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If you have ever tried a Buster Bar from Dairy Queen and wanted to know how to recreate them at home…you are in luck! Today I am going to share how to make a Dairy Queen’s Buster Bar Dessert recipe that is in the form of an ice cream pie. With layers of goodness like Oreo crust, vanilla ice cream, fudge and peanuts there are so many things to fall in love with. It is the perfect summer dessert!
Do you love ice cream desserts? Try this Easy Drumstick Pie Recipe!
What is a Buster Bar?
A Buster Bar is a Dairy Queen classic served on a stick. Starting with their soft serve vanilla ice cream, layers of fudge and peanuts but it is the dip in chocolate coating that wraps it up perfectly!
The combination of sweet chocolate and ice cream with the slight saltiness and crunch of the peanuts is impeccable. I will admit that eating them from a stick is a ton of fun.
However, making this Buster Bar Dessert is awesome because it can feed a crowd. Serve this ice cream pie dessert at your next summer dinner and watch it disappear.
What you’ll need to make Buster Bar Dessert:
- Oreo Cookies – The perfect chocolate cookie to create the crust of this ice cream pie.
- Butter – Melted and then added to the cookie crumbs to hold them together.
- Fudge Sauce – Layered in the middle to give a wonderful flavor and beautiful silky texture too.
- Vanilla Ice Cream – Use a good quality vanilla ice cream.
- Peanuts – A lightly salted peanut goes perfectly here.
- Magic Topping – To give you the same texture as the chocolate coating on the original Buster bar.
Do I have to use a Springform Pan?
A springform pan works great for this Buster Bar dessert because of the removable ring around the edge of the pan. However, if you don’t have one then this can easily be made in a 9″ pie plate.
How to make DQ Buster Bar Dessert
- Set the vanilla ice cream out to soften. While it softens, combine the Oreo cookie crumbs with the melted butter. Press it into a springform pan that has been lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Spread half of the softened ice cream on the crust and smash flat.
- Pour the fudge over ice cream and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle half of the peanuts in an even layer.
- Scoop the remaining ice cream and press flat. Sprinkle the remaining half of the peanuts and drizzle with Magic Shell chocolate sauce. Freeze for at least 3 hours. Serve and enjoy.
Tips for making this Dairy Queen Buster Bar dessert
- Lightly grease the springform pan before adding the crust. Doing this will ensure that the crust doesn’t stick to the pan.
- Leave the vanilla ice cream out while the crust is refrigerating so that it can soften. This will make it much easier to manipulate the ice cream and get nice even layers.
- Work quickly or freeze between layers. Otherwise the ice cream will start to melt through the sides of the springform pan.
- Don’t chop the peanuts. Leave them in the whole {or halves} pieces that they are in when you purchase them. Otherwise you will not get the texture you expect from the original Buster Bar.
Variations for this Buster Bar Dessert
Crust-
Use a different kind of cookie to change up the crust. A Vanilla Wafer, chocolate chip cookie crust, shortbread or Golden Oreo {like the one on this No Bake Golden Oreo Cheesecake} would all be great options.
Ice Cream-
If vanilla ice cream doesn’t get you excited then use whatever kind of ice cream you love. A good chocolate ice cream would be delicious and not compete with the other flavors.
When you don’t want to play it safe, try a cookie dough ice cream or peanut butter cup.
Nuts-
Some people are allergic to peanuts and so you can go with a different variety or leave them out and replace them with chocolate chips. Almonds, pistachios or pecans would all taste amazing on this Buster Bar Pie.
Buster Bar Dairy Queen Dessert storage
This Buster Bar Dessert needs to be frozen. You can remove it a few minutes before serving but not much more before that. The ice cream needs to stay frozen in order to get the great texture.
Do you love ice cream? Try these amazing desserts!
- No Churn Oreo Ice Cream Recipe
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- Easy Drumstick Pie Recipe
Frequently Asked Questions for the Buster Bar DQ
What is the difference between a Dilly bar and a Buster?
A Dilly Bar is softserve ice cream that is covered with a chocolate, cherry or butterscotch coating on the outside. A Buster Bar also starts with soft serve but it also has layers of chocolate fudge and peanuts before a dip in chocolate coating.
Are Buster Bars made in store?
While some Dairy Queen locations receive pre-made Buster Bars, others still make them in store. This allows them to be more fresh.
How much does a box of buster bars cost at Dairy Queen?
With 6 buster bars in a box, they cost around $10.00. Making them a little less than $2.00 per bar.
Dairy Queen Buster Bar Dessert
Ingredients
Oreo Cookie Crust
- 2 ¼ cups Oreo cookie crumbs
- ⅓ cup butter, {melted}
Ice Cream Pie
- 1 cup fudge sauce
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream
- 1 ½ cups peanuts {lightly salted}
- 7.5 ounces Magic Topping
Instructions
- Set the vanilla ice cream out to soften. While it softens combine the Oreo cookie crumbs with the melted butter. Press it into a springform pan that has been lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Spread half of the softened ice cream on the crust and smash flat. Pour the fudge over ice cream and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle with half of the peanuts in an even layer.
- Scoop the remaining ice cream and press flat. Sprinkle with remaining half of the peanuts and drizzle with Magic Shell chocolate sauce. Freeze for at least 3 hours. Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
