S'mores Ice Cream Sandwiches
An Original Recipe by Not Quite Nigella (well as much as a S'more can be...)
Makes 6 S'mores ice cream sandwiches
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12 chocolate Graham crackers*see buyer's tip below
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vanilla marshmallows (size doesn't matter really, although I cut the mega ones into thirds)
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100g/3.5 ozs dark or milk chocolate
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4 tablespoons light cream
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1 tray of ice cream (see below)
Ice cream
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300ml cream
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75g pure icing or confectioner's sugar, sifted
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Buyer's tip: I found chocolate Graham Crackers at a Filipino store just outside Fairfield train station. I'm not suggesting that you might want to make a pilgrimage there unless you live closeby but other Filipino stores might sell them too. Here is a recipe for making Graham Crackers in regular or gluten free (to make regular ones just replace the gf flours with plain flour and add some cocoa powder). If you can't be bothered with the baking palaver, and nobody says that you need to in times of dessert crises, Scalliwag biscuits are close to the chocolate Graham Crackers and you can easily find these in Australia.
Step 1 - In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Add the sifted icing sugar and vanilla and whip and then spread it out into a small rectangular metal tray and place in freezer until completely frozen.
Step 2 - Make these when you want to serve them-you can make these ahead of time but I like it when the biscuit part is crisp and then will soften a little if frozen. Make the chocolate sauce by melting the chocolate in a microwave or in a double boiler. Add the cream and mix until you get a liquid chocolate sauce.
Step 3 - If you are using the very large marshmallows, slice them into three pieces and place them on a flameproof plate. You can microwave them on the Graham Cracker too. Or, in the Year-Of-Living-Dangerously or Flashdance version you can use a blowtorch to lightly torch the marshmallows-some of them might catch flame, just blow them out but keep the kids away at a safe distance (although I'm sure that you know that). Slice the ice cream into Graham Cracker sized rectangles and place one on a Graham Cracker. Top with the already toasted marshmallows and chocolate sauce and add another Graham Cracker on top.