A fun and tasty way to celebrate summer with these Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches!
When you don’t have a working oven or range, you're faced with really having to think outside the box for recipes to add to the blog. Being its summertime has been my one saving, because who the heck wants to be making a lasagna or pot roast when your house is in the eighties? Right now I’m focused on bringing you lots of salads and grilling recipes, and hopefully, I’ll find a new range by fall although I could cook my turkey in the smoker! But today, let’s chit-chat about Ice cream sandwiches and how amazing they are. A giant ice cream patty sandwiched between two soft cookies was the best culinary invention ever, seriously! But who said you always needed to use cookies for the sandwich part?
No, no, no friends. My philosophy is that if you have two of something then a sandwich can be created. So that’s why I used Belgian waffles layered with soft creamy ice cream and salted caramel sauce to make the ultimate ice cream sandwich. I’m a bit embarrassed at how easy these are to make but if you’re up for a challenge, then you can make your own waffles from scratch. Yeah…I’ll be right over there on my second waffle ice cream sandwich because this time store bought will take way less time to create than a scratch baked waffle.
Making your Ice Cream Sandwiches
The flavor of ice cream you use is completely up to you. I used Chocolate Chip from Tillamook because it’s awesome and it comes in a 1.75-quart container. Every other ice cream I looked at was 1.5 quarts which you can use in a pinch but, Wait…that means thinner ice cream sandwiches. Let's not go there! I drizzled salted caramel sauce over the ice cream after spreading it out over the first layer of waffles. Any dessert sauce would work. See how adaptable this recipe is! Don’t skimp on the choice of waffle, I love the ones with the sugary top and they must be square to fit perfectly in the baking pan. You could add chopped nuts as well as melted dark or white chocolate over the surface of the ice cream sandwiches. Red blue and white chocolate would be awesome for July Fourth.
