Chocolate Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches Food

CHOCOLATE, CANDY, AND CARAMEL ICE CREAM SANDWICH RECIPE

Steps:

• Let the vanilla ice cream soften, then scoop it into an 8x8 pan lined with parchment paper. Spread the ice cream smooth and put it in the freezer to freeze solid, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cream 3/4 cup butter, light brown sugar, and 1/3 cup granulated sugar. together until they're light and fluffy, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until fully incorporated. Add the vanilla extract and mix again. In a separate bowl, whisk together 1/2 teaspoon of salt, flour, cocoa, and baking soda until evenly combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients to your wet mixture and mix until just combined. Don't over-mix.
• Spread the batter into a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Now for the caramel sauce. Pour 1 and 1/2 cup sugar into a dry, clean saucepan and cook over medium-low heat until fully caramelized. It'll get a bit dark. Swirl to stir. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the 2 tablespoons of butter cut into small pieces a little at a time, and swirl to combine. Add the heavy cream and 1 teaspoon salt. Give it another swirl. Set it aside to fully cool. Feel free to pop it into the fridge or even freezer (once it's already cooled some) if need be.
• Take the ice cream layer out of the freezer. Pour the caramel over the top and top with candy. Press down on the candy slightly. Put it back into the freezer to again freeze solid, at least 2-3 hours, but preferably overnight.
• Take the ice cream, caramel, and candy layer out of the freezer and lift (by the overhanging parchment paper) out of the pan. Use the bottom of the pan to measure and trim the cookie layers so they're the same size. Put a fresh piece of parchment in the pan and place one of the cookie pieces on top of that.
• Peel the parchment layer off of the ice cream. Place the ice cream, caramel, and candy layer in the pan on top of the bottom cookie. Add the remaining cookie layer and press down gently.
• Put the giant ice cream sandwich back into the freezer to freeze solid, at least 1 full hour, but preferably longer.
• Take it out of the freezer, lift it out of the pan (using your best friend, the overhanging parchment paper), and, using a sharp knife, cut into individual ice cream sandwiches. Share them with everyone you know or keep them all for yourself, I won't tell.

CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Cream the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer until it gets lighter in color. (You could also beat the butter by hand.) Slowly add in the sugars and keep beating until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add your egg and mix until fully incorporated. Stir in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture using the low speed, then mix in the chocolate chips and caramel candies.
• Drop the dough onto your baking sheets using a 1 1/2-inch (1/2-ounce) ice cream scoop. Space the cookies about 2 inches apart. Press down on the dough balls to flatten them to about 3 inches around. Pop in the oven and bake until golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for a couple of minutes, and then let cool completely on wire racks.
• Now to make the ice cream sandwiches. Line baking sheets with foil. Use a 2 1/2-inch ice cream scoop to drop the ice cream onto the flat half of half your cookies. Cover the ice cream with the remaining cookies. Get the ice cream oozed out to the edges of the cookies by pressing them together gently. Roll the sides of the ice cream sandwiches in the crushed pretzels, making sure the pretzels stick. Place on the prepared baking sheets lined and freeze until ready to serve, at least a half hour.

ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder. In another bowl, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar together with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla, beating until smooth. With a spoon, stir in the flour mixture, stirring just until you have a smooth dough.
• 3. Using a 2 tablespoon cookie dough scoop, drop 6 mounds of dough on each baking sheet, leaving a couple inches between each cookie. Bake until the cookies are firm around the edges and soft in the middle, about 15 minutes. (For even baking, rotate the pans from top to bottom and back to front halfway through baking.) Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely.
• 4. Meanwhile, turn the ice cream pints on their sides and use a serrated knife to slice through the containers, cutting each into 3 even rounds. Place the ice cream disks on a baking sheet and freeze until ready to assemble the sandwiches.
• 5. To assemble, peel the cardboard from the ice cream disks and sandwich each disk between 2 cookies. Serve the sandwiches immediately, or wrap individually in plastic wrap and freeze up to 1 week.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CARAMEL ICE CREAM SUNDAE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Mix the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until combined. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix together.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking soda and instant coffee. Add to the wet ingredients in batches, mixing gently after each addition. Gently mix in the chocolate chips or chunks.
• Thoroughly grease and flour a quarter sheet pan or a 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Spread the cookie dough into the pan, spreading out the surface.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until done (longer if needed to make sure it's set. (If doubling the recipe then increase the cooking time to 20 to 22 minutes.)
• To serve, warm the hot fudge and caramel sauces. Place a square of cookie on a plate. Top with a scoop of ice cream, followed by drizzles of both hot fudge and caramel sauces. Finish with whipped cream and a cherry.

CHOCOLATE MACAROON ICE CREAM SANDWICHES WITH CARAMEL ICE CREAM

Steps:

• For Ice Cream:
• Stir 1 1/4 cups sugar and water in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil without stirring until deep amber color, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Gradually add 2 cups cream. Return to low heat. Stir until caramel is smooth.
• Whisk yolk and 1/4 cup sugar in large bowl until very thick and pale, about 2 minutes. Combine 2 cups cream and milk in heavy large saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to boil. Gradually whisk into yolk mixture. Return to pan and stir over medium heat until custard thickens and coats spoon, about 4 minutes (do not boil). Remove from heat. Mix in caramel. Strain into bowl. Chill until cold, stirring often.
• Freeze custard in ice cream maker. Transfer ice cream to bowl; freeze overnight or up to 3 days.
• For Macaroons:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment. Finely grind 1 cup powdered sugar and almonds in processor. Transfer to large bowl. Mix in 1 2/3 cups powdered sugar and cocoa. Beat egg whites in medium bowl until soft peaks form. Fold into nut mixture in 2 additions.
• Spoon batter into large pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch plain tip. Pipe onto prepared sheets in 1 1/2-inch rounds, spacing apart. (Batter will spread to about 2- to 3-inch rounds).
• Bake macaroons until puffed and dry-looking on top, about 12 minutes. Cool on sheets on racks. Using spatula, transfer macaroons to work surface.
• Spoon 1/4 cup ice cream onto flat side of each of 5 macaroons. Top each with flat side of another macaroon; press lightly. Place sandwiches on baking sheets; cover and freeze. (Can be made 1 day ahead.)

GIANT CARAMEL CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Line two 12-inch pizza pans with foil; lightly grease foil. Press cookie dough evenly into prepared pans. Bake 15 to 16 min. or just until centers are set. Cool completely. (Cookies will be chewy.) Remove cookies from pans; discard foil. Return one of the cookies, top-side down, to one of the pizza pans. Set aside.
• Microwave 25 of the caramels and 2 Tbsp. of the milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each min. Spread over cookie in pizza pan to within 1/4 inch of edge. Refrigerate until caramel is firm.
• Return second cookie, top-side down, to remaining pizza pan; spread evenly with ice cream. Cover with caramel-topped cookie, caramel-side down, to form sandwich. Cover or wrap in foil; freeze at least 1 hour before serving. Cut into 20 wedges to serve.