Banana Ice Cream Sandwiches
Another great recipe from Giada De Laurentiis. These frozen banana ice cream sandwiches were really easy to make and tasted great as well. The 'game changers' in the recipe were the banana slices and peanut butter chips. The ice cream sandwiches would be good on their own, but those two ingredients gave them great additional flavor. Next time I would try to keep the cookies as soft as possible as it makes eating them much easier. This is difficult because the cookies are frozen, so thawing them a little bit before eating is required.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- 2
Form the cookie dough into 12 equal-sized balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes until lightly browned around the edges.
- 3
Cool for 10 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes.
- 4
In a small bowl, toss together the chocolate chips and oil.
- 5
Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- 6
Spread the melted chocolate on top of 6 of the cooled cookies. Place on a parchment or waxed paper-lined baking sheet.
- 7
Sprinkle the chocolate-toffee candy pieces on top of the melted chocolate. Place the remaining cookies, flat-side-up, on the same baking sheet.
- 8
Arrange the banana slices in a single layer on the flat side of the remaining cookies.
- 9
Freeze all the cookies for 45 to 60 minutes until the chocolate has set and the banana slices are frozen.
- 10
Using an ice cream scoop, scoop about 1/3 cup softened ice cream on top of the frozen bananas.
- 11
Place a chocolate covered cookie on top and gently press to form a sandwich. Repeat with the remaining ice cream and cookies.
- 12
Freeze for 3 to 4 hours until firm.