Recipe Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches #cookie
No baking, no churning, no spoon required for this easy dessert recipe–these vegan and paleo cookie dough ice cream sandwiches are a healthy summer treat!
Cookie dough. Baking cookies, waiting for them too cool, making the ice cream, and then having to scoop and smush each one individually sounded like a lot more effort than I cared to exert for my ice cream dessert-ing. So I simplified and streamlined the process.
Ice cream. Now you could sandwich any kind of vanilla ice cream between those two layers of chocolate chip dough. I personally created a nice cream + coconut milk ice cream hybrid for the filling because it’s the perfect balance of creamy and fruity-sweet.
COOKIE DOUGH ICE CREAM SANDWICHES RECIPE
No baking, no churning, no spoon required for this easy dessert recipe–these vegan and paleo cookie dough ice cream sandwiches are a healthy summer treat!
INGREDIENTS
COOKIE DOUGH
- 1 cup date paste
- 2/3 cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
ICE CREAM
- 3-4 frozen bananas
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk
- Optional: more chocolate chips
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine all the cookie dough ingredients. Mix. It should just barely hold together, if it’s too dry add more date paste.
- Divide into 2 equal parts.
- Press half of the dough into the bottom of an 8×5″ pan (or a loaf pan or even a tupperware container) lined with parchment paper.
- Blend the frozen bananas and coconut milk until smooth. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and blend briefly to combine.
- Pour on top of the cookie dough.
- Freeze for 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes to prevent ice crystals.
- Press the other half of the cookie dough into a rectangle.
- Once the ice cream is firm enough, add the top layer of cookie dough and gently press.
- Freeze overnight (or at least 8 hours).
- Once frozen, slice into bars and enjoy! Keep in the freezer.
Recipe Source : COOKIE DOUGH ICE CREAM SANDWICHES @ feastingonfruit