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    Home ยป Recipes ยป Desserts (No Bake) ยป Fluffy Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake

    LAST UPDATED: November 12, 2018 โ€ข FIRST PUBLISHED: December 21, 2016 By Toni Dash 40 Comments

    Fluffy Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake

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    Need a dessert to dazzle and don’t have time to bake? This Fluffy Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake is just the answer. Rich, luscious chocolate mint flavors in a cake that takes about 15 minutes to make and refrigerates to set. Gluten-free or with gluten options.Fluffy Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake slices

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    We are scrambling to catch up with holiday preparations in our house. Our internet has been out for the past two days leaving my husband running back and forth from our cable provider switching modems and routers. To say it’s not how he planned to spend the pre-Christmas week would be a wild understatement.

    Overhead pan of Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake.

    In the meantime, my daughter and I have been glued to the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle. Do you know it? Think history meets mind-bending science fiction. Very intriguing premise. We finally decked our Christmas tree last night which has been standing tall, proud and unfrocked for well over a week. Well, I did put the star on last week LOL.

    slices of Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake on pewter plates

    It’s not too late for some holiday baking…..especially if there is no baking involved! Ever since I made my Snickerdoodle Salted Caramel Ice Box Cake I’ve been hooked on the ice box cake idea. If you haven’t made one, they are a fluffy no bake option that layers graham crackers traditionally with a pudding-whipped topping mixture that is then refrigerated for multiple hours or overnight. This allows the graham crackers to soften and when the cake is cut into it has the most wonderful consistency of a fluffy, rich cake.

    Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake from above

    Chocolate and mint are two of my favorite holiday dessert flavors. Do you love them too? This cake is a combination of thin, crisp, gluten-free chocolate cookies, chocolate pudding with some peppermint flavoring added, whipped topping, chopped Andes mint bits, topped with white chocolate curls (any chocolate can be used). It’s sort of like eating a luscious cloud. My family is mad for ice box cakes now and I love how effortless they are to make!

    Vegetable peeler and white chocolate bar

    This is a very easy dessert to convert to a gluten version. Using chocolate wafers or thin chocolate cookies is the only substitution needed. The cake takes three layers of cookies so whatever cookie you choose you’ll need to do some math or estimating to determine how many you’ll need. Enough to make 3 layers in a 9-inch by 13-inch pan.

    A piece of Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake.

    I’ll add a note about prepared whipped topping too. I’ve seen riotous outbreaks on the internet over the use of a well-known prepared whipped topping. It seems to be a deeply divided topic. If you are in the ‘no way’ camp on this, there is an alternative called Truwhip which does not use high fructose corn syrup, no hydrogenated oils, 0 grams trans fats per serving, is gluten-free, certified kosher and non-GMO verified. I’ve used it, it tastes great. If that is more your speed you can find it at most larger grocery stores (certainly the natural food stores but I’ve seen it elsewhere too).

    Recipe

    Fluffy Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake slices

    Fluffy Gluten-Free Chocolate Mint Ice Box Cake

    This fluffy, chocolately mint dessert is a no bake treat. Easy to make.
    5 from 4 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 6 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 320kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Ingredients

    • 2 8- ounce containers Whipped Topping (thawed per package instructions)
    • 3 packages Glutino Gluten-Free Crispy Chocolate Cookie Thins , or equivalent (36 3-inch diameter thin chocolate cookies; gluten-free or gluten dependent on your preference)
    • 2 3.4- ounce packages Chocolate Pudding Mix (instant pudding style)
    • 2 ½ cups Milk
    • 1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract
    • 1 cup Andes Crème de Menthe Baking Chips (or Andes mints chopped), divided
    • 4- ounce bar White Chocolate (you won’t use the whole bar but the larger size makes better curls; I used Lindt White Chocolate)

    Instructions

    • Spread a very thin layer of the whipped topping to cover the bottom of a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan.
    • In a large mixing bowl, combine the pudding mix, milk and peppermint extract. Hand mix to combine (can also use a mixer). Mix in the remaining whipped topping to fully combine.
    • Layer one package of cookies onto the whipped topping in a single-layer (or cover layer in single depth with the cookies you are using; refer to this photo). Broken cookie pieces may be used too.
    • Spoon one third of the pudding-whipped topping mixture onto the cookie layer. Add a second layer of cookies, sprinkle with ½ cup of the Andes Crème de Menthe baking chips.
    • Spread a second 1/3 of the pudding-whipped topping mixture on top of the cookies and baking chips. Add the final layer (package) of cookies covered by the remaining third of pudding-whipped topping.
    • Loosely cover with foil and refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours or overnight.
    • Topping the cake: Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of Andes Crème de Menthe baking chips on top of the cake. Making chocolate curls: Run a vegetable peeler the length of the chocolate bar to create curls. Do this over the cake so they fall on top of the cake (they are delicate so this works better than trying to pick them up and moving them onto the cake). Serve!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 262mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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    1. Brianne says

      December 22, 2016 at 10:37 am

      This cake looks super yummy! I love the shaved chocolate!

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    2. Seattle Travel Blogger says

      December 22, 2016 at 9:21 am

      5 stars
      This recipe sure looks interesting. I plan on sharing it with my dad; he has been monitoring his diet, and likes to cook and bake.

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    3. Sarah Bailey says

      December 22, 2016 at 8:39 am

      Oh my goodness yes please! This sounds absolutely fantastic and perfect chocolate treat. x

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    4. Jeanine says

      December 22, 2016 at 8:13 am

      This looks and sounds delicious. I’m on the hunt right now for a really great dessert recipe for Christmas Eve and one for Christmas Day and this looks like a good contender!

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    5. Annemarie LeBlanc says

      December 21, 2016 at 10:52 pm

      Chocolate and mint go great together especially at this time of year. I love this recipe. The list of ingredients may seem overwhelming but the instructions are well written and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing. I’m making this for New Year’s Eve dessert.

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    6. mommyblogexpert says

      December 21, 2016 at 8:28 pm

      Your cake recipe looks absolutely divine. Hard to believe that even those on a gluten-free diet can enjoy something sweet as amazing as that.

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    7. Kathy says

      December 21, 2016 at 8:19 pm

      Wow, this looks so good. I have got to give it a try. I bet this would be a hit at some Christmas parties too!

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    8. Fariha says

      December 21, 2016 at 8:13 pm

      This. Looks. AMAZING. I especially love that it’s gluten-free. I bet this is a great crowd-pleaser – and just in time for the holidays!

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    9. Pam says

      December 21, 2016 at 8:03 pm

      Fluffy is right! That looks delicious, and chocolate with mint is sduh a great holiday flavor combo.

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    10. Tara says

      December 21, 2016 at 7:55 pm

      This cake looks absolutely delicious. Chocolate and mint go so well together. I can’t wait to try it.

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