Emack & Bolio’s, a Boston based Ice Cream chain with several location in NY (as well as down the east coast) has concocted a hybrid of guilty pleasures and a “Sundae in a Slice”, a combination of brownie, ice cream, chocolate and psychedelic toppings to create the ultimate summer treat – Ice Cream Pizza. And if you’re NYC… Emack & Bolio’s sells this pizza in the following locations (the one on West Houston is my favorite post shopping pit stop!)
- 389 Amsterdam Avenue, New York – (212) 362-2747
- 1562 1st Avenue, New York – (212) 734-0105
- 73 West Houston Street, New York – (212) 533-5610
Brownie Crust Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons of butter
- 3 tablespoons of canola oil
- ¾ cup of sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 4 1/3 table spoons eggs, whole, beaten
- ¼ cup cake flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- A little more than a half cup milk
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat bottom of 10 inch round pan with non-stick pan spray; set aside
- In a bowl, sift together cake flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder; set aside
- In a separate bowl combine milk and vanilla extract; set aside
- In a mixer fitted with a padel attachment, combine bitter, canola oil, sugar, and salt and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes
- Scrape down sides of bowl and add melted chocolate. Mix on low speed until thoroughly mixed
- Scrape down sides of the bowl, and on a low speed slowly add the eggs until combined
- Add flour mixture in three parts, starting and ending with the dry ingredients, while alternating with wet ingredients
- Pour batter into prepared 12” round pan and bake at 350 degrees for 11 to 14 minutes
- Remove from oven, let cool completely
- Once the brownie has been baked and cooled, layer on the brownie vanilla ice cream
- Ice cream should be about an inch thick but should not cover the perimeter of the brownie
- Hot Fudge is then drizzled on the ice cream in a “zig zag” design
- Chocolates, candies, jimmies are randomly placed on the ice cream so that each slice gets a proportionate share
- Pizza is put in the freezer to harden
- Slice after pizza is frozen and serve
It’s a sundae in a slice Enjoy!