These are the “it’s summer, schools out, let’s eat all the ice cream sandwiches our stomachs can fill up on”. Yeah, these are those sandwiches! I only wish I had them back when I was getting out of school. Instead, I got shaving cream in the face. Did you guys ever have shaving cream fights on the last day of school or is that just an Ohio thing?
So, soft pretzels, peanut butter and butterscotch are one of the most perfect combos. So summery, yet so indulgent.
When I thought about the idea of using a buttery, slightly warm soft pretzels as vessel for holding ice cream I wasn’t sure how it would work. I was worried it would be too much bread and not enough ice cream, but making mini soft pretzels solved that issue.
After that, they just all came together.
The pretzels needed to be paired with peanut butter, and then obviously there needed to be chocolate involved, and then that’s when the peanut butter cups came into play. As for the butterscotch? Well, I just had a jar of it lying around and thought well that would go well with the pretzels, so why the heck not. It was a good decision.
I know it may seem like there are a lot of steps involved, but the ice cream is beyond easy and takes ten minutes tops to prepare. If you really want to simplify, you can buy both the mini pretzel slider buns and the hot fudge sauce, BUT, I am begging you to just make your own. Both are so easy and the end results trump store-bought every single time. Just sayin.
Now let’s eat some ice cream sammies already. It’s Friday after all!
