Faux Fried Ice Cream

I have to share a super quick & easy recipe/non-recipe with you. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Mexican food. And... I love dessert. And... I love ice cream. Therefore, it makes sense that I love fried ice cream. However, I do not love the idea of actually frying a ball of frozen cream in house with 4 dogs and a toddler. I dunno, but it just seems like a bad idea. So... I make ice cream that has the same taste without the frying.

Here's what it looks like:

All you have to do is crush some corn flakes on a plate. I have used plain Corn Flakes and they work just fine, but I prefer the nut and honey kind of cereal with almonds. Anyway, you crush it into fine pieces and put it on a plate. Add at least 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to the cereal and mix it together.

Take a scoop of ice cream (you can also use fro yo) and roll it into a ball. I use vanilla ice cream but you can use whatever flavor you like. Next, roll the ball of ice cream in the crushed cereal/cinnamon mixture. I like to get lots of the cereal mixture in the ice cream. Once it's coated, you can shape the ice cream ball a little more.

Lastly, you plop the coated ice cream ball on a plate & drizzle with sauce. You can drizzle with chocolate sauce, caramel, or honey. I like to add a blob of whipped cream, because let's face it, whipped cream makes everything better. I added a fresh strawberry because we didn't have any cherries. I think it added some much needed color. Not to mention, once you add a strawberry, it's practically a fruit salad and totally healthy!

Seriously, it is hard to tell the difference in the fried and not fried versions. This stuff is so easy and so tasty. Enjoy!