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3-Ingredient Gingersnap Icebox Cake

3ingredient gingersnap icebox cake on a blue plate with a pie server next to it.
Photo by JP Bevins, Food Styling by Molly Baz

In Epi's 3-Ingredient Recipes series, we show you how to make great food with just three ingredients (plus staples like oil, salt, and pepper).

Use whatever jam, marmalade, or fruit preserves you like in this crowd-pleaser; raspberry or cherry would be especially nice.

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