Fried Ice Cream

Fried ice cream is delicious and perfect to spice up a classic dessert. For those of you who don't know, fried ice cream is ice cream with a hardened batter layer surrounding it, which is usually warm. It is both crunchy, creamy,  cold and hot all at the same time (that's pretty awesome).

Here is a recipe for making fried ice cream at home:

Ingredients

• 1 quart vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup crushed frosted cornflakes
• 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes, or 1 cup chopped walnuts, or 1 cup cookie crumbs
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• Hot chocolate sauce, optional
• Whipped cream, optional

Directions

With an ice cream scoop, form 4 large balls of ice cream. Place on a waxed paper lined sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze for at least 2 hours.
In a bowl, combine the cornflake crumbs with either the coconut, walnuts or cookie crumbs (or any combination). Spread the mixture in a shallow dish.
Dip the ice cream balls in the crumb mixture and freeze for 30 minutes.
In a bowl, beat the eggs and sugar. Dip the coated ice cream balls into the eggs, then roll in the crumb mixture, coating completely. Freeze for 1 hour. (If necessary, or for a thicker crust, roll again in eggs and crumbs until the balls are completely coated.)
Heat the oil in a large pot or fryer to 400 degrees F. One at a time, lower the balls into the oil and fryDrizzle with chocolate sauce and whipped cream, as desired. Repeat with the remaining ice cream. until golden brown, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from the oil and place in a dessert bowl.