10 Delicious Ice Cream Sandwich Flavours To Soothe Your Cravings
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This ingenious dessert was invented in the 1940s by a seller to help harried New Yorkers consume their ice cream quickly. The frozen delight is mashed between two enormous cookies. Ever since then, there has been a summertime fondness in kids when they are in summer camp, playground outings, picnics in parks, backyard barbecues, and outdoor concerts, these mini desserts have been a huge deal. 

When you can make your own delicious treat at home, there's no reason to settle for the basic vanilla varieties found at the grocery store. Moreover, purchasing ready-made ice cream cuts down on the time too. You can play around with flavour combinations that appeal to adults and children alike. These ice cream sandwiches are invigorating, refreshing, and wonderfully sweet—they will give new meaning to old memories, especially when you're at home at midnight and yearn for something cool. 

10 Ice Sandwich Flavours To Try

1. Giant Classic Sandwich 

It can be eaten as a cake or divided into smaller portions for a delightful summertime party dessert. Its summer flavours will leave you licking your fingers till the very last mouthful, this enormous ice cream sandwich looks exactly like the beloved classic grocery store delight that everyone is familiar with.

2. Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Sandwiches 

This simple homemade version of the strawberry cheesecake ice cream sandwich is sure to please any fan! These handmade ice cream sandwiches are prepared with blended cream cheese and a strawberry swirl between two graham crackers, just like the original recipe.You and your family will love it for sure. 

3. Cereal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

These delightfully delicious cereal cookie ice cream sandwiches, loaded with familiar breakfast cereals, will delight both kids and adults. Sandwich "cookies," made of marshmallow-bound cereal bits, are stuffed with strawberry, mint chocolate chip, and bubblegum ice cream.

4. Deep-fried Ice Cream

In the sandwich category, fried ice cream is likewise a little out of the ordinary, but it still merits a place on this list. This dish consists of a solid-frozen scoop of ice cream coated in a crispy batter or coating, which is then flash-fried in hot oil to crisp the outside while retaining the icy texture of the ice cream within. It's a flavorful blend of crispy and creamy.

5. Mochi Gelato

Even though mochi ice cream isn't the traditional definition of an ice cream sandwich, it still qualifies! It is a treat composed of sweet glutinous rice flour from Japan, filled with ice cream flavours such as strawberry, vanilla, green tea, plum wine, and red beans. Mochi ice cream is credited to Frances Hashimoto, a Japanese-American woman after her husband came up with the concept of encasing ice cream in a rice cake.

6. Mini Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches 

Whatever the occasion, these small pie ice cream sandwiches in red, white, and blue will make you want to salute the sweets table. A pair of miniature hand pies, consisting of a cherry and a blueberry, form a sandwich for vanilla ice cream. After that, for an extremely sweet finish, the entire dish is covered with white chocolate chips. Settle in for some messy goodies to make the most of cravings. For interesting variations, try different flavours of hand pie or ice cream.

7. Pina Colada Ice Cream Sandwiches

This boozy beach pina colada ice cream sandwich delicacy combines happy hour with dessert. After being dipped in coconut rum, fresh pineapple rounds nestle inside coconut ice cream. Place them in the freezer to solidify, and then serve with a simple yet luscious dip of white chocolate and coconut flakes. These are ideal served with a maraschino cherry on top and Jimmy Buffet on the side for a refreshing beverage on the deck or by the sea.

8. Ice Cream Tacos 

Is it a sandwich or a taco? Talk about it over these delectable ice cream tacos, which taste like an upgraded version of the candy you could have picked up from the ice cream truck or freezer case when you were a kid. Although this recipe calls for flour tortillas, for an even easier prep, you may also use waffle cone moulds.

9. Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

For any summer picnic or celebration, this simple ice cream sandwich cake will make a lovely, refreshing dessert. This easy dessert is made with store-bought ice cream sandwiches; experiment with different flavours to create variations that will please everyone in your party.

10. Tartufo 

Italian tartufo is essentially an adult take on an ice cream sandwich, with the cookies broken up to create a delicious crust that is then filled with luscious ice cream or gelato. These are sophisticated enough to serve at a dinner party, but still simple enough to prepare with the kids on a lazy summer afternoon.

Any of these delectable homemade ice cream sandwiches will keep you and the family cool this summer without requiring you to follow the ice cream truck around.