Mint Chip Gelato Ice Cream Sandwiches
Homemade mint chip gelato is sandwiched between two chocolate rocky road cookies for a creamy and indulgent dessert!
Now THIS is an ice cream sandwich.
Errr, a gelato sandwich.
Doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, but I promise it’s worth changing it up to gelato.
Why?
Because I think mint chocolate chip is much more suited to the consistency of gelato.
It tastes very light and refreshing (gelato has a lower cream content than ice cream).
Make your ice cream liquid by cooking together cream, milk, egg yolks, sugar, and peppermint extract.
Strain the mixture and pour into your ice cream maker to spin:
Scrape the mixture into a container and freeze completely.
To assemble the sandwiches, place a scoop of gelato between the two cookies and press together to form a sandwich. Enjoy!
Gelato Mint Chip Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1.5 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/2 batch rocky road cookies, no marshmallows added
Instructions
- Place the heavy cream and milk together in a saucepan set over medium high heat, and heat it up until you see bubbles around the edge (you’re scalding the mixture). Be careful not to let it boil. Remove the mixture from the heat.
- Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until the mixture gets thick and light yellow in color. Slowly add in the cream mixture while constantly whisking, then return all of the liquid to the saucepan, and cook over medium heat until the mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a wooden spoon (if you have a thermometer, heat it to 165). Add the peppermint extract to the mixture.
- Strain the mixture, then cool it completely either by placing it in the fridge, or for a speedy method, placing it in a bowl set in an ice bath. When completely cold, pour the mixture into your ice cream maker along with the chocolate chips, and spin until frozen.
- Place the mixture into a container and freeze completely.
- To assemble the sandwiches, place a scoop of gelato between the two cookies and press together to form a sandwich. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
24 Comments on “Mint Chip Gelato Ice Cream Sandwiches”
I’m going to have to wait for it to warm up before making any ice creams but this is a keeper for sure! I’m a sucker for mint chocolate chip ice cream and the putting it in a cookie! Are you kidding?!? What a great ice cream sandwich!
Joanne.. I think you’re trying to make me run out and buy an ice cream machine lol. In fact I know you’re taunting me to LOL. This is right up my alley and I’m making this, this summer. Hands down
as if the cookies weren’t yummy enough.
Oh…I can’t wait to make these ice cream sandwiches this summer. What a great photo.
Wow thats the perfect snack dessert!
I watched your video clips, congratulations, you looked like a pro up there!
OMG! This reminds me of Diddy Riese cookies near UCLA!! This looks pretty awesome!
CONGRATS, Jo!!!
That’s HUGE!! I love your take on recipes, your photos are stunning, and your food is spectacular!!
XOXO
Jealous of your ice cream machine. Look how many delicious concoctions you’ve whipped up! That ice cream sandwich looks delicioussss. x
This is SO delicious! What a great use for those amazing cookies!
Mint chocolate chip is one of my favorite flavors! These sandwiches look insanely good!
It’s 10 degrees out here but I want to eat that gorgeous concoction of yours 😛 😉 You should see me when I make my ice cream during summer , I cackled like a lunatic , ’tis really enjoyable hee hee Gotta check out your vid ! Congrats again 😀
Those cookies make the choc mint flavour that much better – I used to be with you on the toothpaste similarity, but the kids love this flavour so I grew used to it. Love the gelato version!
these look fantastic! I have an ice cream maker that I have yet to use. I think as soon as it gets warm out, it will be time to try these!
Thank you Rachel! Ice cream makers are so much fun!
Having grown up in Northern California, I’m a huge fan of ice cream cookie sandwiches or as we call em It’s Its. Therefore I’d never turn one of these down. Looks tasty and great job on TV!
Where in Northern California? I’m from the East Bay….but don’t know if you’re further North than that. It’s been a while since I’ve lived in California though.
I wish I was in the south where its warm enough to eat ice cream lol! and I saw the clips! AAHH I love em!
The weather here has been so funny…we’ve hardly had winter at all! Which means more reasons to eat ice cream LOL. Hope you’re having fun on your trip!