Chocolate Stout Ice Cream Sandwiches
This is more of that inherent rebellion I told you about.
I’ll take a stout any day, but am more drawn to them in the middle of August when everyone else is reaching for those session IPAs. Ice cream is fine, but when it’s freezing outside, it’s the most appealing. When the summer heat hits triple digits, I like to make soup. Spicy soup that makes me sweat. I want to drink coffee at midnight and put beer in pancakes at 8am. As you can see, this can be a bit of an issue.
In my book Stout Ice Cream sandwiches in December is a middle ground. You get those seasonally appropriate stouts, cookies that seem to make their rounds this time of year and some ice cream to remind you that one day summer will come to us again.
Speaking of this ice cream, it really isn’t ice cream. It’s an ice box version that takes 5 minutes to make, no ice cream maker needed, and stays fairly stable at room temperature. So it’s like rebellious ice cream, that won’t melt at room temperature but tastes like it took you all day. I can get behind that.
Chocolate Stout Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 1 egg plus 1 additional yolk
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp espresso powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 4 oz 62% Dark chocolate broken into chunks
- ¼ cup stout
For the Ice Cream:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tbs cocoa powder
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbs imperial stout
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the egg, yolk, vanilla and both kinds of sugar. Whip on high for ten minutes to create a frothy meringue like texture.
- In a separate bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder and salt. Stir until combined.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add the chocolate and the stout. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, stir and repeat until melted.
- Mix the chocolate into the eggs until combined.
- Sprinkle the flour, cocoa powder and espresso powder over the chocolate/egg mixture, stir until just combined. Place in the fridge and allow to chill until set up enough to scoop, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a cookie scoop, drop equal amounts of dough evenly space on the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes, don't over bake. Allow to cool.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add the whipped cream, powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, slowly pour the 3 tablespoons stout into the mixer, beat until beer is incorporated into the whipped cream.
- Spoon the whipped cream into the cookies. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes and up to 24 hours. Allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.
Comments
dishing up the dirt December 16, 2013 um 11:49 am
lady you are crazy! hot spicy soup in the summer? ice cream in the winter? We are polar opposites 🙂 However, when the wood stove has a roaring fire in it I can get down to eat ice cream. Specifically these ice-cream sandwiches!
Katrina @ WVS December 16, 2013 um 12:01 pm
I love that easy ice cream in the centre – it’s straight up fabulous. I eat ice cream all year round, so this is perfect for me!
Sarah | The Sugar Hit December 16, 2013 um 2:01 pm
I eat ice cream year round, no questions asked, so yeah, load me up with these! Also, I’d gladly join you for a midnight coffee AND some beer pancakes.
Tieghan December 16, 2013 um 7:24 pm
Ice cream is a year round thing. If you are could grab a blanket! Love these!!
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm December 17, 2013 um 10:12 am
Yeah boyeeee I LOVE this! I would eat these RIGHT up! PS- you could always try some of the beer reduction syrup in this or on this! That would rock!
Kaitlin December 17, 2013 um 2:53 pm
Ice cream is totally a winter thing! Snowy day + ice cream = 🙂
Paula – bell’alimento December 17, 2013 um 6:55 pm
I just hit my head on the screen. Want!