Joy the Baker

Ritz Cracker Ice Cream Sandwiches

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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!

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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.)

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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.

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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!?

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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.

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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.

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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

Print this Recipe!

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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Comments

  1. susie952

    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!

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  4. lyndsay

    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! ^_^

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  6. kathryn

    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.

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  11. Ani

    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!

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  14. cathy

    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!

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  15. Nadine

    Also good…TJs peanut butter granola bars (1 bar) sandwiching raspberry (or strawberry or banana) icecream. Frozen PB&J!!!!

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  16. Rebecca

    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.

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  17. AP

    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.

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  19. Alexa Rae @ KEEN Digital Summit

    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!

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  21. Emily

    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!!

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  22. Priya

    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!

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  28. Karen

    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!

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  31. Caleidoscópica

    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).

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  32. Amy

    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

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  41. Lesley

    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.

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  44. Charlene

    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!

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  45. Jayne

    Now this is genius. Using very simple crackers and ice cream to create a masterpiece! One of those quick desserts that would impress.

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  46. Kristen

    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!

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  54. Amy P

    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.

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  61. Whitney

    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?

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  68. kristin

    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!

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  71. Pru

    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.

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  76. Becca from Cookie Jar Treats

    Aww these are too cute! :3 I would have no self control is these were in my freezer.

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  84. Sophie

    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.

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  89. Judith

    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.

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    • Karen McNutt

      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!

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  97. Marisa

    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 !

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  105. Karolyn

    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.

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  107. Averie @ Averie Cooks

    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!

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