Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
Ice cream
- 600 g heavy cream
- 1 (400 g) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tbsp vanilla paste (or 1 tbsp vanilla extract)
- 1 tsp dark rum
- 1/2 tsp salt
Cookie dough
- 125 g all-purpose flour
- 60 g cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp instant espresso coffee
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 100 g brown sugar
- 60 g maple syrup
- 60 ml neutral oil (e.g., sunflower oil)
- 30 ml milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For baking
- oil (for baking sheets)
Preparation
Prepare a deep baking sheet (25x30 cm) by greasing with oil and lining with plastic wrap, leaving an overhang on all sides
In a large bowl, combine heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla paste, dark rum, and salt
Whip the mixture with a mixer until stiff peaks form
Pour the ice cream mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top
Cover with the plastic wrap overhang and freeze for at least 6 hours
Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F) for conventional ovens or 180°C (350°F) for convection ovens
Grease a baking sheet (45x33 cm) and line with parchment paper
In a bowl, sift together flour and cocoa powder
Add instant espresso, salt, and baking soda to the dry ingredients and mix well
In a separate bowl, whisk together brown sugar, maple syrup, oil, milk, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix with a spatula just until combined
Drop rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart
Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are set but the centers are still soft
Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely
Once the ice cream is frozen solid, remove it from the pan using the plastic wrap overhang
Cut the ice cream block into rectangles (about the size of the cookies)
Place a cookie flat, top with an ice cream rectangle, and top with another cookie
Press gently to form a sandwich
Wrap each sandwich individually in plastic wrap
Return the sandwiches to the freezer to firm up for at least 1 hour
Tips
This no-churn vanilla ice cream is quick to prepare and requires no ice cream maker
