Product: Julie’s Organic Gluten-Free Ice Cream Sandwiches (Vanilla Ice Cream w/ Chocolate Cookies) – $6.49+
It was a sad day when I realized after going gluten-free that those delicious ice cream sandwiches I used to pack into my freezer in the summer time for a nice dessert…were no longer an option. And for over a year, I went ice cream sandwich free. And trust me, friends, for the ice cream guru that I am…for someone who grew up on ice cream sandwiches (and yes…my mom even made her own!)…this was no easy task.
Then, by the grace of the gluten-free dessert gods, I was introduced to the glorious (and pricey) treat of Julie’s Organic Gluten-Free Sandwich Cookies. They come in two different flavors, which my grocery store now carries, but at the time there was only the classic…vanilla ice cream between two chocolate cookies.
So, here is how this came to be. Julie’s Organic Ice Cream partnered up with Glutenfreeda and together they brought the ice cream sandwich to the gluten-free community. Glutenfreeda created the chocolate cookie and Julie’s Organic made the organic vanilla ice cream that would fill it.
Put them together…and it’s ice cream bliss in sandwich form.
No joke.
Of course, I wasn’t even worried about this even tasting bad. Chocolate sandwich cookies…vanilla ice cream. WINNING just from the get-go. I mean, that’s the ice cream sandwiches we grew up with as kids. That’s what we pulled out of our freezer and licked all around the edges as it melted. Ah…memories.
Well, that’s what you get here. A delicious, rich, soft cookie that is packed full of really amazing, organic vanilla ice cream. These treats are about the size of a hockey puck and are melt-in-your mouth good. Both the cookies and the ice cream are organic and gluten-free. There are no preservatives or artificial ingredients in them. Just pure ice cream novelty goodness that is safe for the gluten-free who walk among the grocery aisles.
Needless to say, the only bad thing about these epically delicous ice cream treats is that there are only four to a container. Yes…just four. And if you share…like me…well, that means you get two evenings of gluten-free, melt-away goodness. But, it’s worth it. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever had a more flavorful, more delicious gluten-free ice cream sandwich.
I’m already trying to talk myself out of rushing to the grocery store to pick up more…and get the other kind (which is a gluten-free vanilla cookie with lemon yogurt inside). I don’t think my will-power will hold out much longer. If you spot these in your grocer’s freezer…despite the price…get them and try them. Gluten-free sandwich cookies…oh how sweet it is.
Bring on summer!
The Celiathlete 