Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwiches

Today's post is more of an idea than an actual recipe.  Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwiches.  Brilliant.  Genius.  Why have I not figured this out before?  My husband declared this possibly the best dessert ever.  I can totally live without doughnuts.  Any fried food, actually, just isn't my favorite.  These ice cream sandwiches though...I was actually plotting the next time I could make them as I popped the last bite into my mouth.  You can get creative with the types of doughnuts and the flavor of ice cream.  We tried cake doughnuts, plain glazed yeast doughnuts, cinnamon swirl doughnuts, and crullers, with blueberry cream pie ice cream and chocolate fudge ice cream.  They were all delicious and we liked the yeast doughnuts the best.  

Doughnut Ice Cream Sandwiches

Doughnuts (use your favorite and get creative!)
Ice Cream (again, use your favorite)

Cut the doughnuts in half horizontally to make a top and bottom.  Scoop some ice cream and place on top of the bottom of the doughnut.  Place the top of the doughnut on top of the ice cream and press down slightly.  Serve. 

Note:  If you are a perfectionist like me, you can mold the ice cream into disks to make sandwiching easier. Just find a small round container the same size (or similar) as the doughnuts (you can use a muffin tin, jumbo muffin tin, mini cake pan, tupperware, whatever you have!).  Line the container with plastic wrap and place a scoop or two of ice cream inside.  Flatten the ice cream with the back of a spoon, then fold the plastic wrap over the top.  Freeze until ready to use.  When ready to make the sandwiches, just unwrap the ice cream disks and place on the doughnuts.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy