Ice Cream Treats beneath the Sea Ice, available during Shark Week and beyond
In celebration of Shark Week, we're diving into the world of creative desserts with these delightful underwater-inspired ice cream sandwiches. This article will guide you through three unique recipes: Blue Fin, Shark, and Sandy Ice Cream Sandwiches.
For the Blue Fin Ice Cream Sandwiches, we marbled sugar cookie dough with blue or teal food coloring. To add a touch of sea life charm, we used cotton candy ice cream and decorated the sandwiches with starfish sprinkles.
In Recipe 2 for Sandy Ice Cream Sandwiches, we created a beach scene by using plain cookies and adding decorated cookies as a garnish when ready to serve. The sandwiches were made with sugar cookie dough, blue icing, graham cracker crumbs, starfish and shell sprinkles, chocolate rocks, gummy sharks, edible pearls, and cotton candy ice cream.
For Recipe 3: Shark Ice Cream Sandwiches, we rolled out sugar cookie dough and cut out several shark shapes using a shark cookie cutter. Baked cookies were cooled completely before adding ice cream and decorations. For a quick and easy shark fin sandwich, remove ice cream from the freezer and use a cookie cutter to quickly cut out a shark shape.
Tips for making ice cream sandwiches include keeping dry and damp towels nearby for cleanup, making space in the freezer, and baking cookies for less time to ensure they remain soft and chewy. Don't forget to add chunky sprinkle mix to the sides of your ice cream sandwich for an extra seaside touch.
Dietary modifications for the ice cream sandwiches include using store-bought cookie dough, gluten-free cookie dough, and dairy-free or lactose-free ice cream. For those seeking more beachy desserts, we recommend trying the cheesecake beach buckets recipe.
To assemble an ice cream sandwich cake, add a layer of sandwiches to a baking dish and then spread whipped cream on top. Freeze softened ice cream in an even layer about 1 in. thick. Once frozen, you can cover the ice cream with another layer of sandwiches and more whipped cream.
So, grab your swimsuits and aprons, and let's dive into these delicious underwater treats! Happy Shark Week!
