Chocolate-Cinnamon “Fried” Ice Cream
Amy Erickson
Created Mar 26, 2015
Add extra sweetness to DIY fried ice cream with a crunchy Cinnamon Chex cereal coating.
Chocolate-Cinnamon “Fried” Ice Cream
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 15 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 3
Ingredients
- 5 cups Cinnamon Chex™ cereal
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Dash ground red pepper (cayenne) or to taste
- Chocolate ice cream, firm enough to shape but soft enough to scoop
- Desired toppings (honey, caramel sauce, chocolate fudge sauce, sweetened whipped cream, cherries, nuts and/or coconut)
Instructions
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Step1In food processor or large resealable food-storage plastic bag, combine 5 cups Cinnamon Chex™ cereal, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon and dash ground red pepper (cayenne). Process or use rolling pin to crush cereal. Pour into shallow dish.
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Step2Remove chocolate ice cream from freezer. Scoop out 3 baseball-size ice cream balls (or larger balls if you want a thinner coating or smaller balls if you want a thicker coating); shape each into an even ball.
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Step3Immediately drop shaped ice cream ball into cereal mixture; roll to evenly coat, pressing cereal mixture around outer surface for desired thickness of coating. Repeat with remaining balls.
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Step4Serve immediately topped with honey or other desired toppings, or place coated balls in airtight container in freezer (without toppings) and freeze until serving time.
Nutrition
450
Calories
13g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
77g
Total Carbohydrate
37g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 450
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 29%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 460mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 290mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 77g
- 26%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 16%
- Sugars
- 37g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 40%
- 40%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 100%
- 100%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 1/2 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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