Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches: I Scream with Delight!

Cuisipro Mini Ice Cream Sandwich Maker

We're (fairly) hardcore about watching weight at our house, but we still cling to one vice: ice cream. We both love the stuff so much we eat it almost every day, though we try to stick to low(er)-fat versions whenever possible. While trying to cut back even further, we started eating an occasional Skinny Cow® ice cream sandwich, which – unfortunately – aren’t all that great. But wait: there’s a way to make your own at home: the Cuisipro Mini Ice Cream Sandwich Maker. Not only are the results yummy, making your own is fun!

Design

The little maker is actually pretty simple: you have a hollow plastic (BPA-free, of course) tube with a piston in the top. The bottom edge is just sharp enough to cut through a soft cookie, which is the way you start making your sandwich. Cut a cookie (microwave it for 10 seconds or so if it’s too brittle), spoon in an ounce or so of ice cream, any flavor, then cut a second cookie. 

Now hold the bottom of the tube against a plate and compress the cookie by turning the handle. Lift the bottom off the plate and keep turning the handle to shove the completed sandwich out the bottom onto the plate. Voila! An ice cream sandwich in just a minute or so! Since the edges of the tube are only sharp enough to cut through a soft cookie, this is pretty much kid-safe. 

Use

The kit comes ready to make sandwiches in three shapes – heart, circle and star. A completed sandwich is about 1½ inches across, and can be up to about 2½ thick. They may be small for adults, but they’re a great kid-size treat. You can make up a plate in advance and freeze them for parties, etc. Everything is dishwasher-safe (top rack) and disassembles pretty easily for adults (they’re designed to be tough for little hands to take apart). There aren’t any small parts to disappear or swallow, either. You may need to soak a maker for a while to get cookie crumbs out of them before washing by hand. Making treats with a Cuisipro Ice Cream Sandwich Maker is yummy and fun – what’s not to like!?

Summary

Plus: fun to use, kid-friendly, yummy results
Minus: a bit hard to clean out crumbs, sandwiches small for grown-ups (eat two!)

What They’re Saying: When you cut the cookies to make your own ice cream sandwiches, all the calories leak out… you wish…

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