We are celebrating all things encompassed by two slices of bread! Or that’s what we would be saying if we hadn’t found these incredible dessert sandwiches! It’s the best way to get away with eating ice cream for lunch, “it’s national sandwich day!” because technically…a ball of sweet, sweet, vanilla ice cream being gently hugged by two chunky chocolate chip cookies counts as a sandwich.
It’s time to destroy the idea that a sandwich must be confined to bread-only items! This list of best sandwiches will enlighten any non-believers into thinking about the wider range of sarnie-goodness that even the Earl of Sandwich himself would approve of.
10. A vanilla slice from Aviv Cakes and Bagels, Australia
So creamy, so thick! Just imagine biting into this custard puff pastry slice. Pastry is basically the same as bread I reckon, give or take a bit of butter. They’re pretty much related, so it’s not too far a leap for those too scared to break the rules.
9. Sandwich cookies with lingonberry jam filling
In Boston, they believe that a sandwich must include a minimum of two slices of bread. In The Staff Canteen office, I believe in the liberation of a sandwich’s breaded chains! These jammy sandwich biscuits can be made with any jam you fancy, apricot, raspberry, blueberry... Get the recipe >>here for Natasha’s biscuits!
8. Rice crispy sandwich, topped with a PEEPS marshmallow bunny
For some reason this sends me back to my childhood, It's pink, its made of cereal and it has an adorable bunny on the top of it, for goodness sake. And obviously, like everything in my mildly obese adolescence was - it's slathered in white chocolate. Find the recipe from Chrisi at Love from the Oven >>here.
7. Molasses cookie and cinnamon ice cream sandwich
Ever eaten a custard cream, or a bourbon? Of course you have. Well, surprise surprise, they count as a sandwich! Same for Oreos. Read it and weep, Boston. For this top 10 list, I refused to include a regular ice cream cookie sandwich. These biscuits are made of molasses, or black treacle to us English folk, which makes them soft, like a tiny brownie. Here's a recipe by Averie >>here, definitely a biscuit you wouldn't want to dip in your tea!
6. African Gateau
The African take on the classic Victoria sponge (otherwise known as a sandwich cake). The zesty creamy custard inside the two cushioned layers of chocolate sponge also contains a scattering of orange. There are many recipes online instructing how to make this delicious cake, but unless you have a translator on hand, it might be a struggle to read them! Maybe this citrus surprise should be left to the innovative among us...
5. Spiced apple and pear shortcake sandwich
Made purely by accident, these
