DIY Snacks: Fro-Yo Mini Sammies
Alright, enough of the salty / spicy snacks. Let's make some sweets!
As you may remember, I love frozen treats. The easiest to make, and the most versatile, are popsicles. You can check out my fruit and yogurt popsicle recipe and instructions over in the recipes section.
Even though the weather has gotten cooler, I still like frozen snacks — just richer ones. I usually reach for a Skinny Cow fudge pop or ice cream sandwich, since they run 1 or 2 points. But again, I'm trying to save some money and eat "real" food at the same time. I decided to give making my own ice cream sandwiches a try.
First off, I have these Italian super-thin hazelnut cookies that were included in the humungo box of delicious high-fat gourmet cheeses that my mom sent me for Christmas (thaaaaaaannnnks, Mom). One thing I've learned is, with yummy stuff, if you can get a thin version (like pizza crust for example), you're usually saving a few calories. These would be perfect for my sandwiches! But I bet you could use vanilla wafers, or those really thin little chocolate wafers. I also picked up a pint of coffee frozen yogurt, and some sugar free chocolate syrup.
With my ingredients gathered, I cut 10 squares of plastic wrap, each about 5" x 5". This was probably the hardest part! Wrangling that stuff would test the Dalai Lama's patience.
Anyway, first I put a cookie on the wrap, and added about a nickel-sized blop of chocolate syrup, and topped that with about an inch of fro-yo. Since the cookies were so delicate, I ended up ditching the ice cream scoop, and used a butter knife to slice out little slabs that I pieced together on the cookie. I topped that with another little blop of syrup and another cookie, wrapped it all up, and stuck it in the freezer. Repeat 9 more times.
The result was yum-MY — kind of like a frozen hazelnut mocha! The moisture softened up the cookies just enough, so that they weren't mushy or crispy. They had just the right about of structure.
They are certainly smaller than a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich, and have approximately the same amount of Points. But for some reason, they seem just as satisfying; maybe because they don't have all that air whipped in. I don't know the why, I just know what tastes good.