Sunday, May 6, 2012
Today I decided to make two desserts. The first is a no-bake dessert, Key-Lime Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches, and the second is Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies. I started by making the Key Lime Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches which is key lime ice cream sandwiched between two graham crackers. I was really excited because I've always wanted to make ice cream but I don't have an ice cream maker. For this recipe you don't need one! All you do is whip up some heavy cream until it forms stiff peaks. Then, sweetened condensed milk is mixed in. Finally, lime juice, lime zest, and another cup of heavy cream are added. The mixture needs to sit in the freezer for about five hours before you can put the sandwiches together.
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| Freshly squeezed lime juice |
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| Key Lime Ice Cream - Ready for the freezer! |
While the ice cream was freezing, I started on the Andes Mint Cookies. These cookies are actually made using devil's food cake mix. All you add to the cake mix is oil and eggs. The mixture is much thicker than cake batter, more like the consistency of cookie dough. I scooped small dollops of dough and placed them on a cookie sheet to bake for about 8 minutes.
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| Cookie dough |
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| Ready for the oven |
When the cookies come out of the oven, an Andes Mint is placed on top of each cookie. After a few minutes, the heat from the cookies melts the mints, and I uses a spoon to spread the mint like a frosting on the cookies.
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| Finished Cookies! |
I was so pleasantly surprised by these cookies. They were so moist and tasted just like thin mints, my favorite girl scout cookies! I will
definitely be making these again!
After the ice cream was firm enough, I was able to scoop a small dollop on a graham cracker square, and top it with another graham cracker to make a sandwich.
These are so delicious! The ice cream is creamy and not too sweet. My only criticism is that I wish the ice cream was lime-ier. I couldn't find key lime juice in the grocery store (which is what the recipe calls for) so I used regular limes instead. I think it would have a stronger lime flavor if I was able to use the key lime juice.
Stay tuned until next time :)
