Gluten Free Dairy Free Ice Cream Sandwiches – Chocolate
Summer is almost here. At our home that always meant frozen treats in the backyard after dinner. As a child my favorite of those was the ice cream sandwich. After diagnosis summer was a bit sad with all the frozen treats that were now off limits. Eventually I found the gluten-free ice-cream cones and the wonderful frozen pops on a stick but the gluten-free dairy-free ice cream sandwich was out of reach. Until now. This makes about 8 chocolate ice cream sandwiches. You can make them egg free by using 1 tbsp ground flax seeds and 3 tbsp hot water (let it sit and gel then add) but it is not the same and honestly the egg free version is not very good. If you do the egg free version, let the log of dough warm up a bit before slicing and bake for no more than 8 minutes, and you have been warned. The following is the version with eggs. Ingredients 1/2 tsp freeze dried espresso granules 2/3 cup spectrum butter flavor shortening melted and cooled to warm bath temperature 1 egg (or an equivalent amount of egg replacer to make them vegan) 1 box betty crocker devil’s food GF cake mix 1 – 2 pints So Delicious ice cream (coconut or soy) Equipment 1 aluminum cookie sheet 1 microwave safe container for melting shortening Metal Spatula for...
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