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Pretzel Ice Cream Sandwiches

The sweet and salty fans in your life will flip for these no bake Pretzel Ice Cream Sandwiches. Chocolate dipped flat pretzels form the foundation with vanilla ice cream sandwiched between. Add a sprinkling of peanuts and they’re ready to eat in no time flat.

Pretzel Ice Cream Sandwiches sprinkled with chopped peanuts

Easy Pretzel Ice Cream Sandwiches

These sweet and salty frozen treats are a cinch to make. You can get creative and fill them with any flavor of ice cream that you love. How to make Pretzel Ice Cream Sandwiches: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

  • Prepare Pan – Line a sheet pan with wax paper. Set aside.
  • Melt Chocolate – In a microwave safe bowl or in the top of double boiler, melt together 2 cups chocolate chips and vegetable shortening. Heat in 30 second increments stopping to stir each time.Continue this process stirring until the chocolate is completely smooth and the consistency is such that it will form a thin coating on the pretzel crisps.
  • Dip Flat Pretzels – Using two forks dip each pretzel crisp into the melted chocolate covering completely. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off, then place flat side down on the wax paper. Freeze to set.
  • Just before assembling, melt the remaining 1/2 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips with 1/2 teaspoon of vegetable shortening. Just as before, heat in 30 second increments stirring periodically until the chocolate is completely smooth and thin enough to drizzle.
  • Work Quickly – Gather all of your ingredients so you can work quickly. Remove chocolate covered crisps from the freezer.
  • Ice Cream – Using a small ice cream scoop to scoop 1 ounce of vanilla ice cream onto the flat side of one pretzel crisp. Place a second crisp, flat side down, on top of the ice cream to form the sandwich. Press down gently.
  • Drizzle the top with melted chocolate, then sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
  • Repeat this process with all of the ice cream sandwiches.
  • Return to the freezer for 30 minutes or until hardened and set.
  • Store for up to one week frozen in an airtight container.
Pretzel Ice Cream Sandwiches

How to Make the BEST Pretzel Ice Cream Sandwiches

The prep is easy, so follow the simple steps and you can make these, too.

  • You can have fun with these ice cream sandwiches, and get creative with the flavors.
  • If you prefer a different nut other than peanuts, you can swap them out, no problem.
  • You can melt the chocolate using a microwave or a double boiler, whichever you feel most comfortable with.
  • You may also opt to fill the pretzels with ice cream and then dunking the whole thing in chocolate. Should you choose to do so, work quickly or the warm chocolate will melt the ice cream.
  • You can use dark chocolate, semi sweet chocolate, milk chocolate or white chocolate for dipping.
  • Why vegetable shortening? Because it will cause the chocolate harden more quickly, and will form a candy-like coating preventing the pretzel crisps from becoming soggy. It will also give the chocolate it’s shine.
  • You may also enjoy this recipe for Turtle Ice Cream Pie, Frozen Raspberry Chocolate Pie and frozen Banana Pudding Bombe.
     
Pretzel Ice Cream Sandwiches

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Pretzel Ice Cream Sandwiches

Prep Time20 minutes
Freeze time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Southern
Keyword: chocolate-dipped-pretzels, ice-cream-sandwich-recipe, pretzel-ice-cream-sandwiches
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 351kcal
Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
  • 2 1/2 tsp vegetable shortening divided
  • 24 whole original pretzel crisps
  • 1/2 cup salted peanuts roughly chopped
  • 1 pint premium vanilla ice cream
  • heavy whipping cream as needed to thin

Instructions

  • Line a sheet pan with wax paper. Set aside.
  • In a microwave safe bowl or in the top of double boiler, melt together 2 cups chocolate chips and 2 tsp vegetable shortening. Heat in 30 second increments stopping to stir each time.
  • Continue this process stirring until the chocolate is completely smooth and the consistency is such that it will form a thin coating on the pretzel crisps.
  • If you need to thin the chocolate a bit more, I recommend adding heavy cream 1 Tbsp at a time and stir until you reach the right consistency.
  • Using two forks dip each pretzel crisp into the melted chocolate covering completely. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off, then place flat side down on the wax paper. Place pan into the freezer for 20 minutes to set.
  • Just before assembling, melt the remaining 1/2 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips with 1/2 teaspoon of vegetable shortening. Just as before, heat in 30 second increments stirring periodically, until the chocolate is completely smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Again, have heavy cream available, if needed.
  • Assemble: Gather all of your ingredients so you can work quickly. Remove chocolate covered crisps from the freezer.
  • Using a small 1 ounce ice cream scoop or a teaspoon, scoop 1 ounce of vanilla ice cream onto the flat side of one pretzel crisp. Place a second crisp, flat side down, on top of the ice cream to form the sandwich. Press down gently.
  • Drizzle the top with melted chocolate, then sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Repeat this process with all of the ice cream sammies, and repeat again if you have extra chocolate and peanuts remaining.
  • Return to the freezer for 30 minutes or until hardened and set.
  • Store for up to one week frozen in an airtight container.

Notes

Why vegetable shortening? Because it will harden more quickly, and will form a candy-like coating preventing the pretzel crisps from becoming soggy. It will also give the chocolate it’s shine.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 87mg | Potassium: 341mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 3mg
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