Take your ice cream sundae to-go! These Pool Party Cake and Ice Cream Bags are a dessert version of walking tacos. Portable desserts are great for pool parties, beach days, and outdoor picnics. Customize your cake and ice cream, or add ice cream and chocolate syrup for on-the-go ice cream sundaes!small cookie bags filled with ice cream and toppings

Portable Dessert

Gather your ice cream toppings and get ready to enjoy Pool Party Cake and Ice Cream Bags anywhere you want! These dessert bags are perfect for picnics, play dates, camping trips, beach days, and more!

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Let guests serve themselves, or place a scoop of ice cream into each bag and line them up for party-goers to grab and go.

Add mini cupcakes for birthday celebrations. You can even place a candle in a cupcake too!

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Dessert Bag Ingredients

In addition to ice cream and mini bags of cookies we used:

  • crushed Oreos
  • mini chocolate chips
  • sprinkles
  • M&M candies
  • mini marshmallows
  • peanut butter cups
  • maraschino cherries
  • crushed waffle cone pieces
  • cookie dough chunks

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Don’t forget the whipped cream and chocolate syrup!

You can omit the mini cupcakes and simply make portable ice cream sundaes also.

small cookie bags filled with ice cream and toppings

Why it Works

This recipe is completely customizable and easy to accommodate nearly any food allergies/intolerances.

Make sure you keep all packaging nearby for reading ingredient labels if there are any questions.

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Pool Party Cake and Ice Cream Bags are perfect for poolside celebrations because there is very little cleanup involved- no dishes! We used wooden spoons, but any disposable or degradable utensils will work as well.

Where will you enjoy these portable desserts?

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small cookie bags filled with ice cream and toppings

Pool Party Cake and Ice Cream Bags

Take your ice cream sundae to-go! These Pool Party Cake and Ice Cream Bags are a dessert version of walking tacos.
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Ingredients

  • 10 bags cookies, snack/lunch size
  • 1 quart ice cream, any flavor(s)
  • 10 mini cupcakes
  • 1/2 cup chocolate syrup, (or caramel, strawberry, etc)
  • 10 toppings, sprinkles, cookie dough, cherries, whipped cream, chocolate chips, peanut butter candies, etc.

Instructions
 

  • CUT open cookie bag. Use fingers to crush cookies if desired.
  • PLACE a scoop of ice cream and a mini cupcake.
  • ADD ice cream toppings.
  • SERVE immediately.

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The people in our town serve walking tacos (taco fillings in a mini bag of Fritos or Doritos) at just about every outdoor gathering. We think these “dessert walking tacos” are the next best thing!

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Trail Mix Caramel Apple Slices are perfect for any Autumn celebration.

If ice cream is your thing, try our Donut Ice Cream Sandwiches or these No-Bake Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches.

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