I have never been a part of any kind of blog challenge or any food challenge for that matter but for some reason when I seen the Raw Ice Cream Sandwich Challenge that Lisa and Nicole put together it got me thinking…….
and I decided to give it a try!
First, I asked for opinions on my facebook page:
I’m entering a contest for a raw vegan ice cream sandwich recipe..need your help!! What one would you taste?
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwich -received 19 votes
- Chocolate Almond Butter Ice Cream Sandwich -received 14 votes
- Chocolate Blueberry Ice Cream Sandwich – received received 3 votes
- Double Almond Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich -received 1 vote
I decided to try making the two top voted ones:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwich and
Chocolate Almond Butter Ice Cream Sandwich
I am excited to share my results with you!!!
First, I got started on the Chocolate Almond Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches…I wanted this recipe to be reminiscent of a chocolate and peanut butter ice cream that I used to LOVE as a kid!
I started with some almonds and cashews
and ground them up in my food processor…
then I added in
a dash of sea salt…
a dash of sea salt…
Vanilla scraped fresh from a vanilla bean…
some agave…
and some cacao powder.
Once processed for a minute or two a dough forms…
I rolled it out flat….
and used a cookie cutter to make fun shapes…I put these in the freezer to firm up while I got busy on the ice cream!!
For the almond butter ice cream I used cashews, sea salt, vanilla, water, agave, almond butter, and coconut oil….here is what it looked like before I froze it
I placed it in the freezer to get cold and then used my ice cream maker to harden it.
Then I started to assemble the sandwiches!!
I rolled 1/2 of them in cacao nibs…
so the finished product looked like this:
Chocolate Almond Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches
Chocolate Sandwich Cookie
1 cup raw almonds
1 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup cacao powder
1/3 cup agave
vanilla seeds from a vanilla bean
1/4 tsp. salt
OPTIONAL: 1/2 cup cacao nibs
Blend cashews and almonds together in food processor to make a fine powder. Add in other ingredients and process until a dough ball forms. Chill for 15 minutes. Roll out to desired thickness and use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Place on waxed paper and chill until ready to use.
Almond Butter Ice Cream
1 cup of raw cashews
1 cup water
1/2 cup agave
4 tbsp. almond butter
2 tbsp. melted coconut oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. sea salt
Blend cashews and water until creamy. Add in other ingredients and process until smooth. Set in freezer until chilled and then process in ice cream maker or continue to freeze in freezer stirring occasionally.
Once ice cream is ready place a scoop onto one sandwich piece and top with another sandwich piece. Roll in cacao nibs. Freeze until ready to serve!
These were great….ENJOY!!
My second recipe actually turned out AMAZING!!!!!!!!
These were my favorite!!!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches!!!
First, I started with the dough…
by grinding up raw cashews…
then I added coconut nectar, vanilla, coconut oil, and sea salt….finally I folded in some cacao nibs…
MMMMMMM……….Next I took some of this dough and made small little cookie dough balls…
I rolled out the rest of the dough and cut out cookie shapes and placed them into the fridge to chill while I worked on the ice cream….
once the ice cream was ready
I added in the cookie dough balls
Next I rolled out the rest of the cookie dough and used my cookie cutters to make the sandwich pieces…and then I assembled!!
Place some ice cream
onto the sandwich piece and top with the other side!!!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwich
Cookie Dough
2 cups raw cashews
1/4 cup coconut nectar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
3 tbsp. cacao nibs
Process cashews in blender until finely ground. Add in remainder of ingredients except the cacao nibs. Process until dough forms. Fold in cacao nibs. Use a small portion of dough to form small ball pieces. Use the rest of the dough to roll out and use with a cookie cutter to form the sandwich tops/bottoms. Chill the dough balls and sandwich tops/bottoms until ready to use.
Cookie Dough Ice Cream
1 cup raw cashews
1 cup water
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup melted coconut oil
pinch of sea salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Blend cashews and water until creamy. Add in other ingredients and process until smooth. Set in freezer until chilled and then process in ice cream maker or continue to freeze in freezer stirring occasionally. Add in rolled cookie dough balls.
To assemble:
Place a scoop of ice cream onto cut out cookie dough and add the top!! Freeze until ready to serve!!!
These were so yummy!!!!
All in all both recipes were a success but my favorite was the cookie dough ice cream sandwich!!!
Which one would be your favorite?????
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These look so good! I might have to buy an ice cream maker!
You don’t even need an ice cream maker though!!!!
These look amazing! We were just talking about ice cream sandwiches too! Must give these a try
Yes, Maggie…..you won’t regret it!!! LOL
Oh my!!! Cookie dough is already my fav!! I was just asking you about this …. Lol. It’s 3:53 AM. I’m pregnant, can’t fall back asleep and just read the most fantastic recipe for which I do not have all the ingredients. Now what? Lol.
Christe, maybe we will have to set up a drive by service!!! LOL I will drive by your house and deliver them to you!!! hahahaha
Two delicious entries for the challenge! I think cookie cutters make ice cream sandwiches look super fancy. Thank you for sharing your amazing recipes and participating in all the fun.
Thank you!!! I can’t wait to see all of the entries!!! I am excited to make some other ones!!!
Wow! Those look incredible! Now that’s one ice cream sandwich I would eat in a heartbeat – any flavor will do!
YES!! You should try them….great snack!!!
Both recipes look fantastic! I love how you actually shaped your cookies. Mine where a little more thrown together.
Yours look great!!! Excited to see what everyone comes up with!!!
These look incredible! I’m definitely saving this recipe and trying to make them.
Jess, let me know if you try them!!!!
I’m a huge fan of both flavour combinations. Thanks for participating in the challenge!
Thank you!!! Can’t wait to see the final post showing everyone’s entries!!! How exciting!!!
These look “smack my own momma good!!” That means if I HAD to smack my own momma to eat these ice cream sandwiches then….I WOULD!!
OMG!!! Dawn, lucky for you….you may have to smack your momma because you live close enough to actually try one!!! LOL
OMG! These look so good!! I would want to eat the cookie dough one!!
NIcole-move closer to me and I will share!!! LOL
Oh yum!
Yes….they call my name from my freezer!!!
WOW!!! they both look amazing!
Thank you!!!
These look great. So glad you did the contest. Yummy. Love your post about the oils as well. That is a great brand.:)
Thanks Sasha!! I was so bummed when I saw the cake pop challenge after it was over!!! I may even try my luck at those even though the challenge is over now!!
I want one now. It made my mouth water!!!
Salena-they are really good!!!
Yummy! I’m loving the cookie dough ones
MMMMM………:) They are delish!!!
Just wanted to give you a heads up that I had a sudden act of bravery. I quickly made my 5 in 5 yesterday and entered it. I know you’ve got a plan in place. You’ve got today to do it. I believe in you
Oh my goodness, yum! Those look amazing! You’re so creative!! I saw that challenge and thought about it, but somehow I just drew a total blank. Awesome job! I think the cookie dough ones would be my favorite but they both look great!
You should have entered!!! I am sure you would have had an amazing entry!!
Those look amazing!!! I will definitely be bookmarking these babies
Cool!!! Let me know if you try them!!
Oh my gosh, those cookie dough ones look SO GOOD! I want one!
Thanks !!! I’m sure with your culinary skills you could make them much more appealing!!! LOL
Beautiful!!! I’m working on my sammies right now
but I’ve got to say, this is a lot harder than I was expecting! — not so much the cookie/ice cream making, but the whole assembly part – Umm, It’s like I have two left hands (if that)!
AWESOME!!! Can’t wait to see what you made!!!
Yours looks so good you have me trying to enter the contest at the last minute. How crazy. I might just make it.
OH YAY!!! Good luck!!!
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These both look so delicious! What great flavor combinations =)
Thank you!!! They were super tasty!!!
Those look so awesome!! I am putting this on my must try list! My kids would love them!
Thanks!! I would love it if you tried them and if you do let me know how they turned out!!!
Your cookie dough recipe was pretty much the 1st time I tried making something more complex than peanut butter and jam sandwiches. Somehow I managed to mess up my whole kitchen and fill up the dishwasher. Mine also look pretty horrible. Ugh, such a newbie.
Practice makes perfect, right? Even so, they taste awesome. Thanks!
LOLOL…Thanks for trying them out!!!
Glad you enjoyed!!!
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