Win Son Bakery, Sawa and more are part of this Brooklyn ice cream sandwich collab series

You know the old adage—you scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream? But a scoop of ice cream sandwiched between sesame tahini cookies? Well, don't mind us if we start yelling.

Destined to cool us off this summer, Heap’s Ice Cream is scooping up something special. Today, June 18, the Park Slope creamery is kicking off its ice cream sandwich series: Sandwiched! With a tagline of “Scooped by us. Baked by them. Enjoyed by you,” the shop will be collaborating with some of their favorite friends around the city, doling out exclusive ice-cream creations all season long.  

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Kicking off the series is Williamsburg’s beloved Taiwanese bakery (and, as of March, a favorite to the East Village), Win Son Bakery. For the collab, the bakery brought its gluten-free Sesame Tahini cookies to the table—with notes of caramelized honey and sesame seeds, the cookies are matched with a thick scoop of Heap’s Mango Sticky Rice ice cream. Dropping today, this handheld ice sammie will be available while supplies last. But if you happen to miss out, worry not; there will be more ice cream sandwiches in the future. Coming down the line, fellow Park Slope neighbor and Lebanese eatery Sawa, as well as Chinatown’s Jewish-American bakery Elbow Bread, will be popping up behind the counter.  

Of course, this isn’t the first time that Heap's has made us scream with excitement. Besides handmade waffle cones and hot chocolates that bob with housemade churro marshmallows, the glass case at the sweet Brooklyn shop is also home to sushi ice cream. Seemingly doubling as a sushi counter, Heap’s palm-sized treat looks like the real deal: Made with sticky rice ice cream and coconut flakes made to mimic rice, the "sushi" is then draped with "salmon" and "tuna" slices fashioned from homemade mochi. Served in a takeout container, the dessert sushi is best paired with a dollop of wasabi, a.k.a. a scoop of mochi ice cream. 

Seeing as how the horizon spells a hot and humid summer, an ice cream sandwich in hand doesn't sound so bad. So pop on by and snag it while you can.