Coconut Banana Nice Cream & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies and ice cream are, I believe, the greatest combination in a dessert, ever. What’s better than that is putting them together to make an ice cream sandwich. The only ice cream sandwiches I ever had when I was a kid were from the neighbourhood ice cream truck and they were always in plastic wrap. Times have changed, no more chasing after the
ice-cream truck; I can make my own. This is truly the best combination – the cool creaminess of ice cream and the soft
chewiness of cookies – my death row dessert, for sure.
TIP: Use the leftover coconut milk from the can to make your own yoghurt, replacing the cashews for coconut, or place in a container, freeze and use for curry later in the week.
*Recipe from More Plants Less Waste by Max La Manna is published by Yellow Kite, priced at £20.00. Photography by Andrew Burton.
Ingredients
120ml canned coconut cream, frozen in an ice-cube tray
300g plain flour
Instructions
maple syrup and salt in a blender or food processor and blend on
a low speed for a few seconds. This may require you to stop every
few seconds to mix by hand and release the frozen bits that stick
to the walls. If you have a hand blender, this may be easier for you.
You want to keep the frozen consistency, so resist adding any liquid
and all will work out perfectly.
soft-serve ice cream, then transfer to a bowl and place in the
freezer for 25–30 minutes.
bowls ready.
one bowl and whisk with a fork a couple times to break it up and
mix everything evenly. Place the bowl to the side.
mash and mix the two together. This may take a few minutes.
Once the sugar and coconut oil combine you’ll have a thick sugary
paste. Add your vanilla extract and milk and mix together.
ingredients together. Get your hands in there to bring it all together.
Just before the mixture starts to look like dough, add half the dark
chocolate chips, or chopped pieces, and mix into a ball of dough.
it into a ball with both hands then place on a baking tray. The balls
need to have lots of room between them – about 7–10cm (the size
of your fist). Press each ball down lightly. Bake in the oven for 12–14
minutes until light brown on top and around the edges and the
centre is baked through, then remove from the oven and set aside
to cool completely.
and allow it to thaw a little before scooping, if needed. Don’t wait
too long as the ice cream will melt quickly. Make sure it is still solid
but easy enough to scoop. Sandwich the cookies together with ice
cream and freeze again for 15–20 minutes to firm up.
bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (the double boil process,
see page 000), making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water or
the chocolate will overheat and split. Keep over a low heat and
add the tablespoon of coconut oil. Next, add the chocolate chips
and begin to mix, allowing the chocolate to melt. Dip each cookie
sandwich into the melted chocolate and serve immediately, or
store in the freezer in an airtight container for up 3 days.
