KQED Food | We Recreate an It’s-It Ice Cream Sandwich at Home | KQED No Crumbs @KQEDFood | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
It’s-It ice cream sandwiches: they’re easy to eat and easy to love, but are they easy to make? Invented in San Francisco in 1928 by Playland amusement park founder George Whitney, an It’s-It is a scoop of ice cream sandwiched by two oatmeal cookies and then dipped in chocolate. Watch as KQED Food’s Josh Decolongon attempts to recreate the legendary treat at home. While a real It’s-It only comes in vanilla, chocolate, mint, cappuccino, strawberry, and pumpkin, Josh makes his version with another Bay Area-originated ice cream flavor: rocky road! That’s right — rocky road was invented by ice cream entrepreneur William Dreyer in Oakland. It was his way of lifting people’s spirits during the Great Depression. This homemade It’s-It might be the most Bay Area dessert ever. 🍪🍨🍪
It’s-It ice cream sandwiches: they’re easy to eat and easy to love, but are they easy to make? Invented in San Francisco in 1928 by Playland amusement park founder George Whitney, an It’s-It is a scoop of ice cream sandwiched by two oatmeal cookies and then dipped in chocolate. Watch as KQED Food’s Josh Decolongon attempts to recreate the legendary treat at home. While a real It’s-It only comes in vanilla, chocolate, mint, cappuccino, strawberry, and pumpkin, Josh makes his version with another Bay Area-originated ice cream flavor: rocky road! That’s right — rocky road was invented by ice cream entrepreneur William Dreyer in Oakland. It was his way of lifting people’s spirits during the Great Depression. This homemade It’s-It might be the most Bay Area dessert ever. 🍪🍨🍪
