Faux Fried Ice Cream

Remember getting fried ice cream for dessert as a kid and being absolutely flabbergasted that such a thing even existed? Well, you have the perfect recipe for recreating that amazement in your home, but without the messy oil splatter!
Cuisine: American
Course: Desserts, Party Perfect, Snacks
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Prep Time 9 minutes
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Total Time 19 minutes
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Servings 4
Fried ice cream topped with caramel, served with whipped cream and sliced strawberries.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Prairie Farms Vanilla Ice Cream
  • 2 tsp margarine
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped pecans
  • 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar-coated corn flakes crushed
  • 4 tsp honey

Directions:

  • Make 4 (1/2-cup) scoops of ice cream; place in shallow baking pan. Store in freezer until needed.
  • Melt margarine in small sauce pan. Stir in pecans. Heat and stir over low heat about 10 minutes or until pecans are toasted. Stir in cinnamon.
  • In small mixing bowl, toss together nut mixture and crushed corn flakes.
  • Quickly roll frozen ice cream balls in cereal mixture.
  • Return coated ice cream balls to pan and freeze until ready to serve.
  • To serve, drizzle each serving with 1 tsp honey.

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