S’mores Ice Cream Terrine
The combination of toasted marshmallows, crispy graham crackers and melting chocolate is what makes s’mores a beloved summertime treat of so many. Classic s’mores are made over a campfire, but you can capture the flavor of a s’more in different types of baked goods and desserts by using the same building blocks in a different way. A S’mores Layer Cake is a great example of this. This S’mores Ice Cream Terrine, which is another type of layer cake, is another.
A terrine is usually a savory dish, a molded pate that often has layers of vegetables, meats or other ingredients in it. My S’mores Ice Cream Terrine is much sweeter than your typical terrine, but is is molded in a very similar way and has layers of many different ingredients. The dessert is something that is very easy to assemble and can be made well ahead of time and stored in the freezer until you’re ready to serve. It makes a great no-bake icebox cake for summertime parties when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen by turning on the oven.
The terrine is made in a loaf pan by putting together layers of graham crackers, vanilla ice cream, chocolate fudge sauce and mini marshmallows. More mini marshmallows are added top the top of the terrine just before serving and bruleed with a kitchen torch (or under the broiler, if you’re quick about it!) to add that toasted marshmallow flavor. The amounts I’ve given below are more of an estimate and are not exact, because even fairly “standard” loaf pans vary a bit in size and you might want to make your layers thicker or thinner than I did. No matter how you stack things up, though, you’ll get a delicious s’mores dessert when you finally pull this out of the freezer.
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