I want to try this recipe from Claire Saffitz on making ice cream sandwiches. I like the idea of making two thin brownies and slicing each into sandwiches. There was a cool trick to slice the ice cream carton with a knife to get chunks of ice cream. By using vanilla ice cream and mixing in things you can customize to your favorites. I like the idea of crushed oreos but may try some other things. The key seems to be freezing each layer then making sure its frozen solid when slicing.
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Ingredients
- neutral oil for pan
- 4oz (113g) semisweet chocolates, coarsely chopped
- 5T unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2T neutral oil
- 1/4c sugar (50g)
- 2 large eggs
- 1t vanilla
- 1/2c flour (65g)
- 1t kosher salt
- flaky sea salt for topping
- 2 pints high quality ice cream, vanilla
- 4oz (113g) oreo cookies, lightly crushed
Steps
- preheat oven to 325F
- melt chocolate in water back, put chocolate, oil, butter in glass above boiling water to melt chocolate
- add foil to 8x8 metal pan, add oil to foil
- mix eggs and sugar, vanilla whisk until foamy and pale
- in bowl mix flour, salt
- add chocolate mixture to bowl
- spread half of brownie mixture to foiled pan, even with offset spatula
- sprinkle to flaky sea salt to top, this will be the top
- bake for 8-10m, until set, surface is matte, firm to touch
- unmold by pulling out foil, remove brownie to cutting board
- reuse foil and pan with second half of brownie batter, may add more oil
- bake bottom for 8-10m
- let cool, can flip over bottom to make consistent
- remove ice cream from freezer
- keep bottom and top brownie in freezer
- mix in crushed oreos, stir until has smooth consistency
- spread ice cream over bottom brownie, freeze for 45m
- add top brownie to frozen
- freeze in pan fully 1+ hours
- trim edges, slice into desired bars
- slice in half in 1 direction, in 4ths in other direction with sharp chefs knife
- keep in freezer until ready to eat
