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Frozen, sweet, and delicious, Blackberry Lavender Ice Cream Sandwiches. White chocolate laced graham crackers sandwiched with vanilla ice cream and homemade blackberry lavender jam. These swirled berry ice cream sandwiches are nothing short of delicious. Every bite is layered with fresh berries, hints of lavender, and sweet vanilla ice cream. The perfect berry-filled frozen treat for any and all occasions.
It’s officially ice cream sandwich season! After a few days of warmer temperatures and sunny skies, I’d say summer is finally here. And the perfect way to celebrate is with plenty of ice cream recipes.
I couldn’t be more excited over these ice cream sandwiches. You guys, I’m not joking, I have been waiting and waiting to share these, I just love them so much!
The inspiration
The inspiration was super simple, I wanted to make ice cream sandwiches, but with a berry-filled twist. I wanted them to be happy and pretty for summer. I wanted to have fun photographing them. And I wanted them to be my most delicious ice cream sandwich recipe yet.
I’m excited to report that these pretty little sweet sandwiches check off all of the above boxes. Sometimes you just have to make what you really, really want to make. And I knew I really, really wanted to make these!
The details
If you guys have followed along for a while you may remember my blackberry layer cake. These sandwiches are very, very similar flavor-wise, but in ice cream form.
The jam is quick, but delicious…fresh blackberries, sweet honey, dried lavender, and a squeeze of lemon. Boil everything together until the jam thickens up and turns jammy.
This isn’t your traditional jam however, it will not be jelly-like. It’s more of a sweet, thick blackberry sauce. Make the jam first so that it has plenty of time to cool off.
Pairing lavender with blackberries is a favorite combo of mine. The flora hints from the lavender compliment the sweetness of the blackberries, and when mixed together in a jam.
It is so good!
Now that the jam is made, you can swirl it with 2 containers of your favorite vanilla ice cream. Personally, I love Tillamook! Then freeze the ice cream in a baking dish until firm. This is super easy and will then allow you to simply cut the ice cream into squares.
For the cookies, I did a really easy homemade graham cracker. These are made with butter, honey, flour, and a touch of cinnamon. I like to cut the dough into small squares (they don’t need to be exact, but roughly 2×2 inch squares). Then mix some lavender with sugar and sprinkle it over each cookie before baking.
If you’re finding that your cookies are spreading too much while baking, stick the trays of cut cookies in the freezer for 10 minutes prior to baking. I did not have this issue though.
Sandwich them together
Cut the blackberry swirled ice cream into squares and sandwich it between 2 cookies. You can eat these immediately, or stack them in the freezer for later!
The cookies are crisp, but with a softer center. I love the warmth the cinnamon adds with the sweet white chocolate and lavender ice cream. It’s unexpected but in the most wonderful way! Every chilled bite leaves you wanting another.
You’ll want to have these stashed in the freezer over the next few months. Ice cream every day until the temps dip in September!
Looking for other frozen summer recipes? Here are a few of my go-to’s.
5 ingredient Raspberry Peach Sherbet
Coffee and Fudge Ice Cream Cake
Swirled Berry Ice Cream Butter Cake
Peanut Butter Mocha Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches
No Churn Minted White Chocolate Swirled Ice Cream
6 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake
Lastly, if you make these Blackberry Lavender Ice Cream Sandwiches, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Blackberry Lavender Ice Cream Sandwiches
Servings: 12 sandwiches
Calories Per Serving: 570 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Jam
- 6 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1-2 tablespoons dried lavender
Cookies
- 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried lavender
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- 1. To make the jam. Add the blackberries, honey, lemon juice, and lavender to a medium-size pot set over high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling use a potato masher or fork to break down and mash the berries. Continue to cook for 5-8 minutes or until the jam has reduced and thickened by 1/3. Remove from the heat and let cool. This should thicken more as it cools. 2. Line a 9×13 inch pan with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine the ice cream and jam until swirled/mixed. Don't over mix, you want swirls. Spread the ice cream in an even layer, then cover and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. 3. Preheat oven to 350° F. In a bowl, cream together the butter, honey, and vanilla until combined, 3-5 minutes. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Beat until combined. Mix in the white chocolate. Add 1 tablespoon of water at a time, until the dough comes together and forms a ball.4. Divide the dough in half. Roll out one disk of dough between 2 floured pieces of wax paper to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut 24 squares (roughly 2×2 inch). Transfer the cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining disk of dough.5. Combine the lavender and sugar, then lightly sprinkle the lavender sugar over the cookies. Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cool. 6. Remove the slab of ice cream from the freezer, cut into 12 squares. Sandwich the ice cream between the cookies. Freeze. Enjoy!
Where might one buy dried lavender?
Hi Barbara,
Here is the link for the dried lavender:
https://shopstyle.it/l/biUcx
Please let me know if I can help in any other way! xx
I love a white chocolate lavender scone. I can’t wait to try these graham crackers with that combination!
Thanks Jenna! I hope you love the recipe, let me know if you give it a try! xx
Hi step 3 says add the vanilla but I don’t see it in the ingredients. How much?
Hey Letha,
So sorry about that, it’s 1 teaspoon of vanilla, I will add that to the recipe:) Let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
Looking forward to making this. Do you soften the ice cream a bit before stirring in the jam?
Thank you.
What would be the difference if I used fresh lavender? I’ve never baked with it before
Hey Esther,
You can also use an equal amount of fresh lavender and follow the recipe as written:) Let me know if you give the recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
Hey Shannon,
You could let the ice cream sit out for a bit before using it, but it doesn’t need to be super soft to get the swirls. I hope this recipe turns out amazing for you, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
This looks so yummy! Can we use a different kind of flour?
Hey Tiffany,
Thanks so much! Sure, you could use an equal amount of gluten free flour for this recipe. Let me know if you give them a try, I hope the recipe turns out amazing for you! xxT
I own a small lavender farm. We harvest and dry the buds. I sell them as spices. I give a recipe card with the sale. Personally, I do not care for the whole seed. I think it’s too bitter but it can be used for decorating. It’s very easy. Take 1 T. Lavender and 1/2 c. Granulated sugar and pulse it for 5 min. in a blender or coffee grinder. Then add 1 1/2c. more sugar to make 2 c. Lavender Sugar. Proceed with your recipe.
Cooking with Lavender, by Nancy Baggartt has some wonderful recipes. Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing Barb!
This looks amazing!!!! Want to try this dairy free, do you have a DF white chocolate or ice cream that you recommend?
Hey Megan,
I bet your local grocery store will have a variety of great dairy free ice cream brands, I know Halo Top is super popular. Enjoy Life (which you can find at Target) has dairy free white chocolate chips. I hope this helps, let me know if you give the recipe a try! xT
Looks great. We don’t have or use white chocolate. Can we skip the white chocolate?
Hey Lee,
Yes, totally fine to skip the white chocolate! Let me know if you give the recipe a try, I hope the recipe turns out amazing for you! xx
How pretty are these?! I do remember your blackberry lavender cake ? I would be so happy with a batch of these in my freezer.
Guessing the white choc chunks go in at the end of making the cookie dough, like a regular method for choc chip cookie. Xx
Thanks so much Kelly-Jane!! Yes, I edited the directions, the white chocolate goes in step 3:) Let me know if you give the recipe a try! xx
When do you add the white chocolate?
If you look at the photos of just the graham crackers, you can see there is white chocolate in them. Not that I am an authority here but I would say add them into the dough after the dry ingredients but before the water! ?
Thanks Brenda, they are to be added in step 3, I edited the directions to include them:)
Hi Kerry,
You are going to add the white chocolate in step 3. Please let me know if you give the recipe a try, I hope it turns out amazing for you! xx
Hi tieghan I have made the lemon coconut vanilla cake several times using gluten free flour. The cake turns out very dense and does not look great. Is this a recipe that can use gluten free flour. Thanks. Eileen
Hi Eileen,
Thanks for giving the cake a try! Sorry, are you asking about the cake or these sandwiches? Of course gluten free flour can be used in both recipes, but the texture is almost always going to alter slightly, it’s really just the nature of using the different flours. Please let me know if I can help in any other way! xTieghan
These look amazing and I want to make them!!! Where do you find dried lavender?
Hey Lesa,
Thanks so much!! Here’s the link for the dried lavender:
https://shopstyle.it/l/biUcx
Please let me know if you have any other questions!! xT
What do I do with the white chocolate??… thank u
Hi Susan,
Sorry about that! You will want to add the white chocolate in step 3. Let me know if you give the recipe a try, I hope it turns out amazing for you! xTieghan
I see we’re all confused about the white chocolate??…..
Hi jamie,
The white chocolate will be added in step 3:) Please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
I am also wondering when to add the white chocolate.
Hi Sandy,
Sorry for any confusion, you will want to add the white chocolate in step 3. I hope you love the recipe, let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan
Where do you add the white chocolate? Would love to try these.
Hey Daryl,
You are going to add the white chocolate in step 3:) I hope this recipe turns out amazing for you, let me know if you give it a try! xT
In your recipe directions, when do you put in the white chocolate? It’s listed in the ingredients, but not used in the recipe.
Hi Karen,
Sorry for any confusion, the white chocolate will be used in step 3. Please let me know if you have any other questions! xx