At Lick, making ice cream sandwiches is a multi-day process.
He says you can follow this exact process at home and suggests using a large chef’s knife or a double handle cheese knife to cut the large ice cream sandwich into squares. If you have pieces of brownie, blondie or cookie leftover after making your ice cream sandwiches, Sobotik recommends crumbling it into homemade ice cream or using it as an ice cream topping.
For a less intensive ice cream sandwich assembly process, Sobotik recommends scooping ice cream onto a cookie, topping it with another cookie and digging in, which he considers a great approach for in-the-moment ice cream sandwich cravings. You can make ice cream sandwiches without any special gadgets, of course, and brands like Wilton and Chef’n sell products that may help speed up the process. Here are five more products you can use to make ice cream sandwiches at home.
This pan turns out 12 equally-sized cookies, which allows you to layer ice cream sandwiches with precision. The cast-aluminum pan distributes heat evenly to ensure a uniform bake, as well as give treats a golden-brown crust. The pan’s wells have scalloped edges that add style to your ice cream sandwiches and you can fill them with cake, brownie, blondie or cookie batter.
This mold comes with three pieces: two for baking the outer layers of the sandwich and one that you fill with ice cream. The pans used to bake the sandwich’s outer layers perforate them, which Sobotik said allows air to escape easily and prevents the baked goods from cracking. This ice cream mold can make up to four rectangular ice cream sandwiches at once and it comes with a tool for scooping and spreading ice cream. Chef’n also sells another ice cream sandwich maker that produces 10 mini round treats.
Pour brownie, cake or blondie batter into this pan to make six sets of outer layers for ice cream sandwiches. The pan has a non-stick surface that helps prevent treats from sticking to it after being baked. It’s dishwasher-safe and the pan’s cavities give baked goods a multi-dimensional woven pattern.
After whipping up your favorite cookie or brownie recipe, pour the batter into the silicone tray that comes with this ice cream sandwich maker. When the treats cool, place the ice cream mold on top of the silicone tray and spread ice cream over three baked goods. Place the filled ice cream sandwich maker in the freezer for a few hours and then assemble the layers: You’ll have three large ice cream sandwiches to enjoy in no time.
This ice cream sandwich maker comes in a set of three shapes: a heart, star and circle. You can use them to cut out shaped layers of ice cream, cookies, brownies and cakes, then assemble them to create cute ice cream sandwiches. The ice cream sandwich makers come with a recipe book and they’re safe to put on the top shelf of the dishwasher.
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