peanut butter & banana ice cream sandwiches

For my good friend Eric Barsky's birthday, his mother sent him a package of her infamous  "BarskyMommas". They consist of two chocolate cookies topped with caramel syrup, and are stuck together by vanilla icing. I was inspired to try and find a similar recipe, but one that also accommodated both mine and my roomates obsession with peanut butter. I stumbled upon a picture of miniature ice cream sandwiches resembling the look of the "BarskyMommas." My roommate and I decided to try out this recipe and found them super easy to make. Though nothing will compare to the delicious "BarskyMommas," I would say they were a close second! 

ingredients:

- 3 1/2 cups of banana ice cream- 40 small peanut butter cookies
- 1 cup of chocolate chips
- 1/4 teaspoon of espresso powder
- flaky salt for sprinkling 

method:

Place half the cookies face down on a baking sheet. Top each with a large spoonful of ice cream, and then another cookie. Put the pan  into the freezer for about 30 minutes to set the ice cream.

Meanwhile, melt the chocolate. Put half the chips in a bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring after each, until melted. Stir in the other half of the chocolate until melted, then stir in the espresso powder. Transfer the chocolate into a plastic bag. 

When the sandwiches have set, snip a tiny bit off one corner of the plastic bag. Working a few sandwiches at a time, drizzle them with chocolate and sprinkle with the salt. It's important to alternate these two tasks, otherwise the chocolate will start to freeze onto the cookies and the salt wont stick to it. Put the sandwiches back into the freezer for 30 minutes or so for the ice cream  to set fully.

Bon Appetite!