Cheaters Fried Ice Cream

Just in time for your next Fiesta night!  Fried ice cream is a dessert made from a breaded scoop of ice cream that is quickly deep-fried creating a warm, crispy shell around the still-cold ice cream.  It is mainly associated with the Mexican cuisine. Recently we had some friends over for a Mexican theme night and decided we would try this.

Ingredients

• 5 cups corn flakes cereal
• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• Vanilla bean cream, firm enough to shape but just soft enough to scoop
• Optional servings suggestions:  honey or caramel sauce, chocolate fudge sauce, sweetened whipped cream, cherries 

Directions 

• Pour cornflakes into a large Ziploc bag, seal bag and use a rolling pin to crush cornflakes.
• Melt butter in a non-stick 10-inch fry pan over medium heat.   Once butter is melted, stir in crushed corn flakes and cinnamon and increase heat slightly. Cook mixture stirring constantly until golden brown and fragrant (color will deepen and begin to smell lightly toasty and corn flakes should be crisp), about 2 minutes.  Remove from heat, pour mixture in a shallow dish and allow to cool slightly. Use a form to break mixture down if desired.
• Remove ice cream from freezer, scoop out desired serving size. Shape into ball with clean hands. Immediately drop shaped ice cream ball into corn flake mixture and roll to evenly coat, while pressing corn flake mixture around the outer surface for a thicker coating as desired.  Serve immediately topped with optional toppings, or place in freezer in an airtight container (without toppings) and chill until serving.

Tupps Tidbits:  Trick to success with this recipe is the time in the freezer, I think, which allows the ice cream to freeze until it's completely solid.  If you can make it the day or night (without toppings) before is best.

The taste turned out quit good.  We served it with warm honey drizzled on top with whipped cream and cherries.   It looks fabulous and impressive when you serve it.  Next time, I would add a bit more cinnamon to the ice cream. This recipe is a KEEPER in our HOUSE! YUMO!


Where did we find this?  www.cookingclassy.com