Salted caramel ice cream bars

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PREP TIME

20 min

TOTAL TIME

35 min

Makes

18 bars

* PLUS 4 1/2 hours freezing and cooling time
Salted caramel ice cream bars

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/3 cup hot strong coffee

Filling

  • 1 cup dulce de leche
  • 1 cup roasted salted peanuts , coarsely chopped
  • 1.5 L vanilla ice cream

Instructions

  • CAKE: Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray, then line  with parchment, leaving overhang on 2 sides.
  • WHISK flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Whisk egg, buttermilk, oil and vanilla in a large bowl. Whisk in flour mixture until just combined. Whisk in hot coffee.
  • SCRAPE into prepared pan, spreading evenly to edges. Bake until a tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean, about 12 min. Let cool completely in pan on a rack. Cut a 1/2-in. strip crosswise from centre and remove. Spread half of cake with 1/2 cup of the dulce de leche and sprinkle with peanuts.
  • CUT away carton from ice cream. Cut ice cream into 1-in.-thick slices and place over nuts, pressing to fit. Using parchment, fold remaining cake over onto ice cream to create a sandwich, pressing evenly. Peel away parchment.
  • WRAP with plastic wrap and freeze for 4 hours. Cut into 18 bars and drizzle with remaining  dulce de leche.

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Nutrition (per bar)

  • Calories
  • 289,
  • Protein
  • 6 g,
  • Carbohydrates
  • 36 g,
  • Fat
  • 14 g,
  • Fibre
  • 2 g,
  • Sodium
  • 196 mg.