Summer Treat - Vegan Ice Cream Sandwich
Celebrate Summer With A Cool Treat!
Nutritious Ice Cream Sandwich
Makes 2 dozen cookies (12 sandwiches)
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup date sugar (made from ground dehydrated dates)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
11/2 cups regular oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup hot water
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup vegan chocolate chips1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 pint coconut milk ice cream
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and spray a cookie sheet with oil.
2. In a large bowl combine flour, date sugar and cinnamon.
3. In a medium size bowl combine oats and baking soda.
4. Add the hot water to the oats stirring well.
5. Add the oil and vanilla to oat mixture and stir to combine.
6. Pour the oat mixture into the flour mixture and stir well, then fold in the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
7. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the cookie sheet, and flatten with a fork.
8. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool before moving to a wire rack.
9. When cool place half the cookies upside down on a cookie sheet
10. Spoon ice cream onto each half and cover with another cookie. Place cookie sheet in the freezer. Freeze until hard. Then place ice cream sandwiches carefully into a freezer bag to store.
