Description
Experience the delightful contrast of crunchy, warm coating with creamy ice cream in this nostalgic dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pint of ice cream (your choice)
- 2 cups cornflakes, crushed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Oil for frying
- Chocolate sauce (for drizzling)
- Whipped cream (for serving)
Instructions
- Scoop ice cream into small balls and freeze until solid, about 120 minutes.
- Mix crushed cornflakes with cinnamon in a shallow dish.
- Add flour into another bowl.
- Combine beaten eggs with vanilla in a third bowl.
- Roll each ice cream ball first in flour.
- Dip each ball in the egg mixture.
- Coat with the cornflake mixture.
- Freeze the coated balls for an additional 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat.
- Fry the ice cream balls for a few seconds until golden brown.
- Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Serve immediately with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
Notes
For best results, freeze the ice cream balls for an extra hour before frying.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 140mg