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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Pie ~a.k.a. Green Dragon

Mint chocolate chip ice cream, Oreo cookies, and Butterfinger candy bars combine to create an ice cream dessert beyond words. Four ingredients are all you need to make this dessert that will become a new favorite. 

Slice of mint chocolate chip ice cream pie on a plate with whole pie in the back ground

Green Dragon is a family favorite, not just my family’s favorite. There’s a camp in Northern Michigan that is very special to our family. We used to stay there for a week every Summer, and our kids would also spend a week at kids’ camp. Green Dragon is always served for dessert on the last night of camp. Over the years, I’ve heard rumors that a cook or two tried to switch up the dessert on the last night of camp, and that was the last of them!  True story. So you see, this Green Dragon dessert is serious business. I recently was with friends, and we discussed our St. Patrick’s Day menu. I said you need to make Green Dragon ice cream pie, and one of my friends said that’s a weird combination of flavors. I told her, you make this pie, and I promise you you will be forever asked to bring it to every family function from here to forever. And you know what? She texted me the Monday after St Patty’s Day and said, “You were right!”. So now I think it’s time to make this legendary dessert. 

ingredients for mint chocolate chip ice cream pie
  • Oreo cookies
  • Butterfinger candy bars
  • mint chocolate chip ice cream
  • butter

First, this dessert can also be made in a 9×13-inch rectangle baking dish; the exact amounts for that can be found in the recipe card below.

oreo cookies and butter finger bars in a food processor with a small bowl of melted butter

Set the ice cream out and let it get soft at room temperature. Place cookies and candy bars into a food processor and pulse until you get a uniform fine crumble.

adding melted butter to cookie and candy bar crumbs in food processor

Melt butter and drizzle it in with the cookie/candy bar crumbs. Give the mixture a few pulses until the butter is evenly distributed and starts to come together. This will take 30 seconds at most. 

reserve a cup of the cookie candy bar crumble

Reserve 1 cup of the cookie crust.

Creating the cookie crust by pressing it into the pie dish with fingers

Dump the remaining cookie crust mixture into a 9″ freezer-safe pie dish and press it into the bottom and up the sides to form an even cookie pie crust. Place the pie shell in the freezer for 30 minutes before moving to the next step.

finished cookie pie crust
scooping mint chocolate chip ice cream into cookie crust on a white countertop

Remove the pie shell from the freezer and spoon softened ice cream into it, creating a nice dome-shaped pie. The ice cream should not be so soft that it is sloshing; you want it to still hold its shape. Smooth out ice cream so it fills in all the empty spaces.

crumbling reserved cookie and candy bar crust on top of the ice cream pie

Take the remaining 1/3 of the cookie crumble and sprinkle it on top of the pie. You can get creative and make a pattern of some sort, or you can simply sprinkle it evenly over the top. Return the pie to the freezer for a minimum of 1 hour before serving. Cut into eight pieces. 

whole ice cream pie with one piece cut out is on the left side of the photo, the slice is on a white plate on the right side with a sprig of mint cookies are crumbles around the plate
  • Why is this called Green Dragon? This recipe goes back to the Conference of Covenant Women’s Cookbook from 1936-1976! Apparently, there is a similar dessert made with peppermint ice cream called Pink Elephant. So that’s all I could find out. If you have more information about the origins of how this dessert was named, comment below. This, however, is not Grasshopper pie; that is a very different dessert!
  • What if I don’t have a food processor? Before I had a food processor, I would place cookies and candy bars in a sturdy plastic bag and smash them with a rolling pin. 
  • Could I use a pre-made Oreo crust? You can do whatever you want, honey! However, I would stick to the recipe. This homemade Oreo crust with butterfingers is thicker and a large part of this dessert’s flavor. 
  • I don’t like mint ice cream. What ice cream could I substitute? I made this with coffee ice cream, and it was excellent. Vanilla ice cream is always a safe bet. Serve it with hot fudge sauce or chocolate syrup. 
  • Tip 1: Mint chocolate chip ice cream pie is the perfect make-ahead dessert. You can make it up to a week in advance by wrapping it tightly in a couple of layers of plastic wrap. 
  • Tip 2: Garnish the pie with mini chocolate chips or Andes mints. Place an unwrapped mint sticking out of each piece of pie. Serve with a can of whipped cream, or make your own whipped cream and add a drop of green color for fun!
  • Tip 3: If you are having trouble making the chocolate cookie crust, start slow by taking one cup of the crushed cookies at a time. First, press them into the bottom of the pie tin, then work your way up the sides of the pan with the next cup of Oreo cookie crumbs and so on. The crust should be thick, like a cookie!
  • Tip 4: Before serving allow the ice cream pie to sit out for 30 minutes or more because it will be impossible to slice into it right out of the freezer. 
Slice of mint chocolate chip ice cream pie on a plate with whole pie in the back ground

Mint chocolate chip ice cream pie with Butterfinger and Oreo cookie crust is the perfect summer dessert! I hope it becomes a new favorite around your table as well. Please take a second to rate this recipe below in the recipe card, share on your socials using the buttons at the beginning of the post, and PIN straight from the recipe card. Thanks so much! XO Sheila

Slice of mint chocolate chip ice cream pie on a plate with whole pie in the back ground

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Pie ~ a.k.a. Green Dragon

Sheila
Mint chocolate chip ice cream, oreo's, and butterfinger candy bars come together to make the easiest and most addicting dessert you will ever make!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
1 hour of freezer time is needed before serving 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 624 kcal

Equipment

  • food processor
  • 9" freezer safe pie tin disposable tins work well

Ingredients
  

  • 30 Oreo cookies
  • 4 whole Butterfinger Candy Bars 1.9 ounces
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1.5 quarts Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Instructions
 

  • Leave ice cream out while preparing pie shell so it gets soft.
  • Melt butter in a medium sized bowl. Add Oreos and candy bars to a food processor. Pulse until cookies and candy come together in a uniform crumble. Drizzle butter into the cookie /candy bar mixture. Pulse for an additional 30 seconds until crust starts to come together.
  • Press 2/3 of crust mixture in freezer safe pie plate. Pop shell in freezer for 20-30 minutes.
  • Remove pie shell from freezer and spoon in softened ice cream into cookie crust. Pile remaining cookie/candy bar crust on top of pie. Cover with plastic wrap and return to freezer for a minimum of 1 hour. Pie can be made up to 3 days in advance.

Notes

Note: You can make this in a 9×13 pan and cut into squares, but using one whole package of Oreos, 1 stick of butter, and 5 Butterfingers Candy Bars. Still only use 1.5 quarts of ice cream. Put half crust in bottom of pan, spread ice cream over top and then crumble the remaining half of cookie mixture over top. This is the traditional “camp” way to make Green Dragon.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 624kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 8gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 386mgPotassium: 257mgFiber: 3gSugar: 51gCalcium: 111mgIron: 6mg
Keyword candy bars, chocolate, chocolate chip, dessert, easy, ice cream, mint, oreos
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  1. We don’t care for it either. The recipe is wonderful – we just don’t care for the mint ice cream. Our favorite is actually made with Mackinaw Island Fudge Ice Cream and then drizzled with Caramel topping! That one was called “White Monkey”. The original recipe was called “Pink Elephant” and was made with Peppermint Stick ice cream. This is the oldie but goodie classic — but I usually pass.

    1. Oh Terry, Mackinaw Island Fudge…this sounds amazing! Are you joking? you really don’t care for it…I can’t believe it! xoxox

  2. You know we love Green Dragon as much as the Johnsons and Fribergs! I have always made it in a 9×13 dish but never as a pie. I am going to try it tomorrow!

    1. It looks so much prettier in pie form! Did you see Terry Petersons suggestion of making it with Mackinaw Island Fudge ice cream? Oh my my my! Thanks for stopping by my bloggy ; )

    1. Kim, Oh my goodness it will turn into one of your go-to dessert recipes for sure! So easy you kids could make it! {hugs back atcha)