Golden Gaytime

Name: Golden Gaytime
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened; 2 cups toffee or butterscotch ice cream, softened; 200g milk chocolate; 2 tbsp coconut oil; 1 cup crushed biscuit crumbs (malt or digestive); 1/4 cup honeycomb pieces, finely crushed

Golden Gaytime (GOHL-den GAY-tyme)

Golden Gaytime Ice Cream

⏱ Prep Time 1 hour + freezing

📈 Difficulty Hard

👥 Servings

🔥 Calories 225 kcal

A toffee and vanilla ice cream bar dipped in chocolate and coated in crunchy honeycomb-biscuit crumbs — Australia's most iconic ice cream bar.

Nutrition & Info

Protein 3.0g

Carbs 24.0g

Fat 13.0g

Protein Carbs Fat

Dietary

vegetarian nut-free

Allergen Warnings

⚠ dairy ⚠ gluten ⚠ eggs

Equipment Needed

ice cream maker or loaf pan popsicle sticks baking tray

Presentation Guide

Vessel: parchment paper

Garnishes: extra crumbs

Accompaniments: napkin

Ingredients

2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
2 cups toffee or butterscotch ice cream, softened
200g milk chocolate
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 cup crushed biscuit crumbs (malt or digestive)
1/4 cup honeycomb pieces, finely crushed

Instructions

1
Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap. Spread vanilla ice cream in an even layer. Freeze 30 min.
2
Spread toffee ice cream on top. Insert popsicle sticks and freeze until solid (at least 4 hours).
3
Mix crushed biscuits and honeycomb pieces on a plate.
4
Melt chocolate with coconut oil until smooth.
5
Cut the ice cream block into 8 bars. Working quickly, dip each bar in chocolate.
6
Immediately roll in the biscuit-honeycomb crumb mixture. Return to freezer to set.

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Did You Know?

The Golden Gaytime has such a cult following in Australia that Streets released a "Gaytime Sanga" (ice cream sandwich) and "Gaytime Crunchy" tub — it even has its own official fan club.

Chef's Notes

Equipment Tips

ice cream maker or loaf pan
popsicle sticks
baking tray

Garnishing

extra crumbs

Accompaniments

napkin

The Story Behind Golden Gaytime

First produced by Streets ice cream in 1959, the Golden Gaytime became an Australian cultural icon. Its distinctive combination of toffee ice cream, chocolate, and crunchy biscuit crumbs has never been successfully replicated by competitors. Despite its name raising eyebrows internationally, Australians are fiercely protective of it, and Streets has confirmed the name will never change.

🕐 Traditionally enjoyed dessert, summer snack 📜 Origins: 1959

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