I remember when I used to shy away from anything that had the word “Vegan” in it. Now days I’m all about trying out great recipes that are vegan inspired. The best part is they can be very healthy, guilt-free dessert!
Vegan Chocolate Coffee Ice Cream Sandwich
Recipe and photo courtesy of minimalistbaker.com.
Makes 8 sandwiches
Ingredients:
- 1 flax egg (1 Tbsp flaxseed meal + 2 Tbsp water)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1/3 cup raw sugar (I used turbinado)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup oat flour (finely ground rolled oats)
- scant 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch sea salt
- 1/4 cup dark/semisweet chocolate chips or chopped bar (non-dairy for vegan)
Coffee Coconut Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 13.5 ounce cans of quality full-fat coconut milk (roughly 3 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup raw sugar, depending on preferred sweetness (I used 1/2 cup)
- 3/4 cup strong brewed coffee
- 1.5 tsp pure vanilla extract
Directions
For Ice Cream
- Combine coconut milk, coffee and raw sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat and whisk until well combined – about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla. Transfer to a bowl to let cool completely in the fridge – at least 6 hours, overnight being preferable.
- Transfer to ice cream maker and prepare according to manufacturer instructions. Once done either eat immediately or transfer to a freezer-safe container and let harden for several hours. Should keep for 1 week in the freezer. Let stand for 15 minutes at room temperature before serving.
**Blogger Note
Though it won’t yield as desirable of results, if you don’t have an ice cream maker simply let the mixture cool after cooking, then transfer to a large, freezer safe container and place in the freezer. Every hour remove from the freezer and whisk vigorously to incorporate air – this will make the ice cream less dense/more fluffy, creamy. Repeat until desired consistency is achieved.
For “Cakies”
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly coat a baking sheet with non-stick spray.
- Prepare flax egg by mixing flax and water in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Measure out almond milk in a liquid measuring cup and add vinegar. Let set for a few minutes.
- Add the sugar, melted coconut oil and vanilla to the flax egg and beat.
- Add almond milk and beat again.
- Add remaining dry ingredients to a sifter and sift over wet ingredients. Beat until well combined.
- Add chocolate chips and fold in until just combined.
- Spoon 1 Tbsp measurements of batter onto the greased baking sheet (leaving a small space in between cakies) and spread around and flatten a bit – you don’t want mounds, but rather discs.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, let set on tray for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a cooling rack to cool. Once cooled, pop cookies in the freezer to harden so they’re easier to work with.
- In the meantime, set your ice cream out so it begins to soften – about 15 minutes.
- Once soft, use an ice cream scoop to scoop out 8 large balls of ice cream onto squares of plastic wrap. Fold the plastic wrap around the balls and squash them into thick discs. Twist off tops to cover and place back in the freezer to harden – about 30 minutes.
- Once frozen, remove chocolate cakies and the ice cream discs from the freezer and carefully plop the ice cream on the top of one cakey (face down) and then top it with another cakey (face up). (SAVE the plastic wrap).
- Use both hands to carefully press the cakies together around the ice cream, then place in a baking dish, re-wrap with squares of plastic wrap, cover with a lid and pop back in freezer.
- Will stay fresh for up to a week.
**Blogger Note
*IMPORTANT: Before eating, either let your sandwich set out for about 15 minutes OR unwrap it and microwave on a plate for 20 seconds. The more frozen it is, the less you can taste its flavors.
*These would be excellent dipped in dark chocolate and/or rolled in nuts before serving.
*These would be excellent dipped in dark chocolate and/or rolled in nuts before serving.
