Healthy Chipwich, Raw, Vegan + Gluten-Free

As we near the end of summer, lately I’ve been feeling nostalgic for the sleep away summer camp I went to as a kid. Certain things remind me of camp- bonfires, the smell of rain on a hot day and chipwich ice cream sandwiches.

At camp there was a general store called Granny’s and once a week we were allowed to stock up on toiletries and snacks. Of the snacks they sold, chipwiches were by far the most popular. I can still remember how refreshing it was to unwrap the frozen treat on a sweaty afternoon.

Incase you aren’t familiar with chipwiches (are they even still a thing?) they’re made of two chocolate chip cookies with vanilla ice cream sandwiched inside, coated with more chocolate chips on the outside. On a particularly sweaty day last week I started thinking about my favorite camp snack and created my own raw, vegan and gluten-free version, the Healthy Chipwich!

I am seriously jazzed about this recipe, like first-day-of-camp excited. These chipwiches are filled with oats, cashews, cacao, dates and other wholesome ingredients (as opposed to the original chipwich) but they are so yummy you would never know! I decided to swap the ice cream for a cashew cream filling that has the same melt-in-your mouth quality. You could also totally skip that part and just use a scoop of your favorite vanilla (here’s mine).