Almond-Shortbread Ice-Cream Cupcakes

Name: Almond-Shortbread Ice-Cream Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 355 milliliters M&MS Almond Candies, divided; 59 milliliters butter, melted; 198 grams package shortbread cookies; 946 milliliters vanilla ice cream; 355 milliliters thawed frozen whipped topping

Almond-Shortbread Ice-Cream Cupcakes might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 7g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 332 calories. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 55 minutes. Head to the store and pick up whipped topping, butter, shortbread cookies, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Place aluminum foil baking cups in a lightly greased 12-cup muffin pan, and coat with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Aluminum Foil

Muffin Tray

Process cookies in a food processor 30 seconds or until finely ground. (Yield should equal about 1 1/2 cups.)

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Food Processor

Transfer to a medium bowl. Process 1 cup candies 30 seconds or until finely ground. Stir ground candies and butter into ground cookies until combined. Divide crumb mixture among prepared cups, pressing firmly on bottom and two-thirds up sides of each cup. Freeze 30 minutes.

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Candy

Butter

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Bowl

During last 10 minutes of freezing, let ice cream stand at room temperature.

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Ice Cream

Place ice cream in bowl of a heavy-duty electric stand mixer. Beat at low speed, using paddle attachment, 5 to 10 seconds or until just smooth enough to spread.

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Ice Cream

Spread

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Spoon ice cream into crusts, filling completely full. Freeze 1 hour. Dollop each with about 2 Tbsp. whipped topping, and top with remaining 1/2 cup candies.

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Whipped Topping