Ginger-Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate coarsely chopped
• 1 ounce crystallized ginger chopped (into)
• 12  chocolate graham crackers (such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers)
• 2 cups whipped cream light softened

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• plastic wrap
• wooden spoon
• spatula

Directions

1. Combine 2 cups softened vanilla light ice cream (to soften ice cream, transfer it to the refrigerator for about 30 minutes), 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped, and 1 ounce chopped (into 1/4-inch pieces) crystallized ginger in a bowl. Stir together with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Arrange 6 chocolate wafer cookies (such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers) or chocolate graham crackers (you'll need 12 total) on a baking sheet, and top each with about 1/4 cup of the ice cream mixture. Top ice cream with another wafer, lightly pressing to form a sandwich. Cover ice cream sandwiches with plastic wrap, and place in the freezer. Freeze sandwiches at least 2 hours before serving.