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If you are a fan of the classic PB&J sandwich combination, you are going to love today’s treat idea! These Peanut Butter & Jelly Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches are delicious bite-sized treats that are simple to make and fun to eat!
DIY Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches
Making mini ice cream sandwiches at home is easy. Simply use your favorite cookie, an ice cream flavor you love, and some toppings or jellys.
For this recipe, I’m using creamy strawberry ice cream as the base and loading it up with the classic strawberry jam and peanut butter combination. Alllll that sandwiched between 2 buttery vanilla wafers.
The cold, creamy, salty, and sweet combination makes this treat EPIC! Of course, you could make these with any cookie, but the vanilla wafers keep this treat mini-sized and taste even better when frozen!
Mini Ice Cream Sandwich Ingredients
Mini ice cream sandwiches are made with pantry staples and everyday snacks like:
- vanilla wafer cookies: lightly sweet and perfectly sized for a mini ice cream sandwich.
- smooth peanut butter: use any peanut butter or a nut-free alternative such as soy butter.
- strawberry preserves: could be any flavor of preserves or jelly!
- strawberry ice cream: the MVP of this treat! Use strawberry, vanilla, or your favorite flavor.
If you love this recipe, check out my other mini ice cream sandwich recipe. It’s made with shortbread cookies and dipped in chocolate- another perfect frozen treat to make at home.
How to Make Small Ice Cream Sandwiches at Home
Assembling these ice cream sandwiches makes a great activity for kids. Just set out the ingredients, follow the step-by-step directions below, and enjoy!
- Add a layer of peanut butter & jelly
Spread a teaspoon amount of peanut butter onto the flat side of each cookie. Top half the cookies with about ¼ teaspoon of preserves. - Top with ice cream
Use a small ice cream scoop or teaspoon to place a small amount of ice cream onto the jelly-topped cookies. - Assemble and freeze
Top the ice cream with the remaining peanut butter cookies and gently push down. Place the sandwiches onto a baking sheet and freeze for 30 minutes.
The hardest part is trying not to eat one or two of these bite-size treats while assembling.
You can enjoy them straight from the freezer and keep extras in a freezer bag for a week. Before you head to the kitchen, watch this quick video on how to make these mini ice cream sammiches:
PB&J Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 28 vanilla wafer cookies
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 2-3 tablespoons strawberry preserves
- ½ cup strawberry ice cream
Instructions
- Spread ½ teaspoon of peanut butter onto the flat side of each cookie, just enough to cover the entire surface area.
- Place about ¼ teaspoon onto half of the cookies.
- Use a mini ice cream scoop or teaspoon to scoop a small amount of ice cream onto the jelly-topped ice cream cookies. Top the ice cream with peanut butter cookies and gently press down.
- Place the ice cream sandwiches onto a baking sheet and freeze for 30 minutes or until firm. Freeze extra sandwiches in a freezer-safe zip bag for up to a week.
Cassie S. says
These look delicious! We always try to have a fun & healthy little ice cream snack either in the afternoon or after dinner as our sweet little treat! We will try these soon!
Moriah says
Those sound amazing!!
Falyn says
These mini pb&J ice cream sandwiches look wonderful! i’m excited to try them.
Liz says
Looking forward to trying these mini pb&j ice cream sandwiches. Thanks!
Jill Asay says
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Jimi says
My son loves peanut butter and jelly! He is going to love these ice cream sandwiches!!
Olivia says
We will definitely be adding this treat to our movie time menu. 🙂
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dylcia says
looking forward to trying these mini ice cream sandwiches!
Sara Geiser says
Can’t wait to try these – they look fantastic!
Shea Brasier says
Ice cream sandwiches are a must in our household! Looking forward to making these pb&j ice cream sandwiches, especially because they are mini!
theresa krier says
I love this recipe & so will my grand kids as they all love PB&J, thanks
Samantha says
I have two young boys (2 and 8 months) so these are a great sweet treat idea!
Sue says
Looking forward to making these and trying it with my boys!
Sarah says
Great video – I’ll try this with my son!
Mandy Arostegui says
We are MAJOR pb&J fans – and Edy’s Slow Churned ice cream here! Looking forward to make these Peanut Butter & Jelly mini ice cream sandwiches!
Shallyse says
We love making sweet treats together, my kiddos are going to eat these up!
Jody says
Such a cute idea! I bet these are delish!
Maribel F says
I always make lots of good desserts and snacks for my kids, looking forward to making these peanut butter & jelly mini ice cream sandwiches for them!
lisa franklin says
Gotta try these asap!!
Doris says
Love all your recipes
Laura Fuentes says
Thank you!
Gail says
Yummy!!
A_Shoemaker says
I have to confess… we have ice cream sandwiches almost every night, looking forward to switching it up with these flavors!
Brooke says
My daughter loves to cook or help out in the kitchen. Looking forward to making these peanut butter & jelly mini ice cream sandwiches with her!
Polly says
Such a great treat idea! Love that they are mini as well!
Faith says
Absolutely delish! I have to make these asap!!
Jessika Speer says
My four year old LOVES being involved in making treats, and he would love these ice cream sandwiches! He’s been wanting vanilla wafers too, so this will be great!
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Staci says
PB&J ice cream sandwiches are super cute.
KC says
Such a great bite size treat! Perfect for busy days!!
Sylvia Baker says
Looking forward to making these and enjoying them as a family!
Kara says
Love this!
Cynthia Hutchinson says
My kiddos are going to love these peanut butter and jelly ice cream sandwiches!!
Amy J. says
Such a great idea! These mini ice cream sandwiches look delish!!
Melanie says
Each of my boys gets to choose a recipe that they would like to prepare and they all chose this one! Excited to make these with them.
Lexi says
Made these last night and they turned out great!! Thanks for the recipe Laura.
Pauline says
These look AMAZING!
Nicole says
So much fun!! Peanut butter and jelly mini ice cream sandwiches…epic!!
Julia N. says
Thanks for the recipe!
Susanne says
My husband and I are going to make these this weekend for the grandkids! Looks delish!
Bonnie N says
Yummy! These mini pb&j ice cream sandwiches look so good!!
manda says
What a great recipe!! Looking forward to giving it a try.
LaTanya says
My husband is going to love this recipe! Thanks for sharing it.
Allison Marriott says
Yummy!
Quinn says
We love pb&j so i’m super excited to make these mini ice cream sandwiches!
Allison says
These best time of the year to have ice cream sandwiches are right now, making these asap!
Allison says
PB&J ice cream sandwiches…yes please!!
Jill says
YUM! We are big PB&J lovers! My kids would love these.
Ashley says
I love peanut butter and jelly! Would never think to add in into an ice cream sandwich!!
Porsche Espindola says
These look yummy!
Helen says
Writing down everything I need to make these mini ice cream sandwiches!
Diana says
Ok wow! This is an epic recipe idea. I love peanut butter and jelly so I know these mini ice cream sandwiches will be great!
Nicole says
Making this for the weekend! The kids are going to love it!
Erin Frazier says
Yummy! These mini ice cream sandwiches look delish!
Sandy Carpenter says
Can’t get much better than peanut butter and jelly, especially when its in an ice cream sandwich!
Talitha McGuinness says
Trying these asap!! I love peanut butter and jelly anything!!
Stacey says
Always looking for a new fun sweet treat idea, looking forward to giving these a try, looks delish!
Kate says
Yep…these are going to be epic! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Jacqueline D'Attoma says
Looking forward to giving these peanut butter and jelly mini ice cream sandwiches a try!
Joan Smith says
These look delicious.
Kristina says
What a fun idea!
Becky Cagle says
I love your family friendly healthy and easy recipes!! The PB & J ice cream will for sure be a new family favorite and I can’t wait to try them!
Stacy Fellows says
We love ice cream! Can’t wait to try these with my kids. We like to make fun things as treats and this sounds great!
Michele B says
Those look delicious, and I know my son will love them.
Natasha says
Yummy!
Melissa says
We try to make sure to do a little something special every weekend, whether that’s a treat (like these little yummies) an experience or just lots of fun play.
Alli Tenge says
What a great idea!! I love your unique recipes, thank you for sharing.
Teresa M. says
Gotta give these mini ice cream sandwiches a try!
Tracy says
Loving enjoying a sweet treat with the fam, I am so excited to try these PB&J mini ice cream sandwiches!
Sarah says
My kiddos are going to eat these up!! Looking forward to making these with them!
Pam says
We love eating ice cream sandwiches! Looking forward to trying this recipe!
Nicole says
YUMMY! Waiting till they are frozen is the hardest part!
Jess says
Nothing like an ice cream sandwich!! Looking forward to trying these peanut butter and jelly mini ice cream sandwiches.
Natalie says
We always have sweet treats on the weekend, this recipe looks like a great option! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Karen Sablich says
We will have to try this one; yum!
Karen Sablich says
Currently writing down everything I need to make these tomorrow night 🙂
Natasha says
Super easy treat! Thanks for the recipe! My kids will love them!
Allison Zarkos says
Such a great idea! Looking forward to giving these a try!
Danielle says
Yum!! My kids love peanut butter and jelly, so I know these mini ice cream sandwiches will be a big hit!
Lori says
Delish! The kids are going to love these mini ice cream sandwiches!
Susan V says
Sweet treats are a special occasion in our house hold, these mini peanut butter and jelly ice cream sandwiches look like a great treat!
Jessica says
Yum!
Sara says
I would never think to make pb&j ice cream sandwiches! Looking forward to trying this recipe.
Mindi overstreet says
These mini ice cream sandwiches look so good!
Alex says
Delish!! My kiddos are going to love these!
Tricia says
Yummy! These look so good!
Gena says
Yummy! Looking forward to trying these. PB&J is a staple in our house!
Cathy H says
Looking forward to trying these mini Peanut Butter and Jelly ice cream sandwiches.
Molly says
Yum!
Angela says
These would be the perfect little “sweet treat” after dinner!
Katie Leonard says
Such a great idea! Looking forward to making these with my kiddos.
Carin says
OMG! These look so good!
Amy Farmer says
Looks delish! Looking forward to making this peanut butter and jelly ice cream sandwiches!
Amy Farmer says
Yummy! I have to give this Peanut Butter & Jelly Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches a try!1
Rebecca says
Ice cream sandwiches are my families favorite! This recipe is amazing!!! Friday night kitchen fun!!
Tammy says
I saw this recipe yesterday and immediately tried these with my kids. We had so much fun and they were delicious!
Vanessa says
These look great!
Samantha says
We love PB&J! Looks great.
Pat says
I’ll have to make this soon. My kids would love this!
Melissa says
Pb & J AND ice cream? YES please.
Isabelle says
I love all your recipes, thank you for sharing this Peanut Butter & Jelly Ice Cream Sandwiches!
Bethanny says
What a great and fun snack/dessert idea! Love it
Olivia says
These look great, Laura! Thanks for sharing.
Jenny says
What a great idea! We will make these tonight! How fun!
Lisa says
Pb&J… YUMMMM! My family’s favorite.
Alexa says
These look delicious! And everything you need I already have in my pantry. Perfect!