This homemade waffle ice cream sandwich recipe is a delicious way to cool off in the summer with your favorite ice cream and toppings!
Ice cream sandwiches remind me of summertime by the pool. When you get out of the water that you’ve been in so long that your fingers are all pruned and someone hands you a delicious ice cream sandwich, that is the life.
What I love about these ice cream waffle sandwiches is that you can create them to anyone’s liking and really make it your own.
These are fun to make with your children since they can each make their own flavors.
How To Make Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches
These ice cream waffle sandwiches are easy to make they just take time to solidify before you can dive in and enjoy. Of course, if you’re okay with a messy ice cream sandwich you can always dive in without freezing it altogether. It’s as easy as cooking some waffles, slapping on your favorite ice cream and then adding all of your favorite toppings!
First, assemble your ingredients for the batter. For exact amounts see the recipe card below.
Whisk eggs in a large bowl until fluffy (you can either hand mix or use a mixer).
Add in the flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla and mix until smooth.
Preheat your regular waffle iron (you can use a Belgian waffle iron, but we have found that Belgian waffles make these ice cream sandwiches too bready and not as good as a regular waffle that is thinner and crisper).
Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray.
Pour on appropriate amount of batter for your waffle maker and cook to your desired crispiness.
To make the perfect sized waffles I recommend this inexpensive mini waffle iron on Amazon, but if you have a larger waffle iron, you can always use that and then cut the waffles to the desired sandwich size.
Set the cooked waffles aside to cool to room temperature.
Take two waffles and add ¾ cup of your favorite ice cream onto a waffle, add the waffle on top and gently press down until the ice cream is even in between the waffles. Then, garnish the outside with your desired toppings. We used four flavors of ice cream, sprinkles, chopped pecans, mini chocolate chips and caramel sauce.
After you have created your desired Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich put a piece of parchment paper on a plate and transfer it to the freezer for the ice cream to firm.
After the ice cream has frozen, serve and enjoy!
waffle sandwich combinations we love!
Chocolate Covered Strawberry
We used strawberry ice cream in between our waffle sandwich and drizzled melted milk chocolate over the top.
Turtle
This is our take on the classic Turtle candy with chocolate ice cream dipped in creamy caramel sauce and topped with pecans.
Mint Chocolate Chip
Since mint chocolate chip is my favorite ice cream I had to make a sandwich with it and added extra chocolate by covering the outside with mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Classic Jimmy Sandwich
If you want to stick with the classics you can never go wrong with vanilla ice cream and colorful jimmies all around.
I even made one with the Red, White, and Blue jimmies which would be perfect for the 4th of July holiday in the USA!
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Ingredients
For the Batter
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Sandwiches
- 6 cups of your favorite ice cream
- Your favorite ice cream toppings
Instructions
- Whisk eggs in a large bowl until fluffy (you can either hand mix or use a mixer).
- Add in the flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla and mix until smooth
- Preheat your regular waffle iron (you can use a Belgian waffle iron, but we have found that Belgian waffles makes these ice cream sandwiches too bready and not as good as a regular waffle that is thinner and crisper).
- Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray.
- Pour on appropriate amount of batter for your waffle maker and cook to your desired crispiness.
- Set the cooked waffles aside to cool to room temperature.
- Take two waffles and add ¾ cup of your favorite ice cream onto a waffle, add the waffle on top and gently press down until the ice cream is even in between the waffles. Then, garnish the outside with your desired toppings.
- After you have created your desired Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich put a piece of parchment paper on a plate and transfer it to the freezer for the ice cream to firm, about 10-15 minutes.
- After the ice cream has firmed, serve and enjoy!
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