Frosty Almond Coffee Pie

INGREDIENTS:

18 creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 quart coffee ice cream, slightly softened
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1 cup hot fudge sauce, warmed

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix crushed cookies and butter until well blended. Press on bottom and up side of ungreased pie plate, 9x1 1/4 inches. Freeze about 15 minutes or until firm.

2. Carefully spread ice cream evenly in crust. Sprinkle with almonds. Freeze about 3 hours or until firm.

3. Remove pie from freezer about 10 minutes before serving. Serve with hot fudge sauce. Store covered in freezer.