Chocolate Lasagna

Total Time: 12 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 gallon chocolate ice cream, softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup chocolate flavored syrup
• 1 cup sweetened whipped cream
• fresh mint leaves, if desired

Recipe

• 1 line 2 rectangular pans, 13x9x2 inches, with aluminum foil, leaving 1 inch of foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan.
• 2 melt chocolate chips and the 2 t. shortening in a 1 quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted.
• 3 divide the melted chocolate evenly between the 2 pans and spread into thin, even layers.
• 4 freeze for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 5 remove the foil sheets of chocolate from the pan and return to the freezer.
• 6 prepare pans with foil again.
• 7 melt the baking chips with the 2 t. shortening over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted.
• 8 divide melted mixture evenly between the 2 pans and freeze for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 9 remove the foil sheets from pan and return to freezer.
• 10 line 1 rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with plastic wrap and set aside.
• 11 beat half of the ice cream with half of the peanut butter in a large bowl on medium speed until just mixed.
• 12 repeat with remaining ice cream and peanut butter in second bowl.
• 13 remove all chocolate layers from freezer and carefully peel foil from layers as it is used.
• 14 place 1 chocolate layer in bottom of plastic wrap lined pan.
• 15 carefully spread on 1/3 of the ice cream mixture.
• 16 add 1 semisweet layer, spread with 1/3 of the ice cream mixture.
• 17 repeat, ending up with the last layer being the semisweet chocolate layer.
• 18 cover and freeze for at least 12 hours.
• 19 place pan upside down on a cookie sheet.
• 20 place hot towels on bottom of pan.
• 21 when just warm you should be able to remove pan and plastic wrap.
• 22 at this point you can top with whipping cream, mint leaves and cocoa powder to dust, or cut into 5 rows by 3 rows, and garnish with a dolop of whipped cream, mint leaves or chocolate leaves and a dusting of cocoa powder.