Abstract: A toasted waffle ice cream sandwich comprising an outer body composed of a toasted waffle composition surrounding and enclosing a body of solid ice cream formed by the method comprising the steps of placing ice cream between two preformed waffles in a waffle toaster and flash heating the waffles at a predetermined relatively high temperature over a short time interval such that the waffles surround the ice cream with the exterior thereof fully toasted while the interior thereof adjacent the ice cream remains at a temperature sufficiently cold to retain the ice cream in solid form.