Caramel Ice Cream Dessert

My sister gave me this recipe recently.  A friend had made it and she said it is great! I'm looking forward to making it some time!

Caramel Ice Cream Dessert
2 cups flour
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup oatmeal
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 sticks butter or margarine
1 12 ounce jar caramel sauce
½ gallon vanilla ice cream


Combine first 5 ingredients, mix well. Spread on a cookie
sheet lined with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes
(will need to watch so it does not burn). Stir every 5-10 minutes
to toss the mixture so it is nicely browned and the pecans
are toasty.

Cool crust mixture and layer ½ of crust in the bottom of a
9x13” pan. Heat caramel sauce to warm and pour half over
crust. Spread softened ice cream over sauce and add another
layer of caramel sauce. Top with remaining crust.

Freeze for at least 1 hr. Cut into squares and serve. Can be made
into 2 9” pie pans. (I usually have some of the crust mixture left over)