Homemade Organic Chocolate Cream Pie Ice Cream

Love chocolate cream pie?  Check.
Love vanilla ice cream?  Check.
So why not combine them?  My kids would eat this every day if they could.

Ingredients

• 1 organic 9" frozen pie shell, cooked  at 400 degrees F until golden brown, then cooled to room temperature
• 1 package Dr. Oetker's organic chocolate pudding mix, cooked and chilled (requires 2 cups of organic milk)
• 1-1/4 cups organic granulated sugar
• 3 cups organic heavy cream
• 1-1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a stand mixer (that's what I use), combine sugar, heavy cream and vanilla extract.  Mix for about five minutes. 
2. Pour the combination into the ice cream maker's freezer bowl.  Add the chilled pudding. Turn the machine on and mix until the ice cream has thickened, about 25 minutes. The ice cream will have a soft, creamy texture.  Line the bottom of a dish with 1 inch pieces of pie shell.  Spoon the ice cream on top and serve. 
3. If you want it to be a little firmer, line the bottom of a Pyrex bowl with 1 inch pieces of pie shell and spoon the ice cream on top of it.  Cover it with a lid and put it in the freezer for about two hours. Remove it from the freezer about 15 minutes before serving.

Yum!