How to Make Mexican Fried Ice Cream!

ice cream

🥗Healthier: frozen yogurt

💰Cheaper: homemade ice cream

Frozen yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is more affordable for frying.

chocolate sauce

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate syrup

Chocolate syrup is a more economical option.

whipped cream

🥗Healthier: coconut whipped cream

💰Cheaper: store-bought whipped topping

Store-bought whipped topping is often less expensive.

Pour corn flakes into a plastic zip-top bag, using a glass to hold the bag in place.

Zip up the bag and crush the corn flakes with your hands, leaving a tiny bit of the bag unzipped to prevent mess.

Mix sugar with cinnamon in a bowl.

Fry a tortilla in a nonstick pan with a bit of vegetable oil over medium heat, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar while hot.

Scoop vanilla ice cream into a ball shape and wrap it in parchment paper and foil, then place it in the freezer.

Roll the ice cream ball in cinnamon sugar for coverage.

Dip the ice cream ball into the crushed corn flakes, using clean hands to slightly warm the ice cream to help the crumbs stick.

Wrap the cornflake-coated ice cream ball back in parchment paper and foil, then freeze to firm up.

Preheat three inches of vegetable oil over medium heat in a pot.

Lower the ice cream ball into the hot oil with a slotted spoon and fry for two to three seconds on each side.

Let excess oil drip off before placing the fried ice cream on the waiting fried tortilla.

Drizzle with honey, add whipped topping, and finish with a cherry on top.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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