A Thing You Could Make: Pies Cream Sandwiches

LAURA'S TEAM PICK:

I need to tell you something but I don't know if you're ready. Are you sitting down? Okay! The thing is: someone has invented an ice cream sandwich that's made with pies instead of cookies.

I KNOW.

Before we go any further I just want to say that no, I have no idea how you're supposed to hold it. But don't think that that's going to stop me from eating one. Or five.

I don't want to be too bold here, but I'm feel pretty comfortable saying that pies cream sandwiches could easily be the next cupcakes. (Which, by the way, were a stupid food fad. Cupcakes are invariably dry little pre-portioned dollops of boring.) The geniuses who made the sandwiches used cherry pie, but I don't see any reason you couldn't go for something like apple (for a patriotic touch on the fourth of July), rhubarb, or pumpkin.

I haven't made them yet, but I think this is one of those things that you just know is good without having to try it. I just thought I'd tell you about it because I felt greedy keeping the secret of its existence to myself. That being said, if any of you wanted to give the recipe a go and somehow finagle out a way to mail me one, I wouldn't have any objections.

33 responses to “A Thing You Could Make: Pies Cream Sandwiches”

Jay (member)
July 4, 2012 at 10:48 am Permalink Reply Report user

That just blew my mind, how do they make pies that small?

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1. Anna
  July 4, 2012 at 11:04 am Permalink Reply
  
  I would think that either using a tart pan or individual serving pie pans would work, but if you use mini pie pans you probably want to only fill them part of the way so that they aren’t too thick.
  
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2. cynthia (member)
  July 4, 2012 at 11:44 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Sometimes you can find tiny pre-made pies as well.
  
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Torrebelle (member)
July 4, 2012 at 10:50 am Permalink Reply Report user

I LOVE pies cream sandwiches! No, I’ve never had one, but I know I love them.

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1. laura
  July 5, 2012 at 2:57 pm Permalink Reply
  
  right?! the way i feel about this is the way i felt about lesbian sex when i was 16.
  
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Kelly (member)
July 4, 2012 at 11:24 am Permalink Reply Report user

I want that in my mouth and places like my mouth.

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1. Tarzan (member)
  July 6, 2012 at 7:47 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  You have my comment award.
  
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Marika (member)
July 4, 2012 at 12:44 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Oh babygirl you haven’t had my cupcakes. How about a moist, gluten free banana chocolate chip cupcake generously topped with nutella swiss meringue buttercream? How about it? I’m sure you can be converted.

But in all seriousness this is cute–but I think I’d rather just have the mini pie with a teeny scoop of (almond milk) ice cream.

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1. AG (member)
  July 4, 2012 at 1:56 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  oh my god please send me a dozen please i haven’t had a good gluten free cupcake in never
  
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  1. tct
    July 4, 2012 at 2:35 pm Permalink Reply
    
    i made you a gif, sharkface
    
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    1. Marika (member)
      July 4, 2012 at 5:34 pm Permalink Reply Report user
      
      BEST GIF
      
      AG, by the time they get there they’ll be icky, I bet–BUT the king arthur gluten free chocolate cake mix has never, ever failed me. Try it!
      
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2. Lexi
  July 4, 2012 at 3:59 pm Permalink Reply
  
  Hahahaha. “moist”
  
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3. cynthia (member)
  July 4, 2012 at 4:13 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I bet your cupcakes bring all the girls to the yard.
  
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  1. Marika (member)
    July 4, 2012 at 5:35 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    I could teach you (to make nutella buttercream) but I’d have to charge.
    
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4. laura
  July 5, 2012 at 2:58 pm Permalink Reply
  
  i’m very open to new experiences.
  
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  1. Marika (member)
    July 5, 2012 at 4:50 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    *ponders getting cupcakes to A camp*
    
    *gives up*
    
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5. Tiger Gray (member)
  July 6, 2012 at 1:07 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I have to say I love you for knowing the wonders of almond milk ice cream.
  
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Rachael
July 4, 2012 at 12:44 pm Permalink Reply

Seeing as I love anything with icecream I’m going to make this.
I’ll probably make small hand pies so that the whole thing can be easier to wrap up and eat!
Also, pumpkin pie!

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Linny
July 4, 2012 at 12:51 pm Permalink Reply

They probably went to the Piemaker and asked him and Chuck how they made their cup-pies. And then added GENIUS and possibly also SCIENCE.

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maddie0
July 4, 2012 at 1:27 pm Permalink Reply

So the cuteness factor goes up when the pies are facing away from the ice cream, but I think the potential for your face getting to eat as much of it as your hands get to eat will go up if you make the pies face inward? So that it’s like two tiny pies a la mode making out with each other? No?

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Jack
July 4, 2012 at 3:20 pm Permalink Reply

Laura, you are truly a generous soul for sharing this discovery with us. As soon as this darn heat wave is over, I plan to spend some quality time with my oven and figure out how I can make some wonder pies too.

This must be explored.

(@Marika: you wouldn’t have a shareable recipe for that gluten-free cupcake you described would you? I swear, I would have a cupcake-drenched picnic in your honour, and we would all toast your good name for your gluten-free saintliness!)

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1. Marika (member)
  July 4, 2012 at 6:26 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Hey! The time I made this particular cake, I used a Pamela’s gluten free vanilla cake mix and added a couple of bananas (can’t remember). Dash of cinnamon is helpful, chocolate chips, etc. YOU DO YOU. In my experience, gluten free vanilla/yellow cakes are almost always oddly textured. Banana fixes it.
  
  And in here is a decent nutella swiss meringue buttercream recipe: http://www.howtoeatacupcake.net/2008/02/chocolate-frangelico-cupcakes-w-nutella.html
  
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  1. Samantha (member)
    July 4, 2012 at 6:30 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    and on a similar, delicious note
    
    http://sweetnaturedtreats.blogspot.ca/2012/02/mini-nutella-frangelico-cheesecake.html
    
    I mean, not such a similar note for anyone looking to avoid gluten or dairy. But nutella and frangelico belong together in treats.
    
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don't judge
July 4, 2012 at 3:24 pm Permalink Reply

I think you could very quickly get a rough approximate of the awesomeness of this idea by using a couple of poptarts, which are basically made of piecrust, to substitute for the little pies. I would toast them first, but that’s just me.

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1. cynthia (member)
  July 4, 2012 at 4:11 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  This is very true. Pop-tart ice cream sandwiches + frozen kool-aid pops sponsored my childhood summers. Not the same as pies cream but close enough for sure.
  
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Violet (member)
July 4, 2012 at 4:25 pm Permalink Reply Report user

To the brave soul who makes these first – can you please also post an instructional video on how to eat them? Please feel free to include the outtakes.

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1. Violet (member)
  July 4, 2012 at 4:32 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Also how can we make this happen with blueberry pie (the all time best pie)?? I feel like it would leak through the cracks but making a fully covered top shell would just be not as fun. I’m concerned.
  
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  1. Marika (member)
    July 4, 2012 at 9:20 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    Oh my god you must be my pie soulmate. BLUEBERRY FOREVER.
    
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    1. Violet (member)
      July 5, 2012 at 6:10 pm Permalink Reply Report user
      
      Oh the times we could have eating blueberry pie together! Although there might be some sharing issues.
      
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2. Diana (member)
  July 5, 2012 at 8:42 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I’m thinking this is a knife/fork/spoon situation.
  
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Ranger (member)
July 4, 2012 at 5:54 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I saw an ad for donut ice cream sandwiches in Greenpoint Brooklyn the other day. But these look awesomer.

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Gina (member)
July 18, 2012 at 4:23 pm Permalink Reply Report user

OMG. I went through all the recipes and when I saw this it was like my prayers had been answered.
Such an invention is possible.
My two favorite things combined into one.
Now I just have to find out which pie goes with mint chocolate chip or cookie dough ice cream.

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Renee - the Creative Orchard
September 2, 2012 at 11:54 pm Permalink Reply

Thanks for sharing my Pies n’ Cream Sandwich Laura! All these comments made me smile. To those who are worried about any mess – I recommend wrapping the outside in a small paper bag & surprisingly it wan’t that messy, once the pie filling dried, it turned into more of a solid gel – kinda like pop tarts.

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