Cut and plated and ready to be devoured!
Last weekend, there was a bit of a heat wave in Toronto, and temperatures hit the 40’s (Celsius) with the humidex. When you stepped outside, you were hit with a wall of humid heat, and you progressively wilted the longer you were outside. I was running errands and luckily remembered to pack that old-fashioned thing, a handkerchief, with which I mopped my face until I could practically wring out the fabric.
In case I haven’t mentioned it before, let me clear something up for you: I am not a super-duper heat lover. What I do love, however (aside from chocolate. Or snacking at midnight. Or, you know, the DH) is…my A/C. I come home on those horribly humid and sweaty hot days and stand in front of the vent pumping out that lovely, icy, air-conditioned air. I’ve also been known to walk to work and then promptly stick my head in the staff room freezer when I arrive, just to try and cool off a bit before starting the day. (A walk-in fridge would come in handy!)
All of which is a preface my latest Memories of Meals Past post, which is Double Layer Ice Cream Brownie Bars! A/C is all well and good (and oh boy, it’s soooo good!) but sometimes you have to regulate your temperature from the inside out! Also, brownies. And ice cream.
Layer it up!
I’ve been seeing a lot of ice cream recipe posts on pinterest and twitter lately, and they inspired me to make my own dish! I started with a brownie based layer (this one, if I remember correctly, although I added in chopped walnuts), baked in a parchment paper lined springform pan. Once cooled, I spread a layer of softened mint chocolate chip ice cream on it and stuck it back in the freezer. While that was setting/refreezing, I mixed up a half-batch of homemade vanilla ice cream, using this recipe. I spread that over the top of the now set mint chocolate chip ice cream layer, and stuck it back in the freezer for several hours. And voila, Ice Cream Brownie Bars!
What’s great about this recipe is that it’s SO flexible! Choose any ice cream flavour you like! I think the brownie base, with a strawberry ice cream layer, topped with the homemade vanilla ice cream, would be just fabulous — a Neopolitan ice cream bar! Mix up your own ice cream brownie bar (it’s SO easy!) and impress your friends, families, and those ever-important taste buds. Summer has arrived!
Next Post: Parisian Pannacotta, or my Twisted Spinach & Feta Pie. Or maybe something else, depending on what I’m craving!
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