These healthy crumb ice cream sandwiches are simple to make, freeze and keep for a summertime treat. And such a healthy treat - the crust has protein and fiber and the ice cream is non-dairy, homemade from bananas. A dessert that will make you feel great.
If you are going to make my recipe, add all ice cream ingredients to blender, and blend until ultra creamy. Put mixture in a freezer-safe container with lid, or line a loaf pan with parchment paper and spoon ice cream into it.
If you are not going to use an ice cream maker, cover the whole mixture with a layer of parchment and freeze mixture for at least 2 hours, or overnight. The next day, chop it up with a fork and give it a whiz in a blender to cream it up. Store in an airtight container in the freezer. Let it thaw 15 minutes before scooping.
If you ARE going to use an ice cream maker, put the blended ice cream in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before churning. Then churn according to your ice cream maker's instructions. Add in cookie dough chunks or chips or nuts once churning it complete. Store in an airtight container in the freezer.
Make the Ice cream sandwiches
Use a food processor (I used a 4-cup size) to blend up the crust, adding the melted coconut oil last. Fill 8 slots of the mold with about ¼ inch of the mixture for the bottom layer. Keep back some to top the bars, and freeze the mold for 30 minutes. Spoon your ice cream of choice into slots, filling to the top. Use your hands to crumble the left over crust mixture, and sprinkle some mixture on top. Freeze over night, pop the bars out, drizzle with chocolate or not, and enjoy!
Don't have a mold? No problem! Just line a loaf pan with parchment, press in ¾ of your crust, pour in the ice cream, sprinkle the rest of the crust on top. Freeze the loaf pan for 4 hours or until you feel safe cutting them. Cut them into8 long rectangles, and store in the freezer.
They will last frozen for about a month.
Notes
The nutritional information is for the top and bottom crust of the sandwich cookie only. Also, feel free to use this ice cream sandwich crust recipe with your own ice cream choice or recipe.