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Lemon Bar Smash

Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 10
Author: Simply Happenstance

Ingredients

  • Lemon Bars:
  • 12 ounces shortbread cookies I used Walker's Shortbread Mini Rounds
  • 1 jar of Trader Joe's Lemon Curd
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Marshmallow Shortbread Ice Cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup malt powder
  • 3 ounces smashed shortbread cookies about 8 mini cookies
  • 1 jar marshmallow cream

Instructions

  • Dump in 8 ounces of shortbread into a bowl of a food processor.
  • Pulse until the cookies are slightly broken down.
  • Add the 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter and 1/3 cup sugar to the processor.
  • Pulse again until mixed and smooth.
  • In a greased 8x8 pan scoop the shortbread mixture out of the processor and spread an even layer at the bottom of the pan.
  • Spread the full jar of lemon curd over the the cookie mixture.
  • Top with shifted powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon zest.
  • For the ice cream:
  • In a small bowl whisk together the sugar, milk, vanilla, and malted milk.
  • Mix until the sugar has dissolved and the malted milk is mixed in.
  • Add the whipping cream and mix slowly for 1 minute.
  • Poor the milk mixture into an ice cream machine.
  • Turn the machine on and churn for 20 minutes.
  • Turn the machine off and add 3 ounces or 8 cookies that have been smashed to the ice cream machine.
  • Churn for an additional 2-5 minutes until the cookies are incorporated.
  • Once done turn the machine off and spoon the ice cream into a freezer safe container in batches, in between each spoonful add a spoonful of marshmallow cream until the jar has been added to all of the ice cream.
  • Place in the freezer for 2 hours.
  • In the bottom of a bowl add one lemon bar square topped with one scoop of ice cream.