| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 2 hr 50 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Inactive: | 2 hr |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup chocolate-hazelnut spread (such as Nutella)
- 1 pint good-quality ice cream or gelato, such as espresso, vanilla, chocolate
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- To make the pizzelles: Preheat the pizzelle iron to medium-high heat. Whisk the sugar, egg whites, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl to blend. Whisk in 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the flour and whisk just until blended.
- Brush the pizzelle cooking surfaces with some of the remaining melted butter. Spoon 1 tablespoon of batter in the center of the pizzelle iron. Close the iron and cook until deep golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer the pizzelles to a cooling rack. Cool completely. Trim off any excess pizzelle along the edges. Store the pizzelles airtight at room temperature.
- To make the ice cream sandwiches: Gently spread the chocolate-hazelnut spread over 1 side of 12 pizzelles. Cut the ice cream carton to remove the ice cream from the carton in one piece. Starting at the widest end of the piece of ice cream, cut the ice cream crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Place 1 slice of ice cream atop each coated pizzelle. (Alternately, the ice cream can be scooped atop the pizzelle.) Top each with a second pizzelle, pressing gently to adhere. Arrange the sandwiches on a baking sheet and freeze until firm. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight and keep frozen,)
- Dust the ice cream sandwiches with powdered sugar and serve.
- Cook’s Note: If the ice cream sandwiches are eaten immediately, the pizzelles will be crisp. However, if the sandwiches freeze overnight, the pizzelles will soften just enough to allow the sandwiches to be cut into wedges, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 628 |
| Total Fat | 36 g |
| Saturated Fat | 26 g |
| Carbohydrates | 78 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 64 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 20 mg |
| Sodium | 138 mg |
Reviews
Wow, super easy and tasted just like mom used to cook. I was the lucky child that inherited the Pizzelli waffle iron and I have put it to use for special Christmas holidays parties. Use this recipe and your guests will shout ” Bella bella”. Great ratio of vanilla, sugar and butter. Don’t change a thing.
Yum! These were so good and so simple! I don’t have a pizzelle iron, so I just used store bought pizzelles. They worked just fine. The hazelnut spread is what really makes them. The whole group loved them.
Just the right size snack, with just the right combination of cold, crunch, and creamy. If you don’t have a pizzelle iron, just use the flat side of your waffle-iron, make two large pizzelle, and cut to make sandwiches.
I used pistachio ice cream and rolled the edge in toasted chopped pistachio nuts. I purchased the pizzelle cookies instead of making them. This is a very easy recipe to make.
It is a family tradition to make Pizzelle every year and so it was great to see the recipe. We all loved them so much. They were a little messy but so worth the mess!
made these to take to a cousin’s home for dessert – the whole family was wowed!
Being I’m Lactose-Intolerant, I always substitute the oleo or butter for *Fleishcmann’s Unsalted Margarine, and in place of the ice cream, I substitute the regular ice cream with lactose free ice cream. This is a terrific dessert! It’s also easy to make these sugar-free, too. DELICIOUS!
I knew this recipe was going to be good before I even poured the batter into the pizzelle maker. My boyfriend came out of the room because the smell was just wonderful.
This recipe is even delicious and super easy to prepare if you use store-bought pizzelles. The Nutella does not freeze solidly, so the chocolate layer has a very creamy texture. YUM
This is a great dessert. Served it to all my Italian Friends who get together for SuperBowl. They loved it.