Crunchy Freeze - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, melted
2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
In a large bowl, stir together butter, cereal, brown sugar, coconut and pecans. Spread on a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
In a 9x13 inch dish, place two-thirds of the cereal mixture. Spread softened ice cream over cereal. Top with remaining cereal. Cover tightly and freeze 8 hours or overnight.