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This Mint Oreo Icebox Cake recipe is perfectly minty and so easy to make. It’s a no bake dessert that can be made in less than 30 minutes!
Looking for more no bake icebox cake recipes? Try my Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake and my Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Icebox Cake.
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This Mint Oreo Icebox Cake Is Quick And Easy To Make
Certainly by now you know that I also love a more complicated dessert and beautiful cakes as much as the next person, but there are definitely times that easy, quick and super tasty is all you need. This is one of those recipes for one of those times. And it’s perfect for sharing with friends!
And I need an easier dessert to make this weekend. I felt restricted because our garbage disposal was jammed, so no water would go down the drain and when I tried to use the dishwasher, water started filling up the sink. Eek!
So, our Saturday night was spent doing two things.
1. We saw ‘The Lone Survivor’. O.M.G. Have you seen that? Amazing. Must see. It absolutely blows my mind that our service men are trained to be able to go through that. It’s amazing that a body can be trained for that. It’s humbling and makes me so appreciative of what those men and their families sacrifice. One of my very best friends’ husbands flies in the army and I couldn’t help but think of them for a lot of the movie. I cried like a baby. See it. Seriously.
2. The hubs fixed the garbage disposal. I was super impressed. I was convinced we’d need to call a plumber. Instead, he started taking things apart, with me as his sidekick. It wasn’t looking good. He had me googling diagrams of our exact model so we could figure out how to take it apart. He was removing tubes and hoses and stuff. It was scary. But he fixed it! And at least for the night, he was my hero. The sound of a garbage disposal has never been so sweet.
However, when I made this, I still had no good sink options. So easy was preferred.
I Love Minty Oreo Desserts
Plus, it’s full of one of my favorite things – Oreos. I mean really, sometimes I think I will turn into an Oreo. I have always loved them and double stuffed is the way to my heart. Bring on that Oreo filling.
This icebox cake is full of those amazing sandwich cookies of the mint variety. Two boxes of them, to be exact. One box for each layer.
How To Make Mint Oreo Icebox Cake
To make this delicious minty cake, you start by dipping a layer of mint Oreos into milk and making a single layer on the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Since milk and Oreos are made for each other, that makes perfect sense.
Then you’ll top that layer with some chocolate pudding. It always surprises me how much I like pudding when I make it.
Next, I added some mini chocolate chips to give a little crunch. On top of the chocolate pudding, you can add a layer of them, if you like. It’s hard to see them in my pictures except for on the top of the cake, but they’re there.
Chocolate Chips Add Crunch To This Icebox Cake
I have a fabulous girlfriend who absolutely dies over anything mint and chocolate chip. She always tells me how she loves my recipes and she so wonderfully shares many of them. So the chocolate chips in this are in her honor. I hope you like them too! It gives a bit of crunch.
Next, add another layer of milk dipped Oreos.
The next pudding layer is actually a vanilla pudding with some mint extract and green color added to it. Funny, it doesn’t show as much in the pictures either, but darn is it good and minty.
What Toppings Go On This Mint Oreo Icebox Cake?
Finish it off with a layer of Cool Whip (or homemade whipped cream) and sprinkle some more chocolate chips, Oreo crumbs (I had about 3 cookies left for this purpose) and some chocolate sauce.
Can you Freeze Mint Oreo Icebox Cake?
You can freeze this cake or store it in the fridge. My preference was the fridge. Yum! I took it to our small group and it was a hit! A few of them thought it surely had Andes Mints in it, but no. Mint Oreos and mint pudding are responsible for that tasty flavor.
So what are you waiting for? With a dessert this easy, it’s time to get started! 🙂
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Mint Oreo Icebox Cake
- Prep Time: 25
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 15-18 Slices
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Mint Oreo Icebox Cake recipe is perfectly minty and so easy to make. It’s a no bake dessert that can be made in less than 30 minutes to feed a crowd!
Ingredients
- 1 (3.4 oz) package chocolate pudding
- 1 (3.4 oz) package vanilla pudding
- 4 1/2 cups (1080ml) milk, divided
- 3/4 tsp mint extract
- 4 drops blue food color*
- 2 drops yellow food color*
- 2 (15.25 oz) boxes Mint Oreos
- 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips, divided
- 8 oz Cool Whip (or homemade whipped cream)
- Chocolate sauce for topping, if desired
Instructions
- Make chocolate pudding according to directions on package, using 2 cups of milk. Set aside.
- Make vanilla pudding according to directions of package, using 2 cups milk.
- Add mint extract and food color (see NOTE below) to vanilla pudding and mix well. Set aside.
- Put remaining 1/2 cup milk into a small bowl.
- Dip Mint Oreos in milk quickly and then place into the bottom of a 9×13 pan, making a single layer.
- Spread chocolate pudding over the first layer of Mint Oreos.
- Sprinkle 3/4 cup of mini chocolate chips over the chocolate pudding.
- Dip remaining Mint Oreos in milk quickly and place on top of the chocolate chips, in a single layer.
- Spread mint pudding over the second layer of Mint Oreos.
- Spread Cool Whip (or whipped cream) over the top of the mint pudding.
- Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips on top of the whipped topping.
- Garnish with 3-4 crumbled Mint Oreos and chocolate sauce, if desired.
- The icebox cake doesn’t really need to firm up and can be eaten immediately. However, the Oreos will be easier to slice if given a little time to soften. I recommend refrigerating for 2-3 hours before serving.
- Store covered in the refrigerator. Best if eaten within 3-4 days.
Notes
Food coloring: At the time that I made this, I didn’t have green food color, so I used blue and yellow to make green. If you have green, you can use that. I’d start with 2 or 3 drops and then check the color.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 315
- Sugar: 30.8 g
- Sodium: 294.8 mg
- Fat: 13.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 45.4 g
- Protein: 6.4 g
- Cholesterol: 8.5 mg
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The photos look like two layers of the mint vanilla pudding not one layer of chocolate and one layer of mint???
I think things just get kind of mixed together a bit. It’s as the recipe states.
Do you use instant or cook pudding?
Instant pudding.
im very comfused by this recipe am I really using 13.4 oz of each flavor of pudding and am I preparing it as directed on the box or with 2 cups of milk
No, it’s one 3.4oz box of each. I can see how that’s confusing and the recipe has been updated. You should prepare it as stated on the box, but all that I’ve used in the past use 2 cups per 3.4 oz box.
Just love these kind of recipes – simple, light, fast and delicious. Can’t wait to try this. Thanks!
I am not typically a big pudding or mint person but one of my colleague’s wanted a dessert with mint and cool whip. I made this and omitted the chocolate syrup and halved the chocolate chips. We all agreed it was more minty than chocolatey, but, it was good! I would make this again because it was so easy! I might omit the mint extract since I do not prefer it as much as the next person. Thanks for an easy recipe that is great for work!
Hi! How many does this serve? Thanks!
I’d say 12-15 servings.
Oh wow we need this!! We love anything mint and chocolate!!
I made this for a pigout at work yesterday and it was really good. I did break cookies in half to fill in the edges where needed to cover the pan. Many positive compliments and it’s easy which makes it even better! thanks!
Also, just wondering how many Oreos are in 1 box?
Thanks
I believe there are usually about 30 Oreos in a box.
Hi, love this idea! Really looking forward to making it!
One question:
Would it still work with Wagon Wheels or some other mint Oreo-like things, because Australia doesn’t stock them and I am going to have to order them over the Internet.
I really want to make this!
Thanks for the recipe!
You could definitely use some other kind of chocolate cookie. I’m not really familiar with the wagon wheels, but I googled and it looks like they have out outer chocolate coating. If that’s the case, I’m not sure they’d be the best substitute. The Oreos usually soften front he moisture of the ingredients around them. With the coating, I’m not sure those cookies would do the same. Maybe find another chocolate cookie without the coating?
IS it necessary to refrigerate Mint Oreo Icebox Cake………i am taking part in cooking without fire competition and they dont provide refrigerator …..if it is necessary to refrigerate then please suggest any sweet dish in which it is not necessary to refrigerate or bake……thanks!
You would want to refrigerate this for it to get firm. Once firm, you could leave it out of the fridge for an hour or 2 and it should be fine.
Hello! I tried this recipe but because oreo cookies are circular, I was wondering what you did to make sure that the entire layer is covered with biscuit, since it’ll inevitably result in holes between the biscuits! Thank you!
There isn’t really anything to fix that. Overall the dessert is very pudding-heavy. The Oreos break that up and add some texture and thickness.
Are the pudding mixes instant or cook and serve?
Instant pudding