Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate Icebox Sandwiches

Cool, creamy, chocolatey and ridiculously easy to make.

Not every Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate recipe needs to come out of the oven.

This one comes straight from the freezer.

These Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate Icebox Sandwiches combine a creamy chocolate filling with crisp biscuits, then chill until everything softens slightly into a cold, indulgent treat.

They are perfect for warm afternoons, parties, school holidays, dessert platters or simply keeping a secret stash in the freezer.

Ingredients

• 250 ml fresh cream
• 250 g cream cheese, softened
• ⅓ cup icing sugar
• ⅓ cup Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 100 g milk or dark chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
• 20–24 plain sweet biscuits or chocolate biscuits

Optional Extras

• Mini chocolate chips
• Chocolate shavings
• Crushed nuts
• Mini marshmallows
• Sprinkles
• Extra Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate powder for dusting

Method

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth.

2. Add the icing sugar, Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate powder and vanilla essence.

3. Mix until completely smooth and chocolatey.

4. Add the melted chocolate and mix again until fully combined.

5. In a separate bowl, whip the fresh cream until soft peaks form.

6. Gently fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture.

Keep the folding gentle so the filling stays light and creamy.

Build the Sandwiches

7. Place half of the biscuits onto a tray or plate lined with baking paper.

8. Spoon or pipe a generous amount of the Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate filling onto each biscuit.

9. Place another biscuit on top and press down very gently.

You want the filling to spread to the edges without completely escaping.

10. If you like, roll the exposed edges of each sandwich in chocolate chips, chopped nuts or sprinkles.

Into the Freezer

Place the sandwiches into the freezer for approximately 3–4 hours, or until firm.

For a slightly softer texture, allow them to stand at room temperature for about 5 minutes before eating.

Chocolate-Dipped Version

If you want to make them look especially impressive, melt a little extra chocolate.

Dip half of each frozen sandwich into the melted chocolate and place it back onto baking paper.

Sprinkle with:

• Chocolate shavings
• Chopped hazelnuts
• Mini chocolate chips
• Crushed biscuits

Return them to the freezer until the chocolate has set.

Hot Chocolate & Marshmallow Sandwiches

Fold a handful of mini marshmallow pieces into the filling before assembling the sandwiches.

The marshmallows add little soft pockets throughout the cold chocolate centre.

It is basically hot chocolate having a summer holiday.

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Version

Add approximately 2 tablespoons of smooth peanut butter to the chocolate filling.

Mix until combined, then assemble and freeze as normal.

Chocolate and peanut butter once again proving they are perfectly capable of finding each other without our help.

Rescue Roast® Mocha Icebox Sandwiches

Add approximately 1 teaspoon of instant espresso powder to the filling.

Or mix in a small spoonful of strong cooled Rescue Roast® coffee.

The coffee deepens the chocolate flavour and turns the filling into a creamy mocha centre.

Make Them Smaller for Parties

Use smaller biscuits or cut larger sandwiches in half after freezing.

This makes them perfect for dessert platters and gives everyone a little bite-sized chocolate treat.

Although there is absolutely nothing stopping anyone from having two.

Keep a Batch in the Freezer

Once frozen, store your Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate Icebox Sandwiches in an airtight freezer-safe container.

Place baking paper between the layers so they do not stick together.

Then whenever the need for chocolate arrives, dessert is already waiting.

250 g or 500 g?

Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate is available in both 250 g and 500 g bags.

The 250 g bag is perfect for enjoying as a traditional hot chocolate and trying a few Academy recipes.

But if your Hot Chocolate powder is now regularly becoming waffles, muffins, mousse, fridge cake and frozen dessert sandwiches...

The 500 g bag is starting to look like very sensible freezer planning.

Hot Chocolate Doesn't Have to Be Hot

Chocolate cream.

Crisp biscuits.

A few hours in the freezer.

Turns out Rescue Roast® Hot Chocolate is just as good when things get chilly.