An easy vintage Jello ice cream pie dessert recipe!

Inspired by the 1959 vintage Jello Ice Cream Pie recipe.

The original recipe says to use the pudding flavor of your choice, I found an Oreo cookie instant pudding and that’s when I had the idea for a cookies and cream flavored ice cream pie.

This recipe has caught my eye a couple of times so of course had to try it.

I’m always on the watch for vintage recipes, especially for inspiration.

The flavor combos are endless, you might use lemon pudding with vanilla ice cream in a gram cracker or vanilla wafer crust.

10 pudding flavor suggestions:

Chocolate Pudding

Butterscotch Pudding

Pistachio Pudding

Banana Pudding

Lemon Pudding

Caramel Pudding

Cheesecake Pudding

Coconut Cream

Pumpkin Spice

Oreo Cookie & Cream Pudding

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What will you need?

Oreo cookie n cream instant pudding mix
Milk
Cookies and cream ice cream
Oreo cookie pie shell
Oreo cookie thins
Confectioners’ sugar - powdered sugar
Wax or parchment paper
Whipped cream - optional - recipe below

jello original recipe — the original recipe

Such a fun throwback!

A 1950s Jell-O Pudding Ice Cream Pie is a fun throwback because it captures the era’s love for convenience foods, playful desserts, and nostalgic flavors. Here’s why it stands out:

✨ Mid-Century Magic – In the 1950s, Jell-O pudding was a household staple, often used in creative ways beyond just a simple bowl of pudding.

Combining it with ice cream gave desserts a light, fluffy texture and a dreamy, almost mousse-like consistency.

📺 Mad Men Vibes – This is the kind of dessert you’d imagine being served at a mid-century dinner party, alongside a tall glass of milk or a percolated cup of coffee.

Jello Ice Cream Pie Dessert Recipe

𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜:

1 Cup whole milk
1 package Oreo cookie instant pudding 4.2 oz
1-pint cookies and cream ice cream
1 Oreo cookie premade pie shell 6 oz
Whipped cream recipe
1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
2 Tablespoons confectioners sugar

𝚍𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜:

In medium mixing bowl, combine softened ice cream, milk and oreo instant pudding
Use a large spoon or spatula and stir until well combined, about one minute.
Pour into Oreo pie shell
Use a piece of wax paper cut a circle the size of the pie and cover the top of the pie (pictured above)
then cover with lid and set in freezer for one hour or until firm.
After one hour you can serve
Top with homemade whipped cream
Recipe: Combine 1 Cup heavy whipping cream 2-3 Tablespoons powdered sugar blend on high using a stand mixer until whipped cream is stiff - 5 minutes
Garnish with Oreo cookie thins.

NOTES:

serves: 6

Cookies and cream ice cream (great value brand) is sold in pint size at Walmart.

I piped on whipped cream with a large star tip.

Freezing:

The original recipe says to set pie in the fridge.

I froze mine using an old trick I covered the ice cream pie with a piece of waxed paper when you’re trying to refreeze ice cream it works well to keep the crystals from forming on the ice cream (pictured above). Cover with aluminum foil to prevent freezer burn.

freeze ice cream pie up to four hours to get a really firm ice cream then set out 15 minutes before you serve.

More ideas:

Add chocolate sauce to your pie crust before adding the filling, then drizzle the chocolate sauce over top of the ice cream pie.