Hello June! The first day of summer is still three weeks away, but from where I'm standing -which is squarely in 80 degree weather- it feels like we're already there! I say we give this month a fitting kick-off with a chilly treat. I always associate ice cream sandwiches with summer. And if you ask me, they're made to be enjoyed while sitting outside on the front porch steps, watching the first fireflies.
To me, blondies taste like birthday cake but with a different texture. Chewier. So, these little ice cream sandwiches are like having your birthday cake and ice cream all rolled into one sweet. I can't tell you how many times I've made blondies over the years, but this is the first time I've made them for a blog post - can you believe it? I know! I deserve a proper scolding.
I love how these sandwiches are so uniform, and that's thanks to this super cute pan from Wilton. With it, you can basically turn any cake, brownie, or cookie recipe into shells for sandwiching ice cream. Because I love it so much, we're giving one away, along with a pretty ice cream scoop and a big bottle of multicolor sprinkles!
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This pan is destined to get a workout in my kitchen this summer. I can't wait to try brownie ice cream sandwiches, or even a no-bake chocolate chip cookie dough version. There are so many possibilities! I'm rather fond of this blondie version, but Wilton has also included two recipes inside the pan's packaging to get you started!
Blondie Confetti Ice Cream Sandwiches
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Source: Blondie recipe adapted from Williams-Sonoma
Yields: approximately 18-20 sandwiches
These sandwiches were made using the Wilton Ice Cream Sandwich pan. If you don't have this pan, instructions for using cookie cutters are included.
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened
1 cup/180g multicolor jimmies/sprinkles
2 1/2 cups/340g all-purpose flour
1/3 cup/60g multicolor jimmies/sprinkles
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup/216g unsalted butter, softened
1 cup/257g firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup/114g granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 gallon ice cream of your choice
- Place the ice cream in a large bowl and fold in the multicolor jimmies. Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper so that two sides of the paper overhang the edges. Pour the ice cream into the dish and freeze until solid, 3-4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325F. Spray the Wilton ice cream sandwich pan with baking spray with flour (such as Wilton brand Bake Easy!), or spray a 13x9-inch jelly roll pan with cooking spray and line it with parchment paper, allowing the parchment to overhang two sides.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-low speed until smooth. Add the brown and granulated sugars, increase the speed to medium and beat until fluffy, about 2 minute, stopping to scrape down the sides occasionally.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in the vanilla, stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape down the bowl.
- Reduce speed to low, gradually add the flour mixture and beat until just combined. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for two hours or until the dough is stiff.
- Press 1 1/2 tablespoons batter into each cavity of the ice cream sandwich pan using buttered fingers or a piece of parchment paper sprayed with cooking spray. If not using the ice cream sandwich pan, evenly press the dough so that it just fits into the jelly roll pan. Bake for 13-15 minutes (check the Wilton ice cream sandwich pan at 13 minutes). Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool. Place a sheet of parchment over a work surface and turn the individual ice cream shells out onto the paper. Allow them to cool completely. If using the 13x9 pan, lift the blondie out of the pan with the two overhanging pieces of parchment. Let cool completely. Cut shapes out of the large blondie sheet using cookie cutters.
- Remove the ice cream from the pan by lifting it with the two overhanging parchment edges. Working quickly, cut shapes from the ice cream using the same cutters used for the blondies. Sandwich like shapes together. If using the Wilton pan, use a blondie sandwich piece as a template to cut rectangles from the ice cream slab. Use a sharp knife and work quickly! Sandwich the ice cream rectangles between blondie shells.
- Store sandwiches individually wrapped in wax paper in the freezer.
Does a margarita count?
ReplyDeleteI love ice cream, but a subset of ice cream that I love even more is popsicles. Which reminds me...I ought to pick some up the next time I'm grocery shopping.
ReplyDeleteIce cream, chocolate, to be more specific. lol
ReplyDeleteIce Cream. (to be fair, this is a year-round favorite treat, not just a summer thing.)
ReplyDeleteBest cold summer treat, homemade sweet cream ice cream. I know I wrote cream twice, but that's what makes it so good!
ReplyDeleteI am a little sceptical to having another pan that have only one use, since I don't really know where to put them at this point. But I still want one.
ReplyDeleteI love rootbeer freezes!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure everyone, including me, says ice cream, because that is really the only satisfying thing you can eat. I love all kinds of ice cream, but I have to say that Extreme Moose Tracks from Mayfield. It is the BEST ice cream ever :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treat are frozen push-ups, but adult style!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treat is either a waffle cone or milkshake!
ReplyDeleteSnow balls are my favorite summer treat!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer time treat is butter pecan ice cream with a scoop of chocolate ice cream.
ReplyDeleteI make homemade ice cream round these parts, and I love nothing better than Baileys Irish Cream ice cream with blended strawberry sauce. Divine. I would LOVE that pan!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Blondies are awesome, of course they would go well in ice cream sandwiches! Will have to try these ASAP. :)
ReplyDeleteA wonderful idea. Those ice cream sandwiches look great.
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Rosa
They look delicious!! x
ReplyDeleteGhiradelli sundaes at the ballpark in San Francisco! =)
ReplyDeleteIce cream all day every day!! :D
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cold summer time treat is ice cream / frozen yogurt for sure! We love making our own at home, but it's always fun to go out for ice cream too!
ReplyDeleteThese are ADORABLE, Heather!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treat is ice cream of course!
Watermelon sorbet is my favorite cold treat!
ReplyDeleteI love eating frozen raspberries in the summertime!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I love to walk to the local ice cream shop in the summer, ice cream is our favorite! Just got an ice cream maker though, so maybe we'll have to start making it at home.
ReplyDeleteCold watermelon
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ReplyDeleteWatermelon or Popsicles!!
ReplyDeleteThat seems to be very cool :) I'd like to try it!
ReplyDeletewatermelon!
ReplyDeletePeanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
ReplyDeleteI love ice cream sandwiches, so this pan is right up my summer treat alley! Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteFresh fruit paletas :) I grew up in Arizona and those are the best for beating the 110 degree heat.
ReplyDeleteMint Ice cream. :) I want to make these, they look so good.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treat is definitely ice cream! In my dream world, I would have a big bowl every day and an ice cream soda every other day! ; )
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to try this pan and this version looks so delicious! I can't wait to try it Heather!
ReplyDeleteLime and watermelon sorbet!
ReplyDeleteIce cream, ice cream and more ice cream!!!
ReplyDeleteGreen tea ice cream
ReplyDeleteGreen tea ice cream
ReplyDeleteThe best summer treat is watermelon that has been cooled off by the pool! Sounds weird, but it's great!
ReplyDeleteIce cream sandwiches are my favorite, so I'm going to have to work on making these!
ReplyDeleteIce cream, of course & sometimes some watermelon.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treat is a milkshake!
ReplyDeletesimple vanilla soft serve ice cream in a waffle cone! delicious!
ReplyDeleteFrappuccinos.
ReplyDeleteMilkshakes, for sure! But ice cream sandwiches are good too...
ReplyDeleteI LOVE popsicles! They are so refreshing.
ReplyDeleteDoes a nice cold beer count?? Haha! I enjoy a nice lime popsicle. So refreshing!
ReplyDeleteAnything with ice cream!!!
ReplyDeleteAnything with ice cream!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cold summer treat is popsicles with little gummies in them! Every summer it's a challenge to find them, but they're so worth the hunt ^^
ReplyDeleteCookie dough ice cream and home made smothies!!!
ReplyDeleteAnything from Brusters in a waffle cone!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is any delicious ice cream with hot fudge on top!
ReplyDeleteThese are just too cute. Can you believe that I have NEVER had a blondie?! These look like the perfect thing to try a blondie for my first time :) Thanks for posting these little darlings
ReplyDeletevanilla ice cream!
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I like soft vanilla ice cream.
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Favorite cold treat for the summer has got to be slushes from Sonic!
ReplyDeleteHomemade ice cream!
ReplyDeleteIce cold watermelon with mint!
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely ice cream - in any form!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treat is fudge-sicles, especially straight from the Ice Cream Man!
ReplyDeleteChocolate-dipped frozen bananas! Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI love a cola slurpee!
ReplyDeleteThese are so fun! What a perfect way to welcome summer. I'm such a sucker for mint chocolate chip-anything .. it's my summertime weakness.
ReplyDeleteHomemade icecream! The creamier the fattier the better!
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ReplyDeleteI love vanilla frozen custard with (that really bad for you) cherry dip top!
ReplyDeleteI love ice cream in a cone. Simple.
ReplyDeleteIce cream sundaes!
ReplyDeleteNutella fudgesicles!!
ReplyDeleteI love slushies, ice cream sandwiches and Eskimo pies!
ReplyDeleteGelato.
ReplyDeletePopsicles
ReplyDeleteIce cream, especially Mexican hot fudge sundaes!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cold summer treat is ice tea!
ReplyDeleteThe very first thing I noticed too was how lovely and uniform these sandwiches are. If I don't win I think I'm buying my own pan! mellybrown (at) aol (dot) com
ReplyDeletePopscicles for sure (Trader Joe's coconut fruit floes or the lime fruit floes)! I love ice cream, but we eat it like it's going out of style year 'round :)
ReplyDeleteSmoothies are my favorite!
ReplyDeleteNothing beats ice cream ANY day, but it's especially good on a hot summer day!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cold summer treat is frozen custard
ReplyDeleteMint Chip Ice Cream in a fresh waffle cone!
ReplyDeleteI love hawaiian shave ice!
ReplyDeleteVanilla custard (the kind of soft ice cream that is super rich & creamy) It is often hard to find, but when you do, oh my! It just screams summer to me. Especially with lots of rainbow sprinkles!
ReplyDeleteNothing beats ice cream sandwiches, truly, so this giveaway couldn't be more perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love pretty much anything with mint in it on those hot summer days!
ReplyDeleteIce cream, for sure. Or, a milkshake!
ReplyDeleteAlmost all flavors of ice cream! Especially when they're homemade :)
ReplyDeleteHands down, it has to be ice cream but, I eat it year round because I'm an ice cream-aholic! Would love doing the ice cream sandwich thing with brownies!!! Oh yum!! Thanks for the great give away!
ReplyDeleteSorbet! When I'm eating it, I shave each spoonful super thin so I get a little at a time. Makes it last longer while letting me savor each and every bite!
ReplyDeleteI love ice cream sandwiches!! These look wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteA creamy piña colada or daquari..Mmmm!
ReplyDeleteAny ice cream, as long as it's ice cream!
ReplyDeleteI like to dress mine up with some crunchy cereal of some kind (Rice Krispies), berries/cherries, drizzle of chocolate fudge sauce, sprinkle of instant coffee, and a splash of Kahlua!
Gelato or frozen grapes or ice cream.
ReplyDeleteDilly Bar from DQ if I'm out and about, freezer pop at home!
ReplyDeleteI scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! My favorite cold treat has to be ice cream-all kinds! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteLovely and delicious Heather!!! =)
ReplyDeleteI would have to say ice cream. When we were kids, living in Northeast Ohio, I couldn't wait for the ice cream stands to open up. That meant it was summer. Now living in the Keys, its a little harder to have ice cream in the summer since it melts faster than you can eat it. I do enjoy making it at home too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYas N.
Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, or any ben and jerry's ice cream!
ReplyDeleteCold summer treat: I am a fan of frozen banana soft serve (frozen banana puree). It tastes like refreshing ice-cream/soft-serve.
ReplyDeleteYas N.
My favorite summer cold treat is cookies n' cream ice cream!
ReplyDeleteoh goodness homemade Popsicles!
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treat is popsicles!
ReplyDeleteWhatever fruit is in season at the moment.
ReplyDeleteHomemade Vanilla Ice Cream!
ReplyDeleteI cream sandwiches are a great way to make the summer heat more enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI love love love Popsicles!
ReplyDeleteOrange sherbert with chocolate sprinkles!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cold summer treat is ice cream - preferably, coconut-milk-based or almond-milk-based ice cream.
ReplyDeleteA monster mash ice cream is my favorite summer treat!
ReplyDeleteMy homemade dark chocolate ice cream.
ReplyDeleteWell, since ice cream is a favorite "year-round" treat...I'm going to say that my favorite "summer-time" treat is frozen strawberry lemonade!!! YUM-O!!!
ReplyDeleteI would say ice cream, but I eat ice cream all year round. I'd have to say cream pie, specifically pink lemonade pie: no bake, lemonade and graham cracker crust. Perfect summer treat.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite chilled summer treats are ice cream sandwiches and a big bowl (with 3 scoops) of ice cream! :)
ReplyDeleteSlushies, ice cream, popsicles, iced Thai tea...you mean I have to choose one?
ReplyDeleteHoe made ice cream!! YUMM
ReplyDeleteI love Dove ice cream bars and fruit popsicles.
ReplyDeleteIce Cream. Any kind. but I treat that as a year round treat!
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ReplyDeleteice cream of course!
ReplyDeleteI am all about ice cream. I love DQ Blizzards and frozen yogurt and ice cream sandwiches.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite treat is popsicles, preferable homemade ones!
ReplyDeleteAny ice cream in a waffle cone.
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treat is frozen custard! Topped with some hot fudge and caramel.. yummy!
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Tropical sorbets like mango and pineapple.
ReplyDeleteSnow cones. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI love Iced coffees in the summer
ReplyDeleteFavorite summer treat is a frozen fruity adult beverage! (Preferably with lots of fresh lime juice...)
ReplyDeleteMy quality control SUCKS when making cookies or anything that requires a uniform appearance. This pan would most certainly help my disability! Thanks for giving one away, Heather!
I love sun tea mixed with lemonade in the summertime!
ReplyDeleteDoes a margarita count? lol Dessert-wise I'd go for a drumstick cone...those are so good!
ReplyDeleteLemon, Raspberry, or Coconut Sorbets. I'm less of an ice cream girl.
ReplyDeletesorbet!
ReplyDeleteice cream sandwiches... :D
ReplyDeleteIce cream of course!
ReplyDeleteFruit flavored sorbets
ReplyDeleteThese just look SOOOOO cute!!!! I could eat 12 dozens of these!
ReplyDeleteice cream!!
ReplyDeleteI love ice cream of any kind. Store-bought ice cream sandwiches aren't my favorite, but I LOVE homemade cookie ice cream sandwiches!
ReplyDeletechocolate chip ice cream.
ReplyDeleteThose little ice cream sandwhiches look fantastic! The pan makes the cutest, uniform shapes. In the summer, I love to eat fresh fruit sobre - you can eat loads without feeling overwhelmed. ;)
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteAnything that's ice cream is a friend of mine! :)
Kim P --- how fun - thanks for the give-a-way!
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Favorite cold treat would definitely be ice cream - last summer I made homemade peach ice cream (with peaches from a local farmer) with toasted, salted pecans that was so good I wanted to swim in my bowl! I am starting to get into making homemade popsicles, though, and that's a close 2nd.
ReplyDeleteThere is one great - and decadent - treat at an ice cream shop where I live that I have about once a summer (because it's so rich): a frozen piece of chocolate-dipped key lime pie on a popsicle stick. It's sinful!
Ice cream, of course!
ReplyDeleteOMG these are so cute
ReplyDeleteI love a large ice cream cone!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE homemade ice cream!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treats are lemon ice pops.
ReplyDeleteI love ice-cream, I'm a big fan of old fashioned vanilla bean and chocolate marshmallow. Yum!
ReplyDeleteIce cream!!!!
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ReplyDeleteIce cream! We all scream for ice cream!
ReplyDeleteIce cream cones are the best!
ReplyDeleteIce cream cones are the best!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cold summer treat is a soft chocolate and vanilla twist in a waffle cone with rainbow sprinkles!
ReplyDeleteI love homemade ice cream
ReplyDeleteI love ice cold chocolate tapioca pudding.
ReplyDeleteOooh, it would have to be homemade ice cream!
ReplyDeleteMilkshakes all the way.
ReplyDeleteThese look so delicious!
ReplyDeleteIce cream - any way I can get it!
ReplyDeleteFrozen Lemonade Pie!!
ReplyDeleteI love my ice cream.
ReplyDeleteIce Cream Sandwiches are my favorite summer treat!
ReplyDeleteI love Ice Cream any time but especially in the summer.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! My son would love these. Thx.
ReplyDeleteMint Chip Ice Cream
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer treats are Slurpees from 7-11!
ReplyDeleteThey're just not as delicious in Winter.
I love homemade Strawberry Ice Cream!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cold Summer treat is probably anything with ice cream. That or a good Sangria!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to choose just one cold summer treat. I mean, ice cream is great any time of year; I have a recipe for chocolate ice cream with cinnamon that I love, though there's nothing quite like Haagen-Dazs vanilla chocolate chip (when I can find it!). I really love strawberry sorbet, too. Sometimes, though, you just need fresh fruit on a hot day. But who am I kidding -- let's go with the ice cream.
ReplyDeleteI love a good ice cream sandwich!!!
ReplyDeleteFrozen mudslides
ReplyDeleteFrozen coffee is my favorite summertime treat
ReplyDeleteVanilla soft serve cone with rainbow spinkles
ReplyDeleteOrange sherbet/vanilla twist soft serve at our local ice cream place!
ReplyDeleteCotton Candy ice cream!!!!
ReplyDeleteIce cream in a kiddie cone!
ReplyDeletei love love shaved ice and red bean with condensed milk yum!
ReplyDeletel love cold watermelon and root beer float
ReplyDeleteshaved ice!!
ReplyDeleteice cream oreo's cake!! yummiii
ReplyDeleteChocolate ice cream
ReplyDeleteFruit Popsicles and shaved ice
ReplyDeleteChilled watermelon slices! :)
ReplyDeleteIce cream cake, coffee in the middle, chocolate cake and outside on vanilla
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer time treat is ice cream sandwiches… so I can't wait to enjoy one of these!
ReplyDeleteI love a Iced Coffee!
ReplyDeleteMint chocolate chip ice cream is always my favorite.
ReplyDeleteclassic vanilla soft serve in a cake cone, *on the boardwalk at the beach*
ReplyDeleteorrrr an old fashioned ice cream sandwich :)
it's a toss-up between soft-serve ice cream from Carl's Drive-In, or lemonade (with and without vodka).
ReplyDeleteI absolutely CRAVE ice cream sandwiches! They were the first ice-cream novelty that I can remember having as a child from the ice cream truck! Love them still today!
ReplyDeleteLittle Debbies :) Lol
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cold summer treat is popsicles with slices of fruit in them.
ReplyDeleteI love ice cram sandwiches. How awesome that I could make my own.
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