Vegan Dubai Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches
 
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Recipe type: Dessert, Ice Cream
Cuisine: Vegan
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 box brownie mix
  • 3 tbsp aquafaba
  • ½ cup olive oil or melted coconut oil
  • 1 can Nature's Charm coconut whipping cream
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 1¼ cups shelled raw pistachios, divided
  • 1 can Nature's Charm sweetened condensed coconut milk
  • 1 tsp matcha powder
  • 1 cup kataifi (shredded phyllo dough)
  • 1 tbsp vegan butter
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
  1. Mix the aquafaba, oil, and brownie mix in a medium bowl until well combined. Do not add water or milk! Chill for four hours. Meanwhile, boil 1 cup pistachios for ten minutes to soften then drain and rinse.
  2. Toast the kataifi in a small pan with vegan better until golden brown, stirring often. Remove from heat and set aside.
  3. In a high powered blender, combine the boiled spistachios, almond extract, matcha, whipping cream and condensed coconut milk. Blend until smooth. Pour into a shallow pan or baking dish lined with parchment paper. Stir in the kataifi, cover, then freeze for six hours or overnight.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350F. Take a large handful of cookie dough and flatten it to about ½”. Cut with a biscuit cutter. Trim away the edges and place each cookie on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. bake for 7-10 minutes until just baked. If the cookies spread, trim them with the biscuit cutter while warm then let cool completely.
  5. When you’re ready to assemble, remove the pistachio ice cream from the freezer and let thaw for five minutes. Use the biscuit cutter to cut ice cream rounds. Build each sandwich with two cookies and ice cream in the middle. Press them together well then place back into the freezer to set for a few minutes,
  6. In a small bowl, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil for 30 seconds at a time, stopping to stir. Dip each ice cream sandwich halfway into the chocolate. Top with chopped pistachios and place back in the freezer to set. Let the Dubai ice cream sandwiches soften for 3-5 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Carrots and Flowers at https://www.carrotsandflowers.com/vegan-dubai-chocolate-ice-cream-sandwiches/