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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!
This recipe is certainly easy, v tasty and easy. Perhaps you can tell me what you used to cut the cookie dough. The serrated edge looks and adds to the eye appeal of your receipe. Thank you. jeanette.
Hi Jeanette,
Happy Sunday!! Thanks so much for making this recipe, I am so glad it was a hit! I just used a pastry cutter with a design:) xTieghan
Made these for a Summer party and they were a huge hit!! Everyone loved them and wanted the recipe. We had leftover ice cream and we crumbled brownie brittle on top- amazing! If I may suggest a sequel with chocolate graham crackers. Thanks again for such a unique and fun recipe!
Hi Amy,
Thanks so much for your feedback and trying this recipe out! I love to hear that it was a hit:) Have the best weekend?
How is it with store bought graham crackers?
Hi Kim,
Store bought graham crackers are totally fine to use here! Please let me know if you give the recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
I made these sandwiches for today and they turned out very delicious and they looks beautiful!
Due to time constraints I don’t make the cracker by maker, I bought Graham Crackers.
Next time I will do them by myself.
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
Hey Suki,
Fantastic!! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks for trying it out! I hope you had a great holiday weekend!?
These were delicious. I’m not usually a white chocolate fan but loved it in these cookies. I’m going to try a blueberry lavender ice cream since they were on sale this week 🙂
Hey Selene,
Happy Wednesday!? Thanks so much for making this recipe, I am so glad it was a tasty one! xxT
I made these with a few variations and they were loved! I made my own no-churn vanilla ice cream and strained the blackberry jam. I also didn’t have lavender but the cookies were delicious without it. Whole Foods had a mini white chocolate chip which worked perfectly (no chopping). The dough rolled out nicely and I cut it with a pastry wheel to make the crimped edges. Thanks for this creative recipe!
Hey Lisa,
Happy Sunday!! Thanks for sharing your feedback and making this recipe, I am so glad it was a hit! Happy 4th of July!??
Do the blackberries leave a lot of seeds in the ice cream ? We have a wild blackberry farm & I’m wondering if I should use a food mill to eliminate most of seeds?
Hey Farran,
The blackberries will have seeds in the ice cream, you can certainly remove them if you wish:) Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it!! xTieghan
I love the pretty edges of your graham crackers, how to get that edge. Can’t wait to make this
Hi Kathleen,
I just use a pastry cutter with a design when I cut the dough for the cookies. Let me know how the recipe turns out!! xx
Thanks so much for the quick response. My lavender arrives tomoorrow, can’t wait to make these
Hoping to make these for a summer treat for my family, but not a huge fan of white chocolate. Would you recommend substituting something else, or just omitting?
Thanks! Love your recipes 🙂
Hey Michaela,
I would just omit the white chocolate:) Please let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
Hi! I’m excited to try this recipe- Could you use lavender extract instead of the dried flowers?
Thanks!
Hey Danielle,
Sure, that would work well for you too, I would probably use 1 teaspoon. Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope this recipe turns out amazing for you!! xTieghan
The blackberry lavender ice cream sandwiches look wonderful! Could you please tell me where to purchase culinary lavender…thank you!
Hi Diane,
Thanks so much!! Here is the link for the lavender:
https://shopstyle.it/l/biUcx
Please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
These are picture perfect! -Can’t wait to try for our family, but will have to double the recipe. 🙂
Hey Kimberley,
So glad you enjoyed this recipe, thanks for giving it a try!! I hope your family loves them:) xxT
Hi Tiegan,
We love blackberries but not the seeds. Considering mashing the berries through a sieve- would you do that first or after you cook them with the honey, lemon juice, and lavender?
Hi Kirsten,
I would probably do that after cooking them:) Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope it turns out amazing for you! xx
These were so fun to make. The graham cracker and ice cream are a wonderful combination. I will definitely be adding this to my recipe collection. Thanks once again for a wonderful recipe.
Hey Suzanne,
Wonderful!! Love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks for sharing your review and making the recipe!! xTieghan
Thiegen, I made this today as a treat for my office staff tomorrow and can not wait to taste it together. I could not fine blackberries so I subbed frozen blueberries and the jam is delicious! I ended up not swirling all of it in to the ice cream and filled up an ice cube tray with the leftover jam and will store them in a ziplock in the freezer to serve over fruit, in yogurt and also cocktails. I think it will be good with Vodka. My dough never really came together and ended up real sticky. I was able to roll it out and it baked up great. How many tablespoons of water did you end up adding. I stopped at 3 and maybe I added too much. I am anxious to hear from others about how many TB they added. This is another one for the books! A real keeper!
Hey Debbie,
Thanks so much for making this recipe and sharing what worked well for you!! I only used 1 tablespoon of water, the most you use, the more sticky your dough will be. I hope your office staff enjoys the treat:) Have a great Monday! xTieghan
How soft do you let the ice cream get before swirling? I don’t want to change the texture of it.
Thanks!
Hi Cathy,
It doesn’t need to be super melty, just a touch soft:) Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xTieghan