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Unique and Scrumptious Icelandic Rye Bread Ice Cream!

Feb 19, 2022Last Modified: March 14, 2022

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Rye bread ice cream in a glass
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  • You Have GOT To Try This Ice Cream!
  • What Is Icelandic Rye Bread?
  • What Ingredients Do I Need For This Ice Cream?
  • Super Easy Instructions!
  • Time To Scoop and Enjoy!
  • Some Other Icelandic Recipes You May Enjoy!
  • Scrumptious Icelandic Rye Bread Ice Cream!

You Have GOT To Try This Ice Cream!

Yes, you read that right. Rye bread ice cream. I was a skeptic, but skeptical no longer! This ice cream is TOTALLY delicious and super simple to make! It tastes a bit like Cinnamon Toast Crunch and is such a unique dessert!

Let me tell you some backstory about this amazing ice cream!

What Is Icelandic Rye Bread?

Icelandic Rye Bread, is also called Rúgbrauð. This bread is one of the foods traditionally eaten in Iceland. It is dark, quite dense, and sweet. It's absolutely delicious warmed and slathered with butter!

Iceland is a an amazing place! This North Atlantic island is home to several geysers. When baked in the ground near a geyser, the bread is called Hverabrauð, or hot spring bread.

I obviously don't have access to a geyser, so we baked our rye bread in our oven. It turned out absolutely fantastic using this recipe from MountainCravings.com called RÚGBRAUÐ ICELANDIC RYE BREAD.

Most of this bread my family enjoyed served with copious amounts of butter. Some of the bread I reserved to make rye bread crumble for Icelandic Rye Bread Ice Cream!

By the way, I urge you to try making your own Icelandic Rye Bread. However, for purposes of this recipe you can use store bought rye bread...no worries!

What Ingredients Do I Need For This Ice Cream?

You will need the following ingredients for this delectable dessert:

  • Rye bread (you can make your own or use store bought rye bread)
  • Brown Sugar
  • Butter
  • Cinnamon
  • Salt
  • Caraway seeds
  • Vanilla ice cream
Butter, rye bread crumbs, cinnamon, salt, and caraway seeds in a plastic container
Combined ingredients to make the Rye Bread Crumble

Gather these ingredients and let's make some rye bread crumble!

Super Easy Instructions!

It couldn't be easier to make this dessert! Start by preheating your oven to 350F.

Combine the crumble ingredients (crumbled rye, melted butter, salt, cinnamon, brown sugar, and caraway seeds) in a bowl and mix well. Place this on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake this for around 10-15 minutes. Check it halfway through and toss it around a bit to ensure even heating/browning. When finished baking, you will have caramelized rye bread crumble!

rye bread crumble
Crumble prior to baking
rye bread crumble
Caramelized crumble after baking

While the crumble is baking, allow the vanilla ice cream to soften a bit. Once the crumble mixture has cooled, then stir it into the softened vanilla ice cream.

Rye bread ice cream in a plastic tub

Put this in the freezer for at least an hour prior to serving. This step is very hard because of the waiting! But it's totally worth it. 😃

Time To Scoop and Enjoy!

Rye bread ice cream in a glass

It's time to enjoy your incredible treat! This Icelandic Rye Bread ice cream is absolutely perfect on its own! However, you could also serve it as they do at Cafe Loki in Reykjavik...with cream and rhubarb syrup!

You can also reserve some of the crumble to sprinkle on top of your ice cream if you like!

You'll be absolutely delighted with this amazing and unique dessert!

Some Other Icelandic Recipes You May Enjoy!

A Wonderful Icelandic Recipe For Icelandic Fish Stew!

Icelandic Fish Stew including cod, potatoes and chopped green onions in a gold rimmed bowl with a spoon and bread in the background

DELISH Icelandic Baked Fish!

cod topped with a creamy sauce, panko, dill, and a lemon wedge on the side

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Rye bread ice cream in a martini glass

Scrumptious Icelandic Rye Bread Ice Cream!

Grace
You have GOT to try this unique and scrumptious dessert from Iceland! Rye Bread Ice Cream is out of this world DELISH!
4.50 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Freezing time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine icelandic
Servings 4 servings
Calories 218 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 oz rye bread crumble it up with your fingers until you have very small crumbs
  • 3 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon butter melted
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 1.5-2 cups vanilla ice cream

Instructions
 

  • Start by preheating your oven to 350F. Combine the crumble ingredients (crumbled rye, melted butter, salt, cinnamon, brown sugar, and caraway seeds) in a bowl and mix well. Place this on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
    rye bread crumble
  • Bake this for around 10-15 minutes. Check it halfway through and toss it around a bit to ensure even heating/browning. When finished baking, you will have caramelized rye bread crumble!
    rye bread crumble
  • While the crumble is baking, allow the vanilla ice cream to soften a bit. Once the crumble mixture has cooled, then stir it into the softened vanilla ice cream.
    Rye bread ice cream in a plastic tub
  • Put this in the freezer for at least an hour prior to serving. Then it's ready to scoop and enjoy!
    Rye bread ice cream in a glass with some rye bread in the background

Notes

This Icelandic Rye Bread ice cream is absolutely perfect on its own! However, you could also serve it as they do at Cafe Loki in Reykjavik...with cream and rhubarb syrup!
You can also reserve some of the crumble to sprinkle on top of your ice cream if you like!
Enjoy this taste of Iceland! 

Nutrition

Calories: 218kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 512mgPotassium: 177mgFiber: 2gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 226IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 109mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Dawn

    November 07, 2022 at 8:44 am

    4 stars
    Only reason I've given this 4stars is because I haven't made or tasted it yet. I have had the Icelandic Rye bread ice cream at Cafe Loji though and it was delightful.
    Thanks for sharing this treat! I'll re-rate once I've made it.

    Reply
    • Grace

      November 07, 2022 at 9:36 am

      Hi Dawn! Hope you are well! Thanks so much for your comments! I'm super happy to hear that you've enjoyed this ice cream in Iceland and I do hope that you will enjoy this after making it yourself. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of it.😃. Take care and hope you have a great day!! Grace

      Reply
  2. Alexis

    February 06, 2023 at 12:52 am

    5 stars
    Delicious!! I used homemade vanilla ice cream instead, and I couldn’t find caraway seeds at my local grocery store for some reason so I omitted those and used allspice instead. I’ve never had caraway seeds before so I’m not sure what flavor they have compared to allspice, but this was definitely unique and so so good. Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Grace

      February 06, 2023 at 9:11 am

      Hi Alexis! I'm so thrilled that you liked this Rye Bread Ice Cream! It's awesome that you used your own homemade vanilla ice cream and I would love to try allspice instead of caraway next time I make this! Thanks so very very much for taking a chance on this recipe and taking the time to comment here! Hope you have an awesome day! Grace

      Reply

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