The BEST sweet treat in Central America.


In my opinion, at least. It is a sweet treat that I dream of, because it is not yet available in the US. (Trust me--I check on a biannual basis.) As far as I know it's only found in Costa Rica.

This is such a simple ice cream sandwich, with a graham cracker cookie, chocolate syrup, + vanilla ice cream.

This is my second attempt at making these, and I am so pleased! I tweaked the recipe a bit and went for a frozen yogurt approach. Why, you ask? Bc I ate the whole batch last time (which was made in an 8x8in. pan w/ possibly a whole tub of ice cream). So for precautionary reasons, I made this batch much smaller, and a bit more health conscious. Although, next time I will be using vanilla ice cream. So please feel free to skip the yogurt and keep it traditional. I promise you won't regret it.



What you need...

Cookies:

  • 1 pack of GRAHAM CRACKERS
  • 1/2 stick MELTED BUTTER
  • 2 tbs od SUGAR

Filling:

  • 1/2 c GREEK VANILLA YOGURT
  • 1/3 c COOL WHIP
  • CHOCOLATE SYRUP


How to make Trits...

  1. Preheat oven to 350º
  2. Blend graham cracker (or crush by hand to relieve some stress- I did both)
  3. Add sugar + melted butter to graham crackers
  4. Oil cupcake pan
  5. Evenly add mix to cupcake pan, about 1/8 of a cup in each
  6. Smooth with a glass or press down w/fingers, making a flat cookie crust
  7. Bake for 5 minutes
  8. Let the cool to room temp, then freeze them for 20 minutes
  9. Mix the greek yogurt and cool whip
  10. Remove cookies from freezer then pop them out of the pan (a toothpick came in handy for me)
  11. Drizzle a little chocolate syrup of half of the cookies
  12. Add a dollop or two of the filling
  13. Chill in freezer for 20 minutes then add the other half of the cookies making that ice cream sandwich.
  14. Freeze for 1-2 hours, & enjoy.


(This recipe makes 6 mini Trits and takes a couple of hours.)

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