Description
Homemade dark cherry ice cream nestled between delicate chocolate wafer cookies creates a luxurious summer dessert. Sweet-tart cherries and rich chocolate provide a perfect balance of flavors for refreshing indulgence you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (720 ml) heavy whipping cream
- 3 cups (450 g) fresh dark cherries, pitted
- 12 tbsps (170 g) unsalted butter
- 1 cup + 2 tbsps (220 g) granulated sugar
- 2 cups (240 g) plain all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup (55 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ tsps vanilla extract
- Confectioners’ sugar for coating
Instructions
- Preparation: Whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl. In a separate large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then blend in egg and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Dough Formation: Incorporate dry ingredients into butter mixture, creating a cohesive chocolate cookie dough. Chill wrapped dough in refrigerator for 30-45 minutes to solidify.
- Cookie Baking: Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll chilled dough to 1/4-inch thickness, cut into 2-inch circles, and arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges set and centers remain slightly soft.
- Ice Cream Creation: Warm heavy cream and blend with dark cherries. Cool mixture completely, then churn in ice cream machine following manufacturer’s guidelines. Fold additional chopped cherry pieces throughout churned ice cream.
- Freezing and Assembly: Freeze cherry ice cream 2-3 hours until firm yet scoopable. Once cookies are completely cooled, sandwich generous ice cream scoops between two chocolate cookies, gently pressing to adhere. Wrap individually in plastic and freeze until serving.
Notes
- Chill Dough Effectively: Refrigerate cookie dough for 30-45 minutes to ensure proper texture and prevent spreading during baking.
- Perfect Cookie Thickness: Roll dough precisely to 1/4-inch thickness for consistent, uniform cookies that bake evenly.
- Ice Cream Freezing Technique: Allow ice cream to firm up 2-3 hours before assembling sandwiches for ideal scooping consistency.
- Wrap and Store Smartly: Individually wrap ice cream sandwiches in plastic to maintain shape and prevent freezer burn.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg