The Perfect Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe with Claire Saffitz | Dessert Person

The Perfect Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe with Claire Saffitz | Dessert Person
Indulge in the ultimate ice cream sandwich recipe by Claire Saffitz Dessert Person! Discover the secrets to creating irresistibly delicious homemade ice cream sandwiches that are easy to make and bursting with flavor. From fudgy brownie base to creamy vanilla ice cream studded with Oreo cookies, this salty-sweet treat will satisfy your cravings and transport you to childhood memories. Watch the video now to master the art of making ice cream sandwiches and become the star of any gathering. Don't miss out on this mouthwatering dessert sensation that will leave you wanting more!
#clairesaffitz #icecream #oreo
Salty Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients:
Neutral oil for the pan
4 ounces (113g) semisweet chocolate (64%-70% cacao), coarsely chopped
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
(2.5 oz / 71g), cut into 1⁄2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as grapeseed or avocado
1⁄4 cup sugar (1.8 oz / 50g)
2 large eggs (3.5 oz / 100g)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour (2.3 oz / 65g)
1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 1⁄2 teaspoon Morton kosher salt
Flaky sea salt for topping
2 pints best-quality vanilla ice cream
4 ounces (113g) Oreo cookies (about 10), lightly crushed
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:54 Ingredients & Special Equipment
02:53 Preheat the Oven & Prepare the Pan
03:43 Melt the Chocolate
04:44 Make the Brownie Batter
09:02 Bake the Second Brownie Layer
11:08 Unmold and Invert
12:34 Make the Ice Cream Filling
15:17 Assemble
16:09 Cut the Sandwiches
18:35 A Very Smart Cat
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Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Editor: Hal McFall
Assistant Editor: Asher Rogers
Theme Song: Michael Guggino
Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator: Jack Sherry
Character Rigger: Johara Dutton
Background/Prop Designer: M. Cody Wiley
Background Illustrator: Jagriti Khirwa

[@CSaffitz]

If you could design your perfect ice cream sandwich, what would it look like?

[@ellar8771]

Salted caramel, cookies and cream ice-cream in between slightly soft biscuits. 😃.

[@ewancampbell4427]

Biscoff cookie with rum and vanilla ice cream

[@heathergleiser]

Oatmeal cookies and pumpkin ice cream. 😋

[@AJ-oy5iv]

Tiramisu! I just need a crunchy element to it.

[@leovirgo4538]

Brownies just like yours with malted-milk-ball ice cream.

[@Darkith11]

I watched this video while eating a can of tuna. I'm not living my best life.

[@14judita]

Now you have dessert goals 😉 hehe

[@elenaj6283]

Can I politely disagree with you? High protein, convenient, you could make it fancy with some seasoning but it's still nice as is

[@TroubleOnTheWaters]

Get you some bread and jazz that bad boy up. Tuna sandwiches are one of my favorite meals.

[@rickiebee6011]

Sometimes it be like that

[@jjeddediahdd1705]

NO WAY ME TOO 😂😂😂😂 I was in a hurry before work this morning

[@jkniederberger5390]

Claire, your meticulous scraping of bowls is one of my favorite things about you. I hate it when other chefs leave oodles of food behind. Please don't apologize for being a good steward of your ingredients. Now I need to pull out the cookbook, go BACK to the grocery store for some ice cream, and make this recipe!

[@stargirliexoxo]

Agree with this so much! The Asian in me will scrape the bowl until I see little to no trace of what was in the bowl. It bothers me so much when I watch cooking shows and chefs leave globs in the mixing bowl. Unless you're planning to lick it as a chef's treat, you're wasting extra batter.

[@knifenugget]

no but same i do exactly what claire does with bowl-scraping, it's just been ingrained into me to not waste food so much that even the littlest bit counts. claire please keep scraping the bowls until they're relatively clean 🙏

[@shepoopedinhisbed9745]

you don't have ice creamat home in summer? you don't love yourself

[@jkniederberger5390]

@@shepoopedinhisbed9745 we were born in Wisconsin, of COURSE we have ice cream at home in summer. We had just EATEN all of it!

[@shepoopedinhisbed9745]

@@jkniederberger5390so you don't love yourself because you're fat? that's sad

[@popelar000]

Me: hasn’t Claire made ice cream sandwiches before? Fiancé: I think she made ice cream sandwiches for the other channel… Me: Nope. Never. She’s never done this before. I don’t know what you’re talking about.

[@mikesteffen3378]

The other channel ice cream sandwiches has been a staple of my kids’ birthday since it came out. Will try this one!

[@emd4682]

​@@mikesteffen3378what channel? What are you talking about? That has never happened before

[@ryanledoux366]

@@emd4682Bon Appetit probably

[@josuegutierrez3102]

​@@ryanledoux366 whoosh

[@MaureenDrees]

Claire, your explanations of why you use certain ingredients, amounts, or techniques are fascinating and helpful. In case it is useful, I could use my science teacher background to further explain why aluminum foil works better than parchment paper. Metals, like aluminum, have low specific heats. That means that they take relatively little change in energy to heat up or cool down. In other words, the aluminum will get cold in the freezer quickly. Parchment, with a higher specific heat, takes longer. For comparison, water has one of the highest specific heats out of materials encountered in the kitchen. We all can relate to trying to quickly prepare dinner and thinking that the pasta water is never going to come to a boil.

[@naomi-g]

What an interesting editing choice, to include discussion of canoes. I like it! Bravo to the editor!

[@hannahcollins1816]

I agree though!! The thought of canoeing or kayaking on the ocean is terrifying 😅

[@badfishrucatunes]

It’s the sharks! It makes you look like food from below!

[@mindlocked898]

You become a banana of the ocean…

[@natalievarey8390]

Here is what I love about Claire - you can bet she likely had another square pan lying around that she could have baked them at the same time, but understanding her followers maybe wouldn't, they made the video to show the use of one pan at a time only. Just another reason why she's the best around!

[@noelle007]

LOL the sound effect of dishes breaking at 4:08 is one of my favorite cooking show moments of 2023. Brownies are basically the only thing I attempt to bake, so this was very informative and kinda mind-blowing (cutting ice cream with a knife?!). Love this! Will make for sure.

[@carolhay6400]

Making this right now. I kinda messed up and forgot to freeze the ice cream layer by itself and I just stuck the top layer on. Hoping it doesn’t break the recipe. I mean it’s still brownies and ice cream so it can’t be all bad lol UPDATE: They still turned out amazing! Best ice cream sandwich I’ve ever had.

[@bananalandblu1430]

I love the little bits of explanation of why the recipe is the way it is. So much more interesting than a no frills recipe video

[@sruthic.5579]

Can I just say I love the fact you are using like normal Rubbermaid boxes and like take out containers and not a million tiny glass bowls.

[@richbaird9407]

It's honestly so nice to see Claire in her element absolutely crushing it and helping us at the same time. She was criminally under utilized at the other channel.

[@MarioMVasilev]

I know baking is Claire's expertise and I love all the delicious desserts she presents, was wondering if there will be more Dessert Person Dinners episodes

[@Adam-yp2zr]

I felt like I was going insane without a Claire upload last week

[@CSaffitz]

Thanks for coming back!

[@burtfamilyupdate2160]

Claire- I made these today for my family (I had to sub GF flour) and they raved about them!! Thank you so much for inspiring me and giving us such a fun memory! We are now brainstorming other flavors I can try🥰

[@sarahwhite4227]

Just bought your cookbook! I'm excited to try all of your recipes 💕

[@CSaffitz]

Hope you enjoy!

[@KaghenTV]

Loved the kayak segment. Also kind of obsessed with Claire’s “Yea.” “Yea.”

[@ashleys637]

I don't normally comment, but I want to now. Claire is my baking fairy godmother; my Julia Child. I have both of her cookbooks and have made several of her recipes (it's just my husband and i-I don't bake that often) and the ones I have all worked out wonderfully. Love this channel.

[@haleymusngi4813]

I love that you say you get obsessive about scraping out bowls. I get the same way I feel like I’m missing ingredients if I don’t get every drop out.

[@janicedowson7793]

Love the aesethic of the sandwiches too. I'm still a beginning baker, but this looks quite doable and fun! Thanks Claire for all your hard work and thoughtful videos. You are an excellent creator and teacher who obviously a real passion for your work. My favourite!

[@paulinisantanna3880]

It is just fascinating listening to Claire's knowledge.

[@user-vp5le9eu2e]

Recipe: Preheat oven at 325 Tin foil in an 8x8 pan and spray w/ Pam 2 pints vanilla ice cream 4oz oreos 2 large eggs vanilla extract 5tbls unsalted butter 2tbls neutral oil 4oz semisweet choc 1/2 flour 1/4 cup granulated sugar flaky salt 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1. Melt chocolate butter and oil in double boiler and set aside (you can just microwave in 10 second intervals) 2. Whisk eggs and sugar and vanilla extract 3. Whisk cooled chocolate mixture into egg mixture 4. Add flour and kosher salt and whisk until smooth 5. Smooth half the batter into a prepared pan and smooth out 6. Sprinkle w/ flaky salt 7. Bake in oven for 8 to 10 minutes 8. Let it cool then unmold from the tin foil 9. Bake the next layer w/ NO flaky salt 10. Take it out of the oven and let cool 11. Then flip it over into the tin foil to serve as your bottom layer 12. Then put both layers into the freezer to cool for 20 minutes 13. Work the ice cream in a cold metal bowl until spreadable (or use a stand mixer w/ paddle attachment) 14. Crush oreos into larger pieces and add them until incorporated evenly in the ice cream 15. Add the oreo/ice cream mixture on the top of your frozen bottom brownie layer then freeze it again for at least 15 minutes 16. Then add your top brownie layer and press onto the ice cream 17. Freeze again for at least an hour 18. Take out and unmold on a cutting board 19. Cut the edges off then cut into ice cream sandwiches 20. Serve immediately or store in a lidded container until ready NOTES: - Seems to be 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt (Claire uses diamond which is less salty than Morton) - The batter makes about 15 oz so just measure our 7.5oz or so for your brownie layers - Use a thin metal pan like Claire. I used a ceramic pan and the baking time doubled and the freezing took longer, too - Don’t use heavy duty tin foil: the regular stuff doesn’t wrinkle as bad - When you cut the sandwiches, saw through and don’t try to press through so you don’t squeeze all the ice cream filling out - It’s easier to loosen the brownie from the tin foil with a silicone spatula: this will keep you from making holes in the tin foil - Work fast when the ice cream is out of the freezer because it goes from spreadable to liquid pretty quick so have everything set up, even your containers (I used one container for the end pieces and one container for the sandwiches

[@kylieandrews5995]

i just bought your book this weekend and now i have both!! also these look heavenly💗💗

[@zacr4664]

You have no idea how much I appreciate that you put weight measurements. And not just volume measurements

[@BadHairdayKimmie]

I'd love so see some savory summer baking ideas!

[@bugleberryfancam5820]

I just made these for the 4th of July! They were so declicious

[@janmcmahon7358]

I would make a raspberry thyme jam swirled into vanilla ice cream with an espresso brownie crust.

[@GINNYFLYNN]

Claire, so lovely to see you! You got me through the pandemic!

[@laurenschenck5355]

Incredible job Claire LOOKS GORGEOUS ❤

[@VallejosAndrea]

Awesome recipe, also some love for Spud he is so smart❤

[@BrianLagerstrom]

Great vid!

[@efoley5909]

So excited this came up today, just looked at the weather and 90+ degrees for Sunday/Monday got me thinking this is a great option to make this weekend! Taking the nostalgic childhood classic up, I think, several notches at least

[@laurenschenck5355]

You are so amazing creative and absolutely incredible talented gifted Clarie and thanks so much for everything I appreciate it you so much ❤

[@galev3955]

I am making this right now. Can't wait to see how it all turns out. This is my first time making something like this. I swapped the Oreos with crushed hazelnuts (for posterity: 200g is waaay too much hazelnuts, oh well :D). The instructions were pretty easy to follow, and even with a gas oven the brownie turned out fine. I also want to say special thanks to whoever put the metric measurements in the description. Thank you so much!

[@laurenschenck5355]

OMG! Love ice cream sandwiches ❤

[@TylerAlexander5280]

Made this in a round pan, delicious pie shaped sandwiches!

[@ROCKKIZZ]

She can be soooo AMAZING sweet and Cute specaily when she holds the clapperboard ..... ❤ BTW Love this Sandwich

[@hollydenny4936]

THESE TASTE AMAZING

[@Byfabiolas]

Been obsessed with neopolitan ice cream sandwiches, but obviously the strawberry is the best part. Need to try this with strawberry ice cream lol

[@cassermck]

My sister would love these! Her favourite combo of flavours :)

[@Jay.1106]

Sticky toffee pudding please!!!

[@CookinWithSquirrl]

For your oil sprayer, may I suggest the EVO oil sprayers? I know it's normally you suggesting gear but I absolutely love these things and I haven't purchased can spray oil since I bought them.

[@LondonLite02]

Chef snacks - a phrase I never knew I needed!!

[@lisaanderson135]

The perfect marriage of delicious chocolate and creamy ice cream in sandwich form! Beautiful union of flavors and textures

[@gewoonwegnoor]

I'm in loooooove with the brownie sandwich! I am grinding hard on brownie combo these last months Do you have other combinations like brownie with blueberry cheeschake topping or brownie with lemon flavor?

[@flavioimi]

Claire = Queen

[@lolaclick7680]

Hi, can you make your “All Coconut Cake” from Dessert Person? I would love a video showing the process of making it. It would be much appreciated❣️

[@alyssaq3586]

Just bought the cookbook, and made these for a group of friends this week. They couldn't stop talking about how delicious they were! The slight salty with the sweet is the perfect combo. Thanks for posting this video!

[@CSaffitz]

Glad you like them!

[@pilarhelguera2885]

love it so much love u even more ❤

[@cathyhou4116]

the happy face in the foil just made my day :)

[@hajariquealee9573]

Great episode, just in time! I would love to see some ice cream recipes too. The only ice cream recipe I use is the one she made for the BA few years back, and its delicious!

[@oliviagauvin8894]

I would love love love to see you make pumpkin loaf for the fall season😄😄😄

[@MrGamerCaptain]

fun to bring out for people too!

[@cherylnugent4870]

It’s late cherry season in the PNW! Gateau Basque from Dessert Person. ❤ you. Thank you

[@bannedstorylovrr]

We have egg and gluten allergies in our house so I made this subbing Cup4Cup, GF Oreos, and bob red mills egg replacer and it worked PERFECTLY! Only issue was I wasn’t able to handle the brownie part unless it was frozen or else it was gonna crumble to pieces. But after assembly and freezing over night, the brownies stayed soft and chewy and it was SO DELICIOUS. My party guests loved it ❤ thanks Claire!!!❤❤❤

[@jenihansen7201]

excellent video and recipe.

[@dougeurowerkz2881]

Love ya Claire… …however, This recipe deserves super premium Ice Cream. HD is not what it once was. Looking forward to the next one. BTW, the other, Malted brownie recipe. 🤩🏆

[@MrQuickLine]

If you can't get the big bowl in your freezer, you could put a bunch of ice cubes in a bag and put it inside the big bowl OR if you've got a second big bowl, fill that with ice cubes and put the ice cream bowl into the ice.

[@AustinTylerATM27]

Amazing 😍❤

[@carinen8119]

Lovely

[@user-xi8iu7uq9v]

LOVE YOU SO MUCH

[@davideron5151]

Petition for Claire to make Ice Cream 🙏

[@smallsp525]

This would be so good with mint newman-o's instead of oreos! Looking forward to trying them soon!

[@hannahcollins1816]

Harris saying "HA! Staind" came at the same time the song started playing in my head 😂

[@kendallharris3634]

watching this after attempting to cut ice cream sandos in an 80 degree kitchen, moving to the freezer, and eventually 86’n them for service tonight.

[@grrfilter]

someone else who agrees on ocean kayaking, yay! lakes and kayaks just hit different.

[@elsafischer3247]

Here where I lived we don’t ice ream sandwiches. What a great idea thank you

[@SoftWellnessCo]

Came for the brownies, stayed for the canoe conversation

[@douglasbaker9663]

TIL that having more egg in the brownie batter helps it stay soft when frozen! I had been wondering why my brownie and cake sandwiches were consistently hard! TYVM

[@averymclaren]

Hahaha that cold intro was so relatable.

[@aPieceOfFish]

Love the idea of a brownie as a sandwich end. Would it be realistic to use a sheet tray to bake all the brownie batter in one go, then cut to size?

[@jazzgreen8197]

Too cold for ice cream in Australia right now, but will be saving for summer time! Thank you for an amazing recipe 🇦🇺❤

[@thecatofnineswords]

You should see the queues outside the gelato places in Canberra right now! It’s a chilly 5° outside but 20+ people waiting in line. For gelato! In mid winter! in other words, it’s always icecream time ❤

[@MrQuickLine]

As a Canadian, I can firmly tell you Australia is *never* too cold. lol

[@JennNahrstadt]

Claire has a BIG bowl this time!!

[@davideron5151]

Claire do you have a recipe for a baked Alaska! I’ve been trying to find one that I enjoyed!

[@oliviaseers1587]

she has already uploaded her recipe for baked alaska earlier on this channel !

[@babszollak2512]

They make a nonstick foil now that I use all the time. Also, you could use foil and put parchment on top to get that really smooth surface.

[@csfolk1756]

If I'm making this for a larger group could I double (or x1.5?) the recipe and make it in a 9x13?

[@user-nc8lj7rk6e]

hi Claire, Could you do a video on french macarons?

[@emilykolb3007]

i want to see you make cannolis or churros!

[@Hollis_has_questions]

I'm not a big fan of chocolate or ice cream, but I could probably eat half of a rectangular slice. Why? Because I'm a big fan of you, Claire Saffitz! I especially love your version of Paris-Brest. I'd love to see you put together an honest-to-goodness old-fashioned Nesselrode Pie! I have the utmost confidence in you, Claire. I'd also love to see what you can do based on Chef Yotam Ottolenghi's dessert roulades. I would love to see what your imagination comes up with 😊😮❤

[@maryruthshanks3742]

Oh yum! Got to share with my daughter, her hubby loves ice cream sandwiches! I’m going to try mine with coconut ice cream. I can’t handle that much moo 🐄 ice cream.

[@michelangeloe.hildawa4484]

Hello! What software did you use to animate the cool intro? Thank you! :)

[@little_sensei]

Claire’s palate is S tier

[@fionaroni]

for anyone wondering 4oz is about 1/2 cup

[@linnea7083]

I would love a recipe on a strawberry cream cake that maybe has like ricotta and some other nice filling that is not too sweet. This is my all time favorite cake but I feel lika I want a more sofisticated grown up version of it :-)

[@therockstar123456]

I thought you were going to make make the filling, but still looks good and easy.

[@summermckelvey4929]

I have been loving Claire since "Gourmet Makes"... but in these videos at home I feel like she over explains leaving 0 details out. Not only am I coming out with a great desserts and recipes I am coming out with wonderful advance baking knowledge!!! You can tell she works hard and perfects her craft for us.

[@lechatbotte.]

Oh my gosh ice cream sandwiches made by Claire forget those Kbars what would I do for a Claire ice cream sandwich

[@daniellama862]

4:08 😂 the sound effects cracked me up

[@troya892]

Would this be a good candidate to sub in Gluten Free flour?

[@PPimpp]

Do red velvet cake

[@user-nh7tg4oi2t]

When I pulled the brownies out of the oven, they had pools of grease on top. I used the 2 TBS oil and 5 TBS butter. I would decrease the amount of oil next time- but not sure why they turned out differently than the brownies in the video. Otherwise, delicious!!

[@kjdude8765]

Did you add the correct amount of eggs? They bind the oil in the brownie.

[@user-nh7tg4oi2t]

@@kjdude8765 I did use two, but they were more average sized and not large. Maybe that was the issue. I did not measure them by weight

[@sultanao2281]

coffee cookies and cream ice cream recipe

[@wit6665]

ill keep mine one BIG sandwich :D

[@twinkletoestray]

Could you make kouign-amann???

[@partyfists]

Another great way to ensure you get a crackily top on brownies is to use powdered sugar.

[@interestsarefree]

I'm definitely making these! But I'll mix in crushed Hydrox cookies. They're the gourmet Oreo, after all.

[@thevirtualtraveler]

The Simplylogicals recently made maple syrup icecream on a livestream, so now I'm thinking about how to make these blondies that would taste good with maple syrup icecream w/ a maple caramel ribbon.

[@pandoraeeris7860]

You could make a 3rd brownie sheet and break that up into pieces in place of the Oreo cookie.

[@treesandbugs]

Have you made honey cookies before?

[@StephenHutchison]

The canoes and kayaks comment flashed me back to 2007. My manager at a position I'd held in 2005 was an avid kayaker, and would go out every weekend in a sea kayak at a small bay near Tillamook, Oregon. Unfortunately that bay had a vicious tidal swell at the entrance to the bay, and he went out one early morning in 2007 when the skies were overcast and there was a storm about 10 miles offshore, The water was more turbulent than normal. At some point during the trip he was caught by the riptide that runs along the entire coast and dragged underwater for about 3 miles. They found his body a few days later. Your cameraman is right to not trust a kayak in that kind of water.