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Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches With Mint Ice Cream

Last updated on December 26, 2021 By Anna 7 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

I'll take a good store bought ice cream sandwich any day. In fact, I like them so much I've made an entire ice cream cake with them. However, making homemade ice cream sandwiches is even more fun because you can experiment with different bases and ice creams. In this case, that ice cream was homemade chocolate mint.

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Ice Cream Sandwich Base Recipe

The base is a thin brownie that’s neither too crunchy nor too firm when frozen. I found the original recipe in the 2002 July/August issue of Cook’s Illustrated, but changed the technique somewhat. They made their sandwiches round. In addition to that, they also use a 17x11 inch jelly-roll pan to bake the cookie base. Since I couldn't find my 17x11 inch pan, I divided the brownie batter between two 9 inch square pans.  I also tried spreading in a 9x13 inch pan.   As expected, the 9x13 inch pan made too thick of a base, while dividing between the two 9 inch pans yielded a thinner crust that was easier to bite into. So if you don't have the 17x11 inch pan, go with the two 9 inch pans. And of course there's always the option of halving, in which case you'd want to use just one 9 inch square pan.

Neapolitan Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches

Update:  I compared this recipe to the NYT recipe and still prefer this one because the brownies are a little less crumbly and greasy.  I also changed up the ice cream a bit and made Neapolitan sandwiches. I'm not sure why there's a picture of the ice cream and no picture of the sandwiches. Looks like it's time for another batch!

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Recipe

homemade ice cream sandwiches

Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches With Mint Ice Cream

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Homemade ice cream sandwiches with mint ice cream in the middle.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 hours hrs
Total Time 8 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour or weigh out exactly 5 oz/140 grams**
  • ½ cup Dutch process or Hershey’s Extra Dark cocoa powder natural okay, too**
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup chocolate syrup
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 2 pints of your favorite ice cream.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Line an 11x17 inch jelly-roll pan or two 9 inch square pans with nonstick foil.
  • In a medium size bowl, thoroughly mix together the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda.
  • In a large mixing bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar for about a minute. Beat in the chocolate syrup, vanilla extract and butter until mixture turns light brown. With a heavy rubber scraper or a spoon, stir in the flour mixture until incorporated.
  • Pour batter into lined pan and bake 10-12 minutes or until cakes seem firm and set. Remove from oven and let cool completely. Lift from pan and set cookie on a large cutting board.
  • Cut the cookie lengthwise to make two long rectangles, then cut cross-wise to make 4 rectangles (this makes them easier to work with). Place one of the rectangles on a big sheet of plastic wrap and spoon ice cream evenly over the top. Cover with second rectangle and press down slightly. Wrap tightly in plastic. Repeat with second set of rectangles. Set on a baking sheet and put in the freezer overnight or until very firm.
  • Using a large knife, trim the sides to give the sandwiches a clean edge. Cut each section into 4 rectangles.

Notes

Cook's Illustrated used a 5 oz/140 gram cup. I think a 4.5 oz/130 gram cup is better.
Natural cocoa powder like regular Hershey's or Ghirardelli will give you a slightly fluffier cake.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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  1. Anna

    July 10, 2013 at 11:06 am

    Hi Katie,

    I'm glad you liked them! Thanks for the tip on flattening the dough. Mine was definitely too thin to roll, but I suppose if you used a greased rolling pin you could gently roll it over it to flatten -- I think that's what you meant, right?

    By the way, did you weigh your flour or just measure it? I always weigh mine. If you measured by volume, you could have used up to 5 1/2 or even 6 oz of flour which might have contributed to the thickness of the dough.

  2. Katie

    July 10, 2013 at 10:15 am

    MADE IT: They were quite good, almost fudgy. But for a heads up, the "dough" was very very thick in my case. I would even recommend using a rolling pin greased with butter to get it nice and thin and flat, and using parchment paper instead of tin foil.

  3. Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat

    June 26, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    5 stars
    Ice cream sandwiches are one of my favorite desserts ever! Besides mint chocolate chip ice cream. This combines them both- yum!

  4. Holiday Baker Man

    June 26, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    Perfect for the upcoming long weekend!

  5. Rebecca

    June 26, 2013 at 11:31 am

    I might need to make these soon! They look just the thing for the heat wave we're expecting.

  6. Darlene

    June 26, 2013 at 11:16 am

    Carla Hall (on the Chew) gave a great suggestion for filling homemade ice cream sandwiches. To prevent ice crystals from forming when you let store-bought ice cream soften and then re-harden, she cuts down the sides of a rectangular ice cream container, peels it away, and then slices the still frozen hard ice cream. I think she then used a biscuit/cookie cutter to cut the ice cream and brownies into round shapes, assembled, and rolled the edges in assorted treats (mini chocolate chips, M&Ms, etc).

  7. Gloria

    June 26, 2013 at 2:21 am

    5 stars
    These look delicious. I have a batch of your vanilla ice cream in the freezer now. Wish I would have done my homework better and read your post on how to make melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chunks for ice cream. I ended up with tasteless, hard chunks. I think I'm going to pick them out and try your oil method!!! Hate to ruin a batch of delicious ice cream!!!

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