These chocolate chip cookie Paleo ice cream sandwiches are an amazing real food treat for summer or any season! Chewy grain free and Paleo chocolate chip cookies with creamy sunflower butter banana ice cream in the middle. Dairy free, gluten free, Paleo.
Hello Paleo chipwiches! Are “chipwiches” a thing all over the place or just where I’m from? I remember looking forward to buying one first thing after school before cheerleading practice in high school, and it was basically the highlight of my day. If my memory wasn’t completely shot I might even be able to tell you the price. Ah, I miss those chipwiches!
Either way, I think everyone gets the concept of why a cookie ice cream sandwich is a very, very, awesome thing.
But keep in mind this is coming from a person who made ice cream sundaes nearly every day for 2 years at Friendly’s (high school job) and then continued to eat ice cream nightly right up until this whole Paleo thing began. What I’m trying to say is that it’s quite possible I like ice cream maybe a bit more than the average person.
Which is one reason it’s hard for me to wrap my head around homemade dairy free ice cream. But, head is now wrapped ever since I started making vegan and Paleo ice cream with the winning combo of almond milk, bananas, and nut butter! Or seed butter, in this case. A truly creamy sunflower seed butter puts the cream back in dairy free ice cream that in my opinion can sometimes be missing.
The chocolate version of this particular ice cream can be found in my vegan chocolate ice cream bars and for the “original” version I decided to make Paleo ice cream sandwiches! I did not create a new chocolate chip cookie recipes, since I knew my chewy chocolate chip cookies would work perfectly, plus are quick and easy to put together.
Did you know I actually use the same basic recipe for the “cookie” part of all my sandwich cookies? There are always small variations based on flavor, but the basic ingredients are the same as the original chewy cookies. As for the ice cream, any nice and creamy nut or seed butter will work. I happen to love the flavor combo of bananas and sunflower butter, but almond, cashew, or even peanut butter (not Paleo) would be delicious too!
Have I rambled enough about my love for paleo ice cream and cookies? I think it’s time to move along with this recipe for chocolate chip cookie Paleo ice cream sandwiches, uh chipwiches, if that conjures up fond memories for you like it does for me 🙂
Chocolate Chip Cookie Paleo Ice Cream Sandwiches
Chocolate Chip Cookie Paleo Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
For the Ice Cream
- 2 medium ripe bananas
- 1 and 1/3 cup sunflower butter or other creamy nut butter
- 1 + 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
For the Cookies
- 1 batch unbaked batter chewy chocolate chip cookies*
Instructions
For the Ice Cream
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Add all ingredients to a blender and blend on high speed until creamy. Pour into a freezer friendly container (I used an8.5 x 4.5 loaf pan) and cover tightly with plastic wrap** Freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight before making the sandwiches
For the cookies
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Divide the cookie dough into 16 balls and flatten each one (they won't spread)
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Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, remove and allow to cool completely before filling
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To assemble ice cream sandwiches, scoop desired amount of ice cream on one side of a cookie and top with as second cookie. Store leftover ice cream in the freezer, tightly covered to avoid ice crystals forming. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*Make the batter and sub mini enjoy life chocolate chips instead of larger chips
**Keeping the plastic wrap tightly covering the ice cream will keep it creamy and prevent ice crystals from forming.
"cook time" is actually time to freeze the ice cream
What I used for these Paleo ice cream sandwiches:
If you like these ice cream sandwiches, try one of these other similar recipes!
Banana Sunflower Butter Chocolate Ice Cream Bars
Lemon Coconut Cream Sandwich Cookies
Chocolate Almond Butter Sandwich Cookies
Any ice cream sandwich memories?
Do you make homemade ice cream?
On a scale of 1-10, how big of an ice cream lover are you? (I think I’m a 9.5)
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I definitely ate chipwiches when I was growing up! I’ve never made homemade ice cream, but always wanted to give it a try. Lately I have been craving ice cream for dessert so this would be perfect!
Definitely our generation! This is a really easy and healthy one and no ice cream maker required 🙂
These are too cute! You are definitely the queen of sandwich cookies and now ice cream sandwich cookies too. If I tried making these right now though, they would sadly melt everywhere. I made freezer fudge the other day and in two minutes out of the freezer it was melting already.
I definitely have a things for sandwich cookies! I hear you on the melting though, not easy!
I used to get chipwiches all the time when I lived in New Jersey. At the pool for a summer treat 🙂 I love the combo of sunflower seed butter and banana!
Such a great combo. And maybe the chipwiches are a NE thing, not sure!
Definitely trying these soon! I love how you added nut butter to the batter, because I can just imagine it adds a depth of flavor to the ice cream, and that ice cream looks creamier than regular ice cream. We eat ice cream almost every night, so this would be a fun switch up.
Yup, definitely adds creamy richness and makes it extra yummy!
I’ll just take a tub of the ice cream please! I’m not really a fan of ice cream sandwiches because they always get too soft, but I’ll eat these separately 🙂 Looks so good!
Yup I’m still working on the ice cream and it’s totally good on its own or with fruit 🙂
I was a daily ice cream eater, too. And I used to get Chipwiches whenever we went to Toys ‘R’ Us when I was a kid, and totally looked forward to them as much as toys 😀 These look excellent – I’m so excited to try the sunbutter ice cream!
Love the Chipwich memories! And hope you do try this – yum!
I am offended that you even asked about my love for ice cream (as long as it agrees with my stomach, that is). OFFENDED
I hear you, I love but my stomach is another story which is why this one is even better!
I love chipwiches and I am an ice cream fiend who really needs to figure out a less-dairy fix, so these look perfect!
Definitely try the ice cream – great alone, with fruit, or cookies!
So many ice cream memories in this Family!
(p.s. since you are a NJ girl, you remember Kohrs soft serve that you get on the boardwalk??? THE BEST! I miss that so much!)
Ah and I totally mix ice cream sammies! My favorite were the soft chocolate cookie bar with the vanilla ice cream…all wrapped in paper…the paper is what made them magic. Haha!
Oh yes, definitely! Really any soft serve brings up good memories 🙂 I agree wrappers always add to the excitement!
I think I may like ice cream sandwiches more than I like regular ice cream, but I’ve never tried to make my own. That being said, homemade ice cream is a pretty regular thing around these parts… I actually just finished off a big bowl of chocolate stuff for lunch 😛
I love when it’s healthy enough to eat for lunch, or whenever 🙂 Ice cream for breakfast could totally be a summer thing!
I totally forgot about chipwiches! The name haha. So I made Paleo cookies like this for a future campaign. I think drooling over yours first what I will say inspired me! Haha. Cool?
Definitely cool 🙂 At this point I know nothing but chewy paleo cookies like this. And with a name like chipwich it’s hard to forget lol!
These look amaaaaaaaaaaaaaing! I just got a new jar of sunflower seed butter so I need to try this icecream! <3 <3 <3
No doubt you will love 🙂
These look fantastic! Great idea adding the seed butter to the ice cream. Really great photos too!
I am seriously drooling so much over here I may get dehydrated! These look out of this world AMAZING! Well done, WELL DONE 🙂
I didn’t realize peanut butter wasn’t considered Paleo. I’m fascinated. Also, you know my thoughts on the magic that is ice cream, and Paleo or not, I’d happily eat these.
Those look incredible!!! I’m pinnning these to make later! YUM!
Thanks! You’ll love them!
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