Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream Bar Ice Box Cake

This simple dessert can be assembled in about 15 minutes - then you just have to wait for it to firm up in the freezer before serving.

Ingredients

• 4 Giant Weight Watchers chocolate fudge ice cream bars
• 12 squares chocolate graham crackers (or regular graham crackers)
• 2 cups frozen low-fat whipped topping, divided
• 1 banana, thinly sliced
• 1 cup sliced strawberries (optional)
• 1 cup berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries or any combination)

Instructions

1. Allow the fudge ice cream bars to defrost at room temperature for a minute or two.
2. Line a loaf pan with aluminum foil (or plastic wrap). Be sure to leave some extra hanging over the sides so you can lift the frozen dessert from the pan.
3. Place 6 graham cracker squares in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared pan.
4. Top graham crackers with 1 cup of frozen whipped topping.
5. Unwrap the ice cream bars, remove the sticks and place bars in a single layer, side-by-side. Press down gently into the whipped topping layer.
6. Add banana slices (and strawberry slices, if using) in an even layer on top of the ice cream bars.
7. Top with another single layer of 6 graham cracker squares.
8. Spoon remaining cup of frozen whipped topping evenly over the top layer of graham crackers.
9. Cover with plastic wrap or foil, and refrigerate for about an hour before moving to the freezer for 1 to 2 hours, or until it's firmed up.
10. Before serving, remove dessert from freezer and allow to sit at room temperature for a few minutes - this will make it easier to cut.
11. Cut into 8 equal squares or slices and garnish with fresh berries.

Recipe Notes

This layered, low calorie icebox cake can be easily modified to suit your tastes, what's in season and what you have on hand. Try:

• Different ice cream: Substitute chocolate fudge ice cream bars with another low calorie ice cream or frozen yogurt bar of your choice.
• No chocolate graham crackers? Use regular graham crackers, Nabisco famous chocolate wafers, or Nilla Wafers instead.
• Flavored cool whip: Stir some cocoa or peanut butter powder into the frozen whipped topping before spreading onto the graham crackers.
• Different fruit? Add a layer of sliced strawberries on top of the banana slices. Skip the bananas and use all berries or another soft fruit such as peaches, pineapple or kiwi. 

Nutrition Facts - makes 8 servings. As in recipe above: calories 141; fat 5 g; carbs 24.3 g; protein 2.3 g   

Source: simple-nourished-living.com