dessert with a relatively similar consistency. Sherbet is generally the cheaper grocery store version. Sometimes sorbet has a higher fruit percentage and tangy flavor. Either is good. You might enjoy more contrast in the taste with sorbet, which I would think should be rather delightful.

If you use a pie plate, just line it with plastic wrap so the cake comes out easily.

If you use an 8x2 springform pan, it’s resulting height makes it an ice cream cake, not a pie.

Sprinkled a bit of cardamom over about halfway through ice cream/sorbet and again on top. Subtle and delicious.

Any shortbread cookie will also work.

An example of a vanilla wafer would be Nabisco 'Nilla Wafer cookies. Not sure about the petite beurre cookies- they might be a little dense, but would certainly taste good.

The difference between sorbet and sherbet is that sherbet has milk in it.

They are sold under the brand name of Nilla Wafers. Thin simple vanilla flavored cookies. Here is one of the many recipes you can find on the net if you can't get the boxed version or prefer something homemade.https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/10/homemade-nilla-vanilla-wafers.html

Man is it hard to find sherbet these days, which I loved as a kid...I used blood orange sorbet since my store had it and the dessert was outstanding and fun! I couldn't believe how little effort it took to look this glamorous. I used classic organic vanilla wafers, and I was a little confused they didn't have to be pulverized, but followed the instructions (maybe it would get soggy?). The only thing that I wanted was more orange flavor--so I doused the top with orange liqueur before setting!

Made this with the Hawaiian Style Sherbet recipe found here. It was a big hit.

Sorbet is easy to make. 2 c frozen fruit. 1/2 c simple syrup. 2 TBS lemon juice. Puree in a blender. Pour into freezer-safe pan. Freeze 2-3 hours or over night.

What is the carb count per serving?

This works great with any fruit sorbet and vanilla ice cream, or chocolate and orange. Also drizzling Magic Shell very thinly over the top makes for a beautiful lace topping that fancies it up. This is always a big hit no matter the audience.

Made this with crushed chocolate wafers on the bottom, vanilla ice cream and raspberry sorbet, sprinkling some fresh blueberries in the ice cream and sorbet. Happy Fourth of July!

Gluten free Tates coconut cookies- with mango and raspberry sorbet

Yummy and so easy. Fun dessert for company!

A good recipe to make with little cooks. Super simple, and tastes exactly as expected with the three ingredients. Made this in the first trimester of pregnancy as true baking or cooking for a party was out with nausea. Honestly felt a little simple for an adult to present to adults. But it was good for a chuckle and was easy to eat while feeling a bit green.

I used Tate’s chocolate cookies for the crust and patched them around the bottom of the spring form pan. The orange and chocolate were a delicious combo. Easy easy and everyone loved it.

Easy and delicious! Used Trader Joe's Cat Chocolate cookies as base--crushed with 4 til of sugar and 4 oz of melted butter--sprinkled chocolate crumbs on top.

Everyone loved this and was so impressed. I felt a little guilty since I didn't really "make" it. More like "assembled" it. After removing the springform pan ring, I used cool whip to frost the top so I could have a backdrop for some thin orange slices fanned out. Then froze again before serving. Next time I'll try vanilla & chocolate ice creams, Oreo crust, and some hot fudge or caramel drizzled between the scoops. Should look really cool when it's cut.

This was a good make-ahead dessert, it tastes like the old fashioned creamsicles . I used the 9 inch springform pan and the full quart of vanilla and sherbet, BUT the beauty of this recipe is the other ways it could be done, chocolate wafers for a crust, chocolate and some other ice cream, you could drizzle in some raspberry jam, crushed up Heath bars, ginger snaps on the bottom with peach ice cream, dang,so many ways to present and it is easy. The nine incher served 12 happy tennis players.

I made it with chocolate wafers, vanilla ice cream, and coffee sorbet. YUM!

This is delicious. I used shortbread and they were great but just a little too thick so next time I’d give them a quick pulse in the cuisinart to break them up a bit. Good quality vanilla and orange sherbet worked great and it all came together in 5 minutes. Crazy how simple this is but it’s actually really good. Top with whipped cream and extra shortbread crumbs for an extra touch. Kids and adults loved it equally and it looks great too.

I was pretty excited to make this but disappointed with the outcome. Easy to make but the ice cream and the sorbet have drastically different melt points. When eating, the ice cream is soupy midway through eating but the sorbet remains frozen rock solid. Not an enjoyable eating experience!