For National Ice Cream Month, I’m teaming up with Swell Ice Cream to create this better-for-you *and* gluten free chocolate cookie ice cream sandwich. It’s a decadent treat with half the calories of the usual store-bought cookie ice cream sandwiches!
I scream, you scream, we all scream for…ice cream that tastes amazing, provides nutritional benefits, and isn’t loaded with calories!
Wait…is all that even possible??
My friends, allow me to make your day!
Gluten Free Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich
Both my husband and my dad LOVE cookie ice cream sandwiches, but the kinds you pick up at the convenience store pack a whopping 1000 calories or so each. Yikes!!
Luckily, my husband (the chef of the family) specializes in dreaming up better-for-you versions of our favorite desserts! This “lightened up” cookie ice cream sandwich (that tastes just as decadent as the original) is his latest creation. Bonus: it’s gluten free too!
For the cookies, we used my husband’s amazing Gluten Free Dark Chocolate Avocado Cookies. We recently discovered Swell, The Next Wave of Ice Cream – since it is certified Gluten Free, AND low calorie, Swell Ice Cream is the perfect partner for my husband’s cookies!
Did I mention Swell Ice Cream is also high in protein and lower in sugar than regular ice cream too? Pretty amazing!
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TIP: For our ice cream sandwiches, we doubled the size of our cookies (in the original recipe we used 1 Tablespoon of batter per cookie). This makes them the perfect size for our ice cream slices, as shown below.
Because it’s way easier than scooping, we cut each pint of Swell Ice Cream into 2-3 “slices” of ice cream. These slices layer perfectly in the middle of your cookie ice cream sandwiches.
To build your cookie ice cream sandwiches:
- Place one cookie on a plate as the base of your ice cream sandwich (click here for our gluten free chocolate avocado cookie recipe).
- Layer one Swell Ice Cream slice on this cookie and remove the carton wrapped around the ice cream.
- Top with a second gluten free chocolate cookie and enjoy!
A free printable copy of this recipe is available at the bottom of the post.
Not only are our chocolate cookie ice cream sandwiches rich and decadent, but they ring in at about half the calories of the store-bought versions! Plus, they’re gluten free! Win-win!
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What Makes Swell Ice Cream So Special
Swell, The Next Wave of Ice Cream, is a low-fat, low-calorie, lower sugar indulgence that tastes rich and creamy like “real” ice cream. It is available in 10 delicious flavors:
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Batter
- Cookies ‘N Cream
- Dark Chocolate Toffee
- Coconut
- Mint Chip
- Salted Caramel Crunch
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
- Vanilla Bean
- Dutch Chocolate
- Mocha
Click here to locate Swell, The Next Wave of Ice Cream at a store near you!
No matter which flavor you choose, each serving of Swell Ice Cream is only 120 calories, yet provides 10 grams of protein (the most of any better-for-you ice cream brand). Swell Ice Cream is also free from artificial colorings, preservatives and binders – so you get only the good stuff!
BONUS OFFER — Click here to snag this $1 rebate on Swell Ice Cream with the Ibotta app! (Available for a limited time).
Digital coupon on the ibotta shopping application can be redeemed three times at time of purchase for a total redemption value of $3.00.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Swell Foods. The opinions and text are all mine.
Grab a Free Printable Copy of our Gluten Free Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe:
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Super easy gluten free chocolate cookie ice cream sandwich - half the calories of the usual store-bought version and SO decadent!
- 8 gluten free chocolate cookies
- 2 pints Swell Ice Cream
Place one cookie on a plate as the base of your ice cream sandwich. (If using our recipe for chocolate avocado cookies, use 2TB batter for each cookie instead of 1TB).
Cut pint of Swell Ice Cream into 3 "slices," cutting right through the carton.
- Layer one Swell Ice Cream slice on this cookie and remove the carton wrapped around the ice cream.
- Top with a second gluten free chocolate cookie and enjoy!
Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.
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