banana ice cream sandwiches

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These delicious sandwiches have several steps: First, you need to make some chocolate cookies, then the banana ice cream. You will then be ready to assemble.

Chocolate Cookies

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup soft butter
  • 1/2 cup honey or brown rice syrup
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  1. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar, then add the honey or brown rice syrup. Mix these together well. Mix in the water.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix together the salt, baking powder, cocoa powder and flour.
  3. Add the flour mixture to the sugar and butter mixture, and mix well.
  4. Cover the dough and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
  5. Heat the oven to 375° F.
  6. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to a little less than 1/4″ thick. Cut with a cookie cutter – you choose the size.
  7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow these to cool before using.

Banana Ice Cream

Freeze several ripe bananas, peels removed. You can slice them first so they will freeze quicker. The quantity depends on how much ice cream you need.

Place the frozen bananas into the bowl of a food processor. Process the bananas until they are completely blended. You may need to add some milk to help them to mix.

To use the ice cream for the sandwiches, spread it on a cookie sheet so it is about one inch thick. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for about an hour, or until the ice cream is fairly firm.

Assembling the banana ice cream sandwiches

For each sandwich, spread a nut butter (peanut butter, almond butter, soy butter…) on one cookie. Remove the ice cream from the freezer and cut out a piece of it using the same cookie cutter used for the chocolate cookies. Place this piece of banana ice cream on top of the nut butter, then place another cookie on top of the ice cream. One ice cream sandwich made! Repeat this process for each sandwich.

Keep reforming the leftover ice cream until you have been able to cut it all into shapes for the sandwiches.

Keep the sandwiches in the freezer, in an airtight container.

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Author: madesimplybyjane

I have had a passion for cooking and eating healthy food for most of my life. My professional training includes a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Culinary Arts from Bastyr University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Home Economics and Secondary Education from Western Washington University. As a lifelong teacher of all ages, my focus is teaching people how to cook simple meals for their families. My belief is anyone, even children, can learn to prepare healthy, inexpensive, delicious meals for themselves and those they care for. I absolutely love to help unravel the mystery of bread making, combine whatever produce is on hand to prepare a delicious soup or stew, or create something new with whomever is interested in participating. As a former preschool teacher, I still enjoy playing in the kitchen with children. I am also an ovarian cancer survivor, and a team leader and fund raiser for a local organization funding ovarian cancer research. My home is in Lake Forest Park, Wa. where I live with my husband, Mark, and our cat, Gilbert. When not teaching, I like to garden, hike, kayak, and cook for friends and family.

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