Looking for a luscious yet healthy low carb treat for family and friends? Try my gluten free recipe for Ice Cream Sandwiches pronto!
Recipe for Ice Cream Sandwiches
This terrific recipe for frozen dessert starts with a wonderful Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream that’s homemade, sandwiched between two chocolate chip cookies made with almond flour.
Recipe for the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
These healthy low carb cookies are sweetened with only two tablespoons of honey, making this one blood sugar friendly dessert.
Cookies with Almond Flour
Baked goods that are healthy and gluten free are often few and far between! That’s one of the reasons I make cookies from scratch using nutrient rich almond flour.
Almond flour is a fantastic low carb, high protein base for baked goods, and cookies are no exception. Yes, you can have your cake and cookies and eat them too. Here we go!
Ice Cream Sandwich
Instructions
- Scoop ice cream
- Place between two chocolate chip cookies
- Serve
Ice Cream Recipes Homemade
The fun and easy ritual of preparing homemade ice cream has been a bonding activity for our family since the boys were very little.
Making ice cream sandwiches takes this fabulous family activity one step further.
Ideas for Ice Cream Toppings
When we make ice cream sandwiches, I love setting out bowls of sprinkles, chopped nuts, and mini chocolate chips for the boys and their friends to coat their homemade ice cream sandwiches in.
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Of course, that was when they were in high school! Now we’re empty nesters. and we still enjoy this ice cream sandwiches recipe.
Making ice cream from scratch enables me to be selective about the ingredients I’m using. I love coming up with gluten free, dairy free, low carb options for every palate.
When was Ice Cream Invented
Wondering when ice cream was invented? This is a question I take very seriously for two reasons. First, ice cream is my favorite food. Second, in college, I was a history major at Columbia University.
Modern ice cream with a milk base dates back to the 17th century. However, its predecessor, a sorbet mixture, was crafted as early as 3000 BC.
Ice Cream Recipe Ice Cream Maker
Have an ice cream maker? You’re in luck.
There are so many healthy ice cream recipes to make here on my website that call for an ice cream maker.
Ice Cream with No Ice Cream Maker
And I have other ice cream recipes that only require a food processor. Either simple process produces a creamy culinary delight that will allow you to indulge while sticking to your Low Carb Diet.
Ice Cream Recipes Homemade
Here are my favorite homemade ice cream recipes for you!
Dairy Free Ice Cream Recipe Chocolate
A dairy free ice cream recipe made with a base of coconut milk and chocolate chips, my Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream is coffee infused and spiked with fresh cinnamon and cayenne pepper.
This spicy summer treat’s wonderfully pungent flavor combination, wrapped around creamy chocolate is also perfect during the colder parts of the year.
Ice Cream Recipe Strawberry Cherry
The fresh flavors of strawberry and cherry with the creaminess of full-fat coconut milk taste gourmet, and not at all like an easy healthy dessert that you can whip up in a few minutes.
Simply blend the handful of natural ingredients, chill and enjoy the most delicious Cherry Strawberry Ice Cream.
Ice Cream Recipe Banana
A recipe with few ingredients will always have my heart and my 2 Ingredient Banana Ice Cream is no exception!
I keep frozen bananas in my freezer year round so that I can whip this ice cream recipe up at a moment’s notice in the food processor. Yes! you can make ice cream without an ice cream maker using this recipe!
For a dairy free tropical spin, try Roasted Banana Coconut Ice Cream, made with a coconut milk base, naturally sweetened with dates and bananas.
My Favorite Ice Cream Recipe! Coffee ☕️
My book, Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry, has an entire ice cream recipe section including recipes for amazing frozen treats including:
- Coffee Ice Cream
- Vegan Chocolate Sorbet
- Peanut Butter Ice Cream
- Cookie Dough Ice Cream
How to Make Ice Cream Homemade
I love homemade ice cream, it’s one of the best things to make. My favorite flavor is coffee, but cookie dough ice cream is a close second! What’s your favorite?
This recipe for Ice Cream Sandwiches is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared it in 2010.
m.rose says
wow, i just made your cashew ice cream recipe with a few changes: soaked the cashews in 1 c of warm water, cooled down completely, and blended with: 1/4 c maple syrup, tbsp alcohol-based gluten free vanilla extract, 4 scoops KAL brand stevia (since maple is less sweet than agave), drizzle blackstrap molasses (for flavor depth and richness), large pinch sea salt, 1/4 tsp xanthan gum. blended in my osterizer until liquefied, refrigerated until chilled, and processed in the ice cream maker. killer! now i have the rest in a air-tight containter in the freezer, i’m hoping that this will not harden to rock-like consistency like all of my other vegan ice cream experiments. i would also like to note that my partner, who can and regularly does eat premium dairy ice cream, thought this was superb as well! the only note i have is that it has a strange texture when it melts.
thanks for the recipe, i had been wavering on several cashew ice cream recipes and decided to try yours first. i doubt i’ll try the others.
Kimberly says
What a yummy looking treat! Guess I need to make some cookies :)
Sherri says
Your ice cream cookies look fantastic, especially with all this hot weather we are having. I enjoyed the video and will give the cookies a try as soon as the weather cools and I actually want to turn on the oven.
Rita says
Hi Elana.
I love your recipes and all that i’ve tested turned out great. However, although I wanted to test this cookies, here in Portugal, there’s no grapeseed oil for sale. Do you think that instead that I could use sunflower oil?
Thank You **
Katie says
Rita,
Check out Elana’s FAQ page for info on substitutions — there are just too many possibilities so she can’t answer all of these : ) But the forums are an excellent resource and I highly recommend posting your substitution questions there; everyone is friendly and helpful. I can tell you that grapeseed oil doesn’t taste right to me or the people I serve these treats to, and I frequently use coconut oil, sometimes butter, and various other kinds of oils and combinations in all the recipes, and have NEVER been disappointed with any of those substitutions. I would think sunflower oil would be just perfect. Give it a try — I am certain you will love them regardless of which oil you choose : )
Hope this helps! Good luck!
Katie
Brandon May says
Wowee. I have been meaning to do Ice Cream Sandwiches this summer, and better get started before we run out of hot months (which shouldn’t be any time soon). However, I suspect these would be good on a cool evening during the winter, too.
SassaFrass88 says
Your Chocolate Chip cookies are my favorite!!!
I brought them to a BBQ (mostly so that I could have a sweet treat to eat for myself while there), but I used whipped cream cheese with vanilla and Stevia for the middle. Everyone gobbled them up!
Here’s a tip for the cookies: Swap out some of the agave (or maple syrup, etc) for molasses (like 1/2 of it) and you’ll get that authentic CC Cookie flavor!
Great idea with the ice-cream Elana! I have my ice-cream maker’s ‘bucket’ chilling in my freezer now and I think some Vanilla Coconut-Milk/ Cream Ice-cream will be perfect with these!
Karen says
OMG. There goes my weight loss plan.
A vegan ice cream recipe using cashews no less? Genius!
Meagan says
Perfect. I love this!
Kitchen Butterfly says
Elana, you’ve transformed my cooking..with almond flour. Last summer I made a plum cake with almond flour – disaster. It looked good but tasted horrible….anyway, I’ve since discovered you and have made 3-4 things from your blog every week, for the last 3 weeks.
How come you don’t use baking powder though? I don’t like the taste of baking soda – I can taste the tiniest amounts and so I sub baking powder instead and it works beautifully. Your gluten free bread 2.0, worked amazingly well this weekend, with part chestnut flour and baking powder.
We are eating loads of cherries and peaches at the moment!
Thank you, Elana. Thank you
Beth says
I’ve been wanting to make some of your gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, but it has been to hot & humid.
The first “cool” day we get, I’ll be tossing a batch in the oven and then making some ice cream sandwiches. Yum!