Please welcome my homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches. The minty, chocolatey ice cream is squished between two rich, fudgy, double chocolate chunk cookies. Wow what a delicious mouthful!
I am utterly fixated on these mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches…. yes obsessed! Why you ask? Well, let me tell you!
Think about a perfectly dark, rich, chewy, fudgy double chocolate chunk cookie paired with a dreamy creamy mint chocolate chip ice cream…hello!!
I don’t even remember the first time I actually laid eyes on an ice cream sandwich. I think it was when Pinterest came to New Zealand and since then I can’t keep my eyes off them!
The double chocolate chunk cookies in this recipe are unquestionably the perfectly chewy, fudgy cookie to match up with the colossal amounts of mint chocolate chip ice cream!
Which in turn will make you very happy when you sandwich them together for a perfect symphony of chocolate and mint delight!
So, what does make a perfect ice cream sandwich? Let’s look into it.
DISCOVER WHAT MAKES A PERFECT ICE CREAM SANDWICH
The blueprint for making the perfect ice cream sandwich is quite simple.
The first requirement is to have a cookie that remains soft when frozen as you don’t want your guests cracking a tooth when they bite into a hard cookie!
Next is in the assembly of the ice cream sandwich. Once you have made the ice cream sandwiches, allow them to freeze for a while (at least 1 hour) in a square tin, lined with baking paper. This will give the ice cream sandwiches a chance to become cohesive to each other before you hand them out to your guests for eating.
The good news is, with a little planning ahead this will become very easy to achieve.
TIPS FOR MAKING ICE CREAM SANDWICHES
Before you start assembling the sandwiches, below are some tips that will ensure you get the perfect ice cream sandwich:
- For best results bake the cookies the day prior to making and serving your ice cream sandwiches. This will give the cookies plenty of time to set.
- On the day of making your ice cream sandwiches, make sure you chill the baked cookies in the fridge for 1 hour before assembling the sandwiches. This will help the cookie stick to the ice cream and not melt as quickly.
- To get the best possible ice cream sandwich it is preferable to assemble the ice cream sandwiches and place them in a square baking tin lined with baking paper into the freezer for at least 30 minutes, so that become cemented together before you hand them over to your guests for EATING!
However, if are desperately wanting to eat your ice cream sandwiches before chilling (and I completely understand!) be prepared for a BIG sloppy mess, because if they are still warm then the ice cream will melt.
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE MINT ICE CREAM SANDWICHES
Firstly, you will need to start making the Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Then you can start on the mint chocolate chip ice cream once your cookies are chilling.
HOW TO MAKE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES
Here’s my tip for getting all your components ready. Make the Cookies and the Ice Cream the day before you intend on serving your Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches. Below are the instructions……yippee!!
- Make the cookies following my recipe here
- Once the cookies are baked and cooled leave them in the fridge overnight until you are ready to assemble with the mint chocolate chip ice cream.
HOW TO MAKE NO CHURN MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM
- Start by chilling the bowl you intend on using to make the ice cream. I chill mine in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
- Prepare the vessel that the ice cream is going to go into to which in turn will be placed in the freezer. I used a loaf tin with a beeswax cover, or you could use a 2 litre plastic container or a 2 litre serving dish or bowl as long as it has a lid or cover. This will help the ice cream set and from becoming icy.
- In your chilled bowl pour in the whipping cream and begin whipping. Start this process slowly so the cream doesn’t splash up everywhere. Once the cream has thickened crank up the speed on high until soft peaks form.
- Once soft peaks have formed turn the mixer speed to low and slowly pour in the condensed milk until just combined.
- Now comes the fun! At this point I add in the peppermint essence and food color (I used Wilton’s gel in color Kelly Green) and gently mix the peppermint and food color through the ice cream base.
- Once it’s all combined, stir in the chocolate chips. Here’s a tip: I chopped my chocolate chips up a bit so that little and big bits would be incorporated through the batch of ice cream……yummy! And also saved a small handful to scatter over the ice cream once you’ve poured it into your tin.
- Now the ice cream is created, pour it into your chilled loaf tin, sprinkle over a handful of your saved chocolate chips, cover and freeze for at least 8 hours, or preferably overnight.
HOW TO ASSEMBLE YOUR ICE CREAM SANDWICHES
Here’s the exciting part, assembling for eating….yay! Let me walk you through the steps.
- Start by making sure the double chocolate chunk cookies have chilled in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- When the cookies have been chilling and you’re ready to assemble, remove the ice cream from the freezer and let it soften for about 3-5 minutes.
- Scoop out the required amount of your favorite ice cream per cookie and sandwich together. Then pop them into the freezer in a baking tin lined with baking paper for 30 minutes.
- Then after 30 minutes go right ahead and SERVE, EAT and ENJOY!
Whoo-hoo you’re ready to go! Start baking up some double chocolate chunk cookies, make your creamy mint chocolate chip ice cream, scoop it altogether with two fudgy cookies, freeze them and then you guessed it……EAT THEM!!!
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For ideas and tips on how to practice hospitality please read my blog post 5 tips for practicing Christian Hospitality. It will give you ways on how you too can demonstrate God’s love in action.
When you share with friends or family these exquisite mint chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches you are showing God’s love in action!
If you’ve tried this recipe and like it please leave me a comment below. I would love to hear from you! xx
