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June 8, 2020

Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches {TGI Friday’s Oreo Madness Copycat Recipe}

In today’s post: Learn how to make an Oreo ice cream sandwich! Creamy ice cream sandwiched between thick, cookie shaped pieces of Oreo crust – just like the Oreo Madness dessert that TGI Friday’s used to serve.

I’m generally not a big fan of restaurant desserts. They always sound so good, but then I spend seven dollars on a piece of cake that turns out kind of dry, and I spend the next hour thinking about how I could have made a WHOLE CAKE for seven dollars and it would have tasted way better. So I usually just skip dessert when we are eating out. But back in the day, my husband (then boyfriend) and I used to eat at TGI Friday’s pretty regularly, and we’d always (ALWAYS!) get the Oreo ice cream sandwich, aka Oreo Madness, for dessert.

Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches are the BEST homemade dessert!

Smooth vanilla ice cream was sandwiched between two super thick, cookie shaped pieces of Oreo crust, and the entire thing was drizzled in copious amounts of fudge and caramel. It looked like a great big Oreo, but was way better. It was the one restaurant dessert I knew would never disappoint.

Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches are the BEST homemade dessert!

And then it went away. 😭

The good news is that it’s not hard to make your own Oreo ice cream sandwiches at home! And when you make your own, you can use any flavor ice cream you like. I love classic vanilla, but we’ve also tried these with chocolate ice cream, mint ice cream, and peanut butter ice cream. All are delicious!

Regardless of what ice cream you use, these taste best with a little hot fudge and caramel sauce drizzled over the top. Because the outside of these is Oreo crust, it’s a bit crumbly, so it’s better to serve these on a plate than to pick them up and eat them like a traditional ice cream sandwich.

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Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe

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Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches

Creamy ice cream is sandwiched between two thick layers of Oreo cookie crust in this delicious frozen dessert.
Prep Time30 mins
Freeze time8 hrs
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Ice Cream
Servings: 18 sandwiches

Ingredients

  • 1 package Oreo Cookies 14.3 oz
  • 1/2 cup Butter melted
  • 5 cups Ice Cream

Instructions

  • Remove ice cream from the freezer and allow to soften on the counter for 10-15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, place muffin liners into muffin/cupcake tins. Each recipe makes 18-20 muffin size treats.
  • Finely crush Oreo cookies (crush the entire cookie, including cream) in a food processor or blender. Pour in melted butter, pulsing to combine with crumbs.
  • Scoop 1 tablespoon of crumbs into each lined muffin well. Press down firmly with spoon or fingers to create a crust.
  • Spoon 1/4 cup of ice cream over each Oreo crust. Use a spoon to flatten out the ice cream.
  • Top each ice cream sandwich with about 1.5 tablespoons of Oreo crumbs. Press down to flatten crumbs into a top crust.
  • Freeze ice cream sandwiches until hard - 4-8 hours depending on your freezer. Serve with hot fudge and caramel sauce.

Notes

This recipe makes 18-20 ice cream sandwiches, but they are somewhat small so some people may want to eat two.

Photo Instructions

To make Oreo ice cream sandwiches, start by setting your ice cream out on the counter to soften up for a few minutes while you make the Oreo crust that will go on the outside of your ice cream sandwiches. Dump an entire 14.3 oz package of Oreos into a food processor and pulse until you have small crumbs.

Finely crush Oreos

Next, melt one stick of butter (1/2 cup) and drizzle over the Oreo crumbs, continuing to pulse until combined.

Scoop up one tablespoon of buttery Oreo crumbs and dump it into a muffin liner. Gently pat the crumbs down into a crust in the bottom of the muffin liner. Try to get all the crumbs down on the bottom, not letting any ride up the sides of the liner (this will make a prettier finished product). You will be able to make 18-20 treats with this recipe.

How to make Oreo ice cream sandwiches: press Oreo crumbs in the bottom of cupcake tin

Next, scoop 1/4 cup of ice cream over each crust. I actually spoon ice cream into a 1/4 cup measure and smooth it flat to make sure I get the right amount in each one, but you can eyeball it if you’d like.

If the ice cream is still pretty hard, let it sit for five or ten more minutes until it’s soft enough to gently press down into the cupcake liners, smoothing the top.

How to make Oreo ice cream sandwiches: place 1/4 cup ice cream on top of Oreo crust

Finally, top each mini ice cream pie with a heaping tablespoon of the remaining crumb mixture, and carefully pat down. Don’t push too hard, or the softened ice cream will come squishing out. Note: this makes a nice thick crust on the top and bottom for a total of 18 treats. If you’d like to stretch it to 22 or 24 treats, use a scant tablespoon for both the top and bottom crusts, and plan on using six cups of ice cream total (instead of the 5 listed in the recipe below).

How to make Oreo ice cream sandwiches: press more Oreo crumbs over ice cream

Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for four hours or until firm. Then gently remove the cupcake liner, drizzle with hot fudge and caramel ice cream toppings, and chow down!

Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches are the BEST homemade dessert!

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  1. Denise says

    July 7, 2012 at 12:07 am

    Aggghh! You always post the WORST things on your blog! (And by that I mean the worst things for me to resist!!! 🙂 I just got Dreyer’s on sale. Now I know what to do with the six ice-creams I bought. (I guess if I bought six ice-creams then your recipes can only take partial credit for my unhealthy eating. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Jacoy says

    July 29, 2012 at 12:07 am

    Yum! We made these today (even better – my 5 year old made them while I “assisted”) and they are incredible. They were so much fun to make with simple ingredients and everyone loved ’em. Only change I’m making next time is to do a double batch! Thanks Autumn!

    Reply
  3. Michaela says

    August 5, 2012 at 12:08 am

    Oooo…mint would be fantastic. We used to have these after wrapping a play in high school. Now I want to make some!

    Reply
  4. Leslie says

    January 2, 2013 at 12:01 am

    This is so dangerous.

    Reply
  5. Love it says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:03 am

    I’ve looked for this recipe for ages!!!! used to be the best thing about going to TGI Fridays now i can make them at home i can’t wait to get making in the morning 🙂 thanks

    Reply
  6. autumn says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:03 am

    You’re welcome! There just aren’t any restaurant desserts that can beat this one…

    Reply
  7. anonymous says

    February 9, 2014 at 3:35 pm

    The actual TGI Fridays recipe was very similar. They used pieces of pvc pipe (diameter of the final product Oreo Cookie) and packed the cookie crust into the pvc w a soup can (same size as final product) then added ice cream, and another layer of crust. Packing it down helps make the Oreo Madness nice and firm. The real secret to the Oreo Madness was the butterscotch carmel blend they used along w the fudge. Best item Fridays ever discontinued. They reissued it about 7 yrs ago w some soggy oreo ice cream sandwich u can buy at any gas station. Lame (

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    • autumn says

      February 9, 2014 at 4:07 pm

      For reals? How funny! Butterscotch caramel…oh yum! Why in the world did they get of it? It was the best restaurant dessert ever!

      Reply
  8. AMelia says

    February 25, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    I’m very late to the party, but I am so excited to make these! I have a silly question, when you say to put a whole package of Oreos in a processor, you mean with the creme still inside them, right? Just wondering!

    Reply
    • autumn says

      February 25, 2014 at 10:12 pm

      Yep, creme and all!

      Reply
  9. Thumbs up says

    March 15, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    Made these today and my family went crazy over them. Thanks!

    Reply
    • autumn says

      March 17, 2014 at 1:27 pm

      You’re welcome! Everyone I’ve ever served them to has LOVED them. My kids love them so much that I may or may not hide a few in the back of the freezer so there will actually be one or two left over for me the next day 😉

      Reply
  10. Christine says

    March 21, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    Hmmm…Wondering if I could do this in a 13×9 pan and cut in squares? I might have to play with the amounts.

    Reply
    • autumn says

      March 22, 2014 at 5:30 pm

      If you try this make sure you have a very sharp knife for cutting into squares – and let me know if it work outs!

      Reply
  11. Tiffany says

    April 11, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    I ordered this from TGIFridays to go and they literally handed me a to-go box with an Oreo Klondike still in the wrapper and a little side of fudge/caramel sauces!
    http://www.klondikebar.com/#Sandwiches&p=sandwich_Oreo_sandwich

    But the added butter in this recipe sounds divine!

    Reply
    • autumn says

      April 20, 2014 at 2:53 pm

      Oh, what they used to serve was so much better than those klondike bars – I wonder why they’ve changed it? They don’t even sell it at any of the restaurants here anymore, which makes me sad. Maybe it was just too much work to make and the klondike bars are an easy substitution. Oh well, at least I can make it at home now! Thanks for visiting!

      Reply
  12. CJ says

    April 26, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    One stick of butter equates how many tablespoons?

    Reply
    • autumn says

      April 30, 2014 at 7:26 am

      Eight!

      Reply
  13. barb says

    May 3, 2014 at 1:45 pm

    Did you use a regular size cupcake tin or larger size?

    Reply
    • autumn says

      May 4, 2014 at 7:06 am

      I use a regular size tin.

      Reply
  14. Lisa says

    June 26, 2014 at 5:41 am

    This was my FAVORITE dessert of all time….can’t wait to try it!!! Thank you!!

    Reply
  15. Andrea says

    June 28, 2014 at 11:32 am

    Hi!

    Thanks for the recipe!!

    Would you please tell me how much butter in grams makes “a cube”? Can’t wait to do this at home!! 🙂

    Thanks!!

    Reply
  16. Anne Dudley says

    August 30, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    Using the same amount of crushed oreos, add 1 pkg. (8oz) softened cream cheese, stir til well mixed and roll into balls. Dip into melted chocolate and refrigerate. Awesomely decadent!

    Reply
  17. Sue says

    September 5, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    Crush up Heath candy bars and stir into the ice cream before you put it in the pan to make these even better.

    Reply
    • autumn says

      September 5, 2014 at 2:05 pm

      That sounds delicious!

      Reply
  18. i e says

    September 26, 2014 at 11:49 am

    I enjoy what you guys tend to be up too. Such clever work and coverage!
    Keep up the fantastic works guys I’ve included you guys to blogroll.

    Reply
  19. Kag says

    October 3, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    What is the weight for the butter you are using, we don’t have sticks of butter in the UK just blocks which is probably far too much. Thanks

    Reply
    • Susanne says

      January 10, 2015 at 5:50 am

      113.398 grams equals 1/4 cup, or one cube of butter per the metric conversion tables on the internet.

      Reply
  20. Tara says

    October 13, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    Wondering if you think it would work to make this up a few days ahead of time and take out of freezer and ads toppings right before serving?

    Reply
  21. Aubrey Smith says

    March 9, 2015 at 6:42 pm

    OMGOODNESS!! My sentiments exactly. Eric and I used to go to Friday’s every chance we got, just for an Oreo Madness. Where we would “share” one, only to fight over those last few bites. Why oh why did they take it away?? Can’t wait to try this!!

    Reply
  22. Kim Bell says

    April 17, 2015 at 5:47 pm

    I would swap out the butter for Magic Shell – you know, that ice cream topping that hardens when it gets cold. That’s actually what they use at Dairy Queen to make the cookie crunch inside the ice cream cakes – cookie crunch + cone coating. Yum!

    Reply
  23. Ana says

    January 13, 2016 at 7:33 am

    I would like no know the weight of the ingredients because in Brazil the oreos are sold in different sizes (90 g, 144g). Thank you!

    Reply
  24. Carolynn Padgett says

    September 13, 2016 at 6:17 pm

    You guys are all horrible! I thought a reply column was basically corrections or thanks, or questions. Not you guys! Lots and lots of horribly decadent, got-to-make-it and eat-it-right-now recipes or alternate versions of the originally listed recipe! I’m gonna gain 53 lbs. this week! No, I can make ’em, eat some of ’em, and quickly freeze the rest while I’m still sated on the first one or two (or three…or…four). And once they’re packed away (ONE-serving-size packets!), I’ll be safe! I wonder if the rest of your reply columns are the same? People chime in with interesting (and delicious) sounding alternatives to original recipes there, too?

    Reply
  25. Joanie says

    December 10, 2018 at 10:28 am

    I just read the Oreo Madness Recipe (sounds GREAT) but have two questions:
    1. What size package of Oreos – package sizes have “shrunk” in ounces and I don’t know if this was when they were still a pound pkg. or the 12 or 13 oz. they are now.
    2. What is a “cube” of butter? Is that a stick (4oz), a tub, a whole block…
    Just want to know before I mess up the recipe with wrong amounts.

    Reply

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