The BEST Duke's Hula Pie Copycat Recipe - A Spicy Perspective (2024)

Duke’s Famous Hula Pie Recipe – It’s easy to make your own version of the classic macadamia nut ice cream pie with no-churn homemade ice cream, an Oreo cookie crust, and decadent fudge sauce topping!

Why We Love This Copycat Recipe

Hula Pie is a decadent macadamia nut ice cream pie resting in an Oreo crumb pie crust, and slathered with layers of hot fudge, whipped cream, and roasted macadamia nuts.

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This pie was originally created at Kimo’s restaurant in Maui, but was made popular by the Duke’s restaurant chain all throughout Hawaii and in California as well. We recently had it on a vacation to Maui at the Hula Grill, one of Duke’s sister restaurants in Old Lahaina Town.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe, Too!

Because most people do not own an ice cream maker, and macadamia nut ice cream is hard to come by at the grocery store, we’ve made a cheaters version of no-churn ice cream using whipped heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk as the base. Then we stirred in chopped roasted macadamia nuts and a little bit of nut extract as well. The result is fabulous quick-made ice cream without an ice cream maker.

Also, we made our Oreo cookie crust from scratch. However, if you’re in a hurry feel free to buy an Oreo crust at the grocery store.

This cold and chocolatey no-bake dessert is always a hit at summertime celebrations, if you are able to share. Make it the day before the festivities and be sure to save yourself an extra slice (or two) before serving to your soon-to-be happy guests!

Recipe Ingredients

For the Oreo Pie Crust –

• Oreo cookies – or another brand of chocolate creme sandwich cookies
• Butter – unsalted, melted

To Make the Macadamia Nut Ice Cream –

• Heavy cream – for that extra delicious rich flavor and creamy texture
• Sweetened condensed milk – makes the treat perfectly sweet without any granulated sugar
• Vanilla extract – a bit to highlight the sweetness
• Macadamia nut extract – or almond extract
• Roasted macadamia nuts – chopped and divided, as you’ll also use half for topping the pie

For the Topping –

• Thick hot fudge sauce – store-bought chocolate fudge or homemade
• Whipped cream – canned or homemade

How to Make Duke’s Hula Ice Cream Pie

First, set out a large food processor and add the Oreo cookies.

Grind into a fine crumb. Then add the melted butter and pulse until the mixture comes together.

Do NOT over-mix! The texture should be slightly rough like sand, not overly mushy like dough.

Dump the Oreo cookie crumbs into a 9-inch pie pan. Use a drinking glass to press the cookie crumbs across the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Refrigerate the crust until ready to use.

Next, make the no-churn macadamia nut ice cream. Set out a stand mixer, or a large bowl and a hand mixer. Pour 2 ½ cups of cold heavy cream into the bowl. Using a whip attachment, beat the cream at high speed until it forms very firm whipped cream with stiff peaks.

Fold in the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and nut extract. Fold gently with a spatula until well combined. Then fold in 1 cup of chopped macadamia nuts.

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Scoop the ice cream mixture into the prepared pie crust, mounding it high in the center. Freeze the pie for 2 to 3 hours, until rock hard.

Once the ice cream is solid, scoop (or squirt) 10 ounces of fudge sauce on top of the pie. Spread the fudge over the surface covering the ice cream.

Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup macadamia nuts over the top of the pie, then freeze again for at least 1 hour.

Serving Suggestions

When ready to serve, garnish the edges of the pie crust with whipped cream. You can either use canned whip cream or pipe extra homemade whip cream around the edges.

Slice the pie into tall large wedges. Then heat the remaining 6 ounces of fudge sauce and drizzle the hot fudge over each piece before serving.

Recipe Variations

• Save yourself some time and use a store-bought Oreo cookie crust pie shell.
• Make this a gluten-free no-bake dessert recipe by using your favorite GF-friendly chocolate creme cookies.
• If you are lucky enough to find macadamia nut ice cream at the store, by all means, buy it!
• Not feeling quite so nutty? You can make the recipe with other flavors of ice cream, if you like. Plain vanilla ice cream and coconut are a couple of tasty alternatives.
• Honestly, you can make ice cream pie with any flavors you like. Choose whatever ice cream flavors and chopped nuts you want… You really can’t go wrong!

Frequently Asked Questions

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• Magic Chocolate Èclair Cake
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