What’s Your Favorite Flavor Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
I just made three flavors of Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches–mmmm! My husband and kids think this was the best recipe experiment ever! They were supposed to be ice cream bars but, well…. I’ll explain that later.
I should have learned my lesson two years ago in an earlier iteration of the Picnic Game (at Louise’s Months of Edible Celebrations blog). That year, I had a brand new recipe to make for my letter, “L”. How dangerous could a new recipe be? I failed, failed again, then made something completely different–and far less exciting.
This year I decided to try making homemade ice cream bars and didn’t think twice. Then I got a strange sense of déjà vu, as in… how many different ways can chocolate fall off ice cream? The answer was three, then I gave up.
Now we all know that the classic definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. But I think failing three times in different ways, then trying a fourth might be pretty close.
So I switched to ice cream sandwiches. One way or another I was going to get my ice cream! The first cookies were so hard that all the ice cream squished out when we bit in. But I persisted…
And I did it!!! Once I got the hang of it, it was even easy!
And what’s more fun than an ice cream sandwich filled with your favorite premium flavor? Chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolate peppermint chunk, brownie fudge… Ben and Jerry’s was even on sale–must be fate! Of course if you want to make this healthier, you could always make these with frozen yogurt. But, hey, the picnic game only comes once a year! Hmmm, do you think I’ll need dry ice???
So here goes… I am going on a picnic and I am bringing:
A – Aloo Gobi
B – Blueberry Cucumber Salsa
C – Crispy Curry Fried Chicken
D – Dying for Chocolate Chocolate Cake
E – Eton Mess
F – Fish In A Jar
G – Golden Pillow Hee Ban
H – Hummingbird Cake
I – Ice Cream Sandwiches
Homemade Ice cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 6T butter
- 1/2 c brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 t vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 c cocoa powder
- 1/4 t Salt
- 2 “pints” (even the smaller pints should work) of ice cream or frozen yogurt. Premium ice cream is preferred since it freezes harder.
Directions
1. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Blend flour, cocoa powder and salt until well combined. Blend with butter mixture.
2. Divide into two balls and chill for a half hour.
3. Roll out first piece on parchment paper to fit in an 8 x 8 baking pan (mine was actually slightly smaller). Set the dough topped parchment paper into the baking pan with two ends extending out (which will be used to pull out the final ice cream sandwiches)
4. Roll out the second piece on to parchment and score into six “sandwich-sized” pieces. Using a baking thermometer, poke with evenly spaced holes. Place on a second baking sheet to bake.
5. Bake both layers at 325 degrees for about 10 minutes until done but still soft. Cool slightly, then freeze both layers for at least an hour. In the meantime, soften the pints of ice cream in the refrigerator.
6. Remove top and bottom sandwich layers from freezer. Leave the the bottom (un-scored) cookie layer in the pan and top with softened ice cream. Set the top (scored) layer on top of the ice cream. (Don’t worry if the top breaks along the score lines since you’ll be cutting it apart later.) Cover and place back in the freezer overnight.
7. The next day or when ice cream is very hard, run knife along the sides of pan without the parchment to loosen. Remove sandwiches from the pan by pulling up on the parchment. Cut sandwiches apart and wrap each one separately.
8. Eat one to test 😉
Happy Picnicking Everyone!
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that’s a delicious ice cream idea with cookie bar! though the picnic is now over, i’m delighted to see how you actually did it with the step pictures, thx for the effort!
Thanks Lena. We just finished up the final “test” ice cream sandwiches. Alas with the heat hitting I wish I had more!
Oh I’m glad my husband is out of the room! I’m not going to make these. I am not going to make these. I am not… Wouldn’t they be great with the new chocolate and mint Ben and Jerry’s flavor?
You mean the Ben & Jerry’s chocolate peppermint crunch? That’s the chocolate one in the picture 😉 It was a great combo! I think I’ll be doing a coffee chip the next time I make these…
Despite feeling cold at our Aussie wintery weather, I’m drooling looking at your yummy ice cream stakes. Love to have this at a “real” picnic.
Zoe
Don’t you think a virtual picnic is the next best thing, Zoe? And then we get all the recipes too 😉
I am melting away with all the ice cream you guys bring along to the picnic party. Wonder if I can bring some home with me as well ! Slurp…. >o<
Cheers, Kristy
I have lots Kristy! Just bring an ice pack!
I may have to save this idea for the paper. By the way, I read every post you wrote about the kitchen remodel. Such great advice! And I’m glad it all turned out in the end.
Your own homemade ice cream would be even better in these! And don’t forget my offer for dinner if you ever redo a kitchen!
Nothing is better than Ice cream at a picnic! Your beautiful ice cream sandwiches look perfect! I’ll be looking for your blanket so that I could try one!
No shortage of great food at a blogger’s picnic is there Kathy!
Be still my heart! This looks so good, Inger. Mint ice cream sandwich sounds like heaven.
The mint was probably my favorite Kathy (and I even have an easy homemade mint ice cream recipe)
this is a great idea for many reasons, not the least of which is that you can combine whatever flavors you like!
I think I’ll have to try frozen yogurt next time–these go so fast…
Inger , Ice Cream is good no matter hot you eat it … I will try thedse …Hey Igner , do you need another tester , See you at the picnic . 🙂
Always excited to have another tester! See you soon!
No favorite because I love them all!
That makes it extra dangerous 😉
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Wow, your ice cream looks wonderful! My daughter loves mint flavour, especially with chocolate! I’ll bring her to the picnic, she would be the first one to sit on your blanket! See you at the picnic!
I’ll be sure to save a mint ice cream sandwich for your daughter!
Oh, this ice cream is great especially during this hot and hazy weather! See you at the picnic 🙂
I am soooo looking forward to all the fun at the picnic!
I love your Ice cream sándwich and is amazing like you try and try I never made Ice cream sandwichs but I think is not easy:)
Once I figured it out it wasn’t hard–the real trick was not baking the cookie part too long, then getting the ingredient amounts to match the pan size. I am pretty sure I’ll do it again, though we have a lot of test ice cream sandwiches to eat first 😉
I actually don’t make them. However, if I did I’d be going for the dreamsicle
That’s another fine flavor!
You did it! You made Ice Cream Sandwiches and lucky for us you’re bringing them to the Picnic! (I don’t think dry ice is needed, they will be gone in seconds!)
You are persistent, Inger and I congratulate that! I would have given up:) Lucky for me and the rest of the “gang” you didn’t and they look YUMMY!!!
Thank you for toting them along to the Picnic Game Inger. Just wait until you see how loaded our basket is!!!
Thanks for hosting Louise. I can’t wait!
Those look absolutely wonderful! When I was a kid, ice cream sandwiches were my favorite things. Why haven’t I ever tried to make my own?
I was asking myself the same thing Beth!
Mmmm I would eat all of your flavours my friend, these sandwiches are scrumptious 😀
Cheers
CCU
I wish you were here to share–I have eaten more than enough!