I don’t know if I’ve made a terrible mistake or stumbled upon a really happy accident.
I don’t know if I deserve a kick in the shin or a running-start chest bump. (Chest bump please!)
I don’t know why I can’t stop eating these two-bite ice cream sandwiches!
I’m being coy.
I know exactly what I’m doing… and what I’m doing is DANG delicious.
I’m making a strong statement here… and I totally stand by this cracker and ice cream situation. Who wants to arm wrestle? I’m feelin’ it.
(When every sentence starts with ‘I’… I want to poke my own eyes out… I annoy myself. Dangit! It never ends.)
This is so easy it might be too good to be true.
Let’s start by arranging butter crackers bottom side up. Snacking on these crackers as you go is totally allowed/encouraged.
You melted chocolate, right? You stirred it smooth and licked the spoon, right? Now just drizzle. Get artistic with it. Definitely go overboard. Why not!?
I shocked the chocolate by placing it in the freezer for a quick-few minutes. Having the chocolate hardened is helpful.
You could totally stop here and be completely satisfied… but why not add ice cream? Yea. Duh.
Small scoops of Rocky Road ice cream! Oooh heck yes!!
To get perfect little scoops, I used the #40 scoop. This guy is also perfect as a cookie scoop. I’m not one for loads of gadgets, but I use this little scoop so often. It’s a gem.
Let’s talk about this salty/sweet goodness! Ritz Butter Crackers are perfect for these sandwiches because they’re buttery and crisp. The buttery salt combinations pairs perfectly with dark chocolate and crunchy almonds. It’s a play on sweet and salty, soft and crisp, chocolate and chocolate.
Ritz Cracker Ice Cream Sandwiches
makes 12 sandwiches
4 ounces dark chocolate pieces, melted
24 Ritz (or butter round) crackers
1 pint ice cream, I used Rocky Road like whoa!
Melt chocolate pieces in a double boiler or in the microwave. Stir until smooth and drippy.
Arrange crackers, bottom side up, on a cookie sheet. Use a fork to drizzle melted chocolate over the crackers. Place crackers in the freezer to chill the chocolate quickly.
Remove from the freezer and place small ice cream scoop to scoop ice cream into the center of 12 crackers. Press remaining crackers, chocolate side down, onto the ice cream scoop. Freeze for at least 4 hours before serving. Wrap sandwiches individually in plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 7 days. They’ll never last that long. Promise.
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And if you really want to impress, make your own yummy and super-easy chocolate ice cream…
Just 3 ingredients: half tin of sweet condensed milk, 3 tablespoons good quality cocoa powder (sieved), 1 cup of double cream (whipped)…..mix all together well (you could add choc chips, nuts, liqueur, or whatever you fancy or have handy) and freeze……Truly delish!
Joy – these are utterly and ridiculously addictive. They’re like crack or something. A friend brought them to a sangria party I hosted, and they were a HUGE hit!
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My mouth is watering!!
oh my sweet cracker lord, those look insane. even just the drizzly chocolate cracker part. rocky road in the middle? bazonk. love the towers of ice cream mini sammies photo, too – did you eat down the towers?? i would find it so hard not to! ^_^
Genius!!! Made these for a Girl’s night and they were amazing!!! Thank you Joy!!
that first photo of the stacked ice cream sandwich towers literally took my breath away, it’s fantastic! gorgeous! the crystalized ice on the chocolate…i swoon! you should offer prints, i want to hang one in my kitchen. keep it up jtb! love the podcast! and uyd4life :) i would be so honored if you checked me out on instagram (seladorefood) i’m in culinary school and have dreams of becoming a food writer/photographer, you’re an inspiration.
Genius!
um. WHAT. making these asap.
Um yes please. Those look amazing!
You’re dangerous, Joy..
sounds amazing… one of our patient’s moms just made us a ritz cracker treat too! spread peanut butter between two rtiz crackers like a cookie and dip the whole thing in chocolate. nom nom nom…. so good!
I love this idea! Will definitely try this with my daughter.
are you kidding with these?! swoon!
xx
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i live in benin (west africa). i cannot get rocky road. OMG this was a bad thing to read. putting it on my todo list for when i’m back to america!
Also good…TJs peanut butter granola bars (1 bar) sandwiching raspberry (or strawberry or banana) icecream. Frozen PB&J!!!!
I don’t even like Rocky Road Ice Cream, but these? These are sheer genius, simply put. Unsimply put, the comment box isn’t big enough.
Okay, here’s a similar (savory) idea stolen from the restaurant at the Havana Hotel in San Antonio. They call them “twice-baked Saltines,” and basically they just take normal saltine crackers, drown them with a mix of spicy seasonings, brush them with olive oil, and re-bake them to crisp them up and caramelize the spices. Coming from a restaurant that is definitely on-it enough to bake their own crackers I was skeptical but…SO. GOOD. Revelation-worthy.
This is the easiest, most delicious thing I have seen all day! I need to buy some ritz :)
Our team at KEEN Digital Summit LOVES chocolate and these look AMAZING! Favorite line from the post: “Definitely go overboard”. haha That should be a life motto. Thanks Joy the Baker for this great recipe. Will try these out this week!
I can’t get over these little nuggets — so cute. Want. Need. Truly need.
Yum! I recently had the misfortune to discover the deliciousness of Nutella on a Ritz cracker…now I may just have to add ice cream to that situation! Oh, lawd….break out the spandex!!
Joy, I’ve only just got over (and got my husband into) peanut butter, pickles and maple syrup sandwiches! I love seeing a slightly unusual combo from you because I TRUST and BELIEVE it will be oh so good. You’ve not let me down yet! Keep ’em coming!
Inspired, Joy. I’m making these this weekend.
This is genius and sounds sublime! I love the way your mind works, Joy!
God Bless America and God bless Joy the Baker! Such a different blend of flavors. And your images are spectacular!!! Happy Fourth!!!
what, what, what – this sounds so good. the ritz crackers are genius! I bet that salty and sweet is delicious.
Ritz and ice cream were definitely meant to go hand in hand!
I too get annoyed with myself when all of my sentences begin with “I”.
My little ice cream scoop gets tons of love too.
These little ice cream sandwich bites look and sound SO amazingly delicious. I definitely must try them. Thank you!
Yikes! I need these in my life!
what kind of rocky road? it looks amazing!
any kind will do!
That seem’s to be fantastic… Salted crakers and chocolate? Please, give me two! I need to try them.
Congratulations for your blog, I’ve been reading it for a while and I’m totally hooked with everything: recipes, storys…
Gemma (Caleidoscópica from my spanish blog).
Ohh yes. Joy, do you work out really hard every day or do you run five miles at noon daily or WHAT? How can you eat Ritz crackers for snacks and make all these delectable foods, and not weigh 300 lbs? Please inform. Thank you. Amy
These are amaze balls.
I didn’t think I could love you any more…xo YUM!!!
OMG!! Love the saltiness of Ritz paired with sweet icecream. Oh my gosh. Speechless again :D
Oh man the combinations are ENDLESS here. Totally loving this!
You have just made my day :)
yum! i want to make these with the mini ritz crackers… one bite icecream sandwiches!
OMG Joy, that first picture is outrageously gorgeous.
Ritz crackers make everything better, this is brilliant!
I’ve been making little vanilla ice cream sandwiches with the Meyer lemon thin crispy cookies from Trader Joe’s. Sooo freakin good. And light and refreshing.
Corn chips with ice cream in the middle. Oh yum! Will have to try your idea!
How stressful was that scooping, smushing, stacking, snapping situation??It’s so pretty. I appreciate it!
Heidi xo
Lately I have been using Ritz crackers to make S’Mores (sacrilege, I know). I think they’re the cousins of your ice cream sandwiches!
Now this is genius. Using very simple crackers and ice cream to create a masterpiece! One of those quick desserts that would impress.
this is a great idea! A few years ago, I saw someone on the Martha Stewart show melt dark chocolate mint-flavored candy melts (from the craft store) and cover Ritz crackers in them. I call them Ritz Mints, and people are always pleasantly surprised when they try them – easy and yummy!
I love this idea! One of my favorite treats is pb&j ritz sandwiches. I am diggin this grown up version.
Heaven absolute heaven
This just reminded me how much I used to adore Ritz crackers! Clever idea.
This is amazing… I’m in love…..; )
how cool is this..Perfect salty and sweet.
You have given me a whole new love and respect for Ritz crackers. Good gracious…
YUM. What a great idea. Thanks for sharing!
I don’t have any Ritz crackers and no car to get them today, so I’m eating the little Ritz cheese sandwich thingies (why are those in my house?). They totally don’t make up for not having Ritz chocolate ice cream sandwiches.
girl. you never cease to amaze me.
I believe you when you say they’re good but I don’t know if I can eat crackers and ice cream together lol
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the lazy mans ice cream sandwich haha. I do think these would be lovely with the sweet/salty factor though…
Your imagination is endless! I love all your recipes. This one looks so simple, yet it’s genius!
Wow! These look beyond amazing! I could totally use an ice cream sandwich right now…
These look like so much fun to make!! Lovely idea!
Oh Joy, my heart soared to new heights. Simply genius. I can’t wait to try these. I wonder what salted caramel would taste like on Ritz? Too salty?
Which Rocky Road Ice Cream brand do you recommend ? This one looks so deliciously rich.
huh. wouldn’t have thought of it but it sounds kind of magical, not gonna lie
Wow, I love that chocolate drizzle and I especially love that these are two-bite! That means you can go back for seconds and thirds, right? ;)
these look incredibleeeee
love that salty/sweet combo and the buttery ritz crackers just take it over the top. so easy and perfect for a quick dessert!
You are absolutely brilliant. Excuse me while I go make these now.
these look fabulous!
another variation on the sweet and saltiness of this recipe is using ritz crackers, vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. they’re like little salted caramel ice cream sandwiches!
Adorbz! I love using Ritz crackers with sweet thangs. Perfect combo.
This is soooo mouth-watering! I love that photo with the drizzled chocolate! Definitely a “must try”!
I love it when you post one of your amazing recipes, I know that I have all the ingredients at home. :-)
The simplest things are truly the best, aren’t they? Loving this.
Brilliant!! Love everything about these :)
dear joy, you’re the best (ever ever ever) and these look like my 4th of july with a cocktail and fireworks! great idea :D
I’m sold.
My husband would LOVE this. I’ve been needing a tiny scoop anyway – this puts it to use right away. :)
Aww these are too cute! :3 I would have no self control is these were in my freezer.
*chest bump*!
Those look freakin’ delicious.
Glorious!
Sweet and salty and creamy and choc. Heaven in 2 bites.
I would have never thought of this, but they all look delicious! I love the chocolate glaze.
I can definitely get with this sweet/salty sitch.
These are adorable and cute and I love them and can’t believe I never though of them!
Well, now I know what I am doing with my next batch of ice cream. Small desserts for the win!
These look sooo good. I can’t wait to try them! I imagine they’d also be lovely with some salted caramel ice cream to further play off of their sweet and salty disposition.
Okay, I’m convinced. :) I’ll take a stack, please!
GENIUS!
Look delicious as usual!
These photos are making me fat.
Thanks for the recipe! Try this: In a microwave safe bowl, melt candy discs (chocolate and mint flavor- Wilton a good brand) in microwave until creamy. Dip individual Ritz crackers into the melted chocolate (use a fork to turn cracker from one side to the other); allow excess chocolate to drip off; put coated cracker onto either a parchment or waxed paper lined cookie sheet. Allow the coated crackers to set at room temperature or put into refrigerator or freezer for a brief time. Note: if the dipping chocolate begins to set up in the bowl, just microwave again for a few seconds until creamy; stir, etc.
I’ haven’t sandwiched them between ice cream but I bet they would taste divine.
Um ok I’m just going to go eat my weight in these BYE
Holy moly. YES! These are incredible!
Ritz crackers in the UK are always cheese flavoured, I got so excited about the combination of chocolate and cheese until I realised you didn’t mean the cheesy ones! Is there something wrong with me?
No they’re not. I live in England and you can get plain ones as well! :)
cheese flavored!? whoa! in the US they’re just buttery.
You can get plain ones? I had no idea, I have to make these now! Thanks for the tip Amy :)
The cheese flavoured ones are amazing Joy, you have to check them out when you’re next in the UK!
Theses are fab! love how easy they are!
Perfect mix of sweet and salty!!
love that these are mini sandwiches…then you can eat at least twice as many…right?
You have my permission to over indulge as much as you want, because I intend to join you. I’m a sucker for any simple excuse to eat MORE chocolate! Small=more is a simple equation that works in the kitchen every time!
Quit it! I can’t get enough of the salty-sweet combo.
I know Joy how good they are why wouldn’t they be,you used Ritz Crackers! Ritz Crackers are cute and buttery and crunchy they are flirty, sly and cool, one bite I’m done….but truth is I’m game and will love to try these.
Thank you !
We love ice cream, chocolate and cookies so this combination are amazing!
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You are brilliant.
This idea will be the new “in” thing Joy!
I am all about the sweet and salty combo. It’s like you read my mind tonight. Giiiiirrrrl.
Oh my! Oh my! Speechles…
Crack in dessert form.
Ritz cracker occupy that space between savoury cracker and sweet pastry, so of course they make great sandwiches. I used to crush them in to ice cream as a small child, but this way it looks oh so much more adult
wowza, these look unreal!
Omg…. I have a Ritz addiction, pretty sure my sister was planning an intervention for me at some point. Ritz ice cream sandwiches should seal the deal.
These are so cute!! I just wanna eat them all at once!
Love it. I’m all about easy but totally satisfying desserts and the salty, sweet, chocolaty, buttery combo of all the ingredients would be so good. Pinned. And I especially love the spider webs of chocolate and the literally white/thawing of the ice cream that I can see in the pics. Beautiful details!
you are a genius. these look so beautiful
Joy, these look amazing!!!!