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COCONUT BANANA 'NICE CREAM' AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Cookies and ice cream are, I believe, the greatest combination in a dessert, ever. What’s better than that is putting them together to make an ice cream sandwich. The only ice cream sandwiches I ever had when I was a kid were from the neighbourhood ice cream truck and they were always in plastic wrap. But times have changed: no more chasing after the ice-cream truck; I can make my own.

INGREDIENTS (MAKES 12 COOKIES AND AROUND 750G ICE CREAM)

For the coconut banana nice cream

- 120ml canned coconut cream, frozen in an ice-cube tray
- 4 ripe bananas, roughly chopped and frozen
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- Pinch of salt

For the cookies

- 300g plain flour- 1 tsp salt- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda- 1 tsp baking powder- 100g virgin coconut oil, solid- 100g soft dark or light brown sugar- 1 tbsp vanilla extract- 50ml coconut milk (from the coconut can)- 100g dark chocolate chips or a 100g bar, chopped into 5mm pieces- 1 tbsp coconut oil