Chocolate and Peppermint Candy Ice Cream Sandwiches

Delightful homemade ice cream sandwiches featuring vanilla ice cream infused with peppermint extract and crushed candy, sandwiched between chocolate wafers. A perfect frozen treat that combines the classic flavors of chocolate and peppermint.

8 servings
3 hr 5 min

Ingredients

  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream
  • ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 cup crushed peppermint candies
  • 16 pieces chocolate wafers
  • 1 piece ice cream scoop

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Stir together ice cream (reserve pint container), extract, and 1/2 cup crushed candy in a bowl until combined.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Transfer mixture to pint container and freeze until just firm enough to scoop, about 1 hour.

    60 min

  3. 3.

    Working very quickly, scoop ice cream onto flat sides of 8 wafers (1 scoop per wafer), then top with remaining 8 wafers, flat sides down. Wrap each sandwich individually with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Unwrap sandwiches and roll edges in remaining 1/2 cup crushed candy. Rewrap and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.

    120 min