No Fried Fried Ice Cream

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Today's recipe for easy "Fried" Ice Cream with Honey Cinnamon Drizzle is made with just 5 ingredients that turn into a decadent frozen dessert treat. It's like Mexican-style fried ice cream without frying for a no-fuss dessert.

Fried Ice Cream Balls with a honey drizzle in a white plate. — Fried Ice Cream Balls

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🤍We love this ice cream dessert

No matter how much we love luscious desserts, spending countless hours in the kitchen creating a treat with lots of ingredients is not always fun. And in the middle of summer, turning on the oven is the last thing you want to do!

Today's recipe has just five ingredients, requires very little prep work, and you don't need to turn on the oven.

This ice cream ball recipe is a great make ahead dessert, just make the balls and freeze them. When you are ready to serve just make the honey drizzle. This is a great way to pull out one or two of the ice creams for a snack or make days or weeks in advance for serving at a party.

If you are looking for a fruity frozen dessert make sure to try this Strawberry Raspberry Cheesecake Mousse it tastes amazing and it's easy to make with simple ingredients. Oh, and it's pink too!
If you love fresh fruit in your ice cream, make a batch of our favorite no-churn Peach Blackberry Ice Cream made with just four ingredients.

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📃You need 5 ingredients

Recipe for fried ice cream. — Fried Ice Cream Ingredients

Ice Cream - Choose your favorite flavor! I'm using French Vanilla
Honey Bunches of Oats cereal - or a similar cereal
Butter - The butter adds flavor and richness and holds the cereal flakes together
Honey - Just to add some sweetness to the dessert
Cinnamon - Because we all need some spice in our lives!

🥄 Instructions

Rolling ice cream balls in cereal — Fried ice cream recipe without frying

Step 1. The first step is to learn how to make round ice cream balls. Using the right scoop helps. The Zeroll Ice Cream Scoop has a heat-conducting core and the shape of the scoop makes the best round scoops, this works great on really hard ice cream.

You want to scoop about a third to a half cup of ice cream then put it in a muffin tin lined with paper liners, or silicone muffin cups, this way you can easily get the ice cream balls out of the tin. And, if it's 100 degrees outside like today, work fast. Freeze the ice cream balls for an hour or until firm.

Make ice cream balls with a scoop. — Frozen ice cream balls

Step 2. While the ice cream is refreezing, make the crunchy topping.

Put 4 cups of the cereal in a plastic zip top bag and crush with a rolling pin.
Next melt the butter in a skillet, add the crushed cereal, and toast on medium heat stirring constantly for about 6-8 minutes. Transfer the toasted cereal to a pan or bowl to roll the ice cream balls in.

Toasting cereal in melted butter in a cast iron skillet — Toasting cereal in butter

Step 3. Remove the ice cream balls from the freezer and remove the paper liners. It's easier if you do this one at a time. Roll the ball of ice cream in the cereal until it is nice and coated. Press the cereal into the ice cream to create a nice thick coating. Quickly roll the coated ice cream ball in the palm of your hand to make it nice and round.

Step 4. Put the coated ice cream balls back in the muffin tin inside clean paper liners. That's it, now let the coated ice cream balls refreeze for several hours before serving.

Tip - Keep the muffin tin in the freezer and as you roll each ice cream ball put the coated ball directly in the freezer. This works like a charm. No melty ice cream balls.

Rolling ice cream balls in cereal and putting in muffin tins, — Cereal coated ice cream balls

Step 5. While the ice cream balls are refreezing make the cinnamon honey mixture. Simply place the honey in a small bowl and sprinkle in the cinnamon and stir until combined.

Step 6. When the ice cream balls are nice and firm, remove the paper liners, place them in your favorite bowls and drizzle the honey cinnamon on top.

A vanilla ice cream ball sitting in a white bowl with a spoon — Fried ice cream without frying

Dessert is meant to be shared with friends and family. These ice cream balls are simply fun to make and fun to eat.

📖 Variations

Instead of cereal, you can roll the ice cream balls in graham cracker crumbs or crushed shortbread cookies.
Other cereals to try are crushed Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, or Rice Krispies
Add some extra flavor to the coating with spices like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, or nutmeg.
Add toasted coconut or cacao nibs to the coating.
Of course, any flavor of ice cream will work with this recipe.
Instead of honey, drizzle the ice cream balls with melted chocolate, hot fudge, butterscotch, or caramel sauce.
A dollop of whipped cream on top would be fabulous.

❔ FAQs

Do I have to use a specific ice cream scoop?

There are so many varieties of ice cream scoops. For this recipe, you want about a third cup of ice cream and I use the 2-ounce scoop dipper for this recipe because it makes a nice round ice cream ball.

Can I use any type of cereal for this dessert?

You can change up the cereal, but it is best to use something that has flakes, or a biscuit-type cereal that can be crushed down into small pieces so they stick to the ice cream balls.

How to keep the ice from getting melty

To keep the ice cream nice and cold while making the ice cream balls and rolling the ice cream in the cereal, just make sure you only do a few at a time and immediately put the ice cream balls back into the freezer. So do two, put those in the freezer, do two more, and so on.

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Recipe

No-Fried Mexican Ice Cream Balls

Jere' Cassidy

These golden brown Fried Mexican Ice Cream Balls are a cool and creamy dessert with lots of flavors and crunch. Pick your ice cream flavor and roll in toasted cereal to create a no-fuss frozen tasty treat. We call these the no-fried fried ice cream dessert.

5 from 44 votes

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Prep Time 45

Cook Time 10

Chill time 30

Total Time 1 20

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 394 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

½ gallon Ice Cream your favorite flavor
4 cups Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal
⅓ cup Butter
1 cup Honey
¾ teaspoon Cinnamon

Instructions

Making Ice Cream Balls

Prepare a 6 cup muffin pan with paper liners. This needs to go into your freezer so make sure you have room.
With a large ice cream scoop make six ½ cup rounded scoops of ice cream and place in the paper-lined muffin tin, then immediately place in the freezer.
Let the ice cream balls freeze for at least 30 minutes.
Measure the cereal into a large plastic bag and lay it flat on the counter. Using a rolling pin, roll over the cereal to coarsely crush it to make smaller pieces.
In a large skillet melt the butter over medium heat then add the crushed cereal and toss to coat. Cook on medium heat for 6 - 8 minutes to lightly toast the cereal, stir constantly. Pour the toasted cereal into a deep bowl to cool.
Mix the honey and ground cinnamon in a small bowl.

Coating The Ice Cream Balls

One at a time, roll the frozen ice cream balls in the cereal to evenly coat, pressing the cereal into the ice cream. Once the ball is coated you can quickly roll the ball in your hands to make it nice and round. Immediately put the ice cream back into the freezer and freeze until firm.

Serving Time

Place the ice cream ball on a small serving plate and drizzle with the honey-cinnamon mixture.
Store any uneaten ice cream in a freezer container and store in the freezer for up to three months.

Notes

Make sure to refreeze the ice cream balls after the initial scoop and after you roll them in the cereal.

Using a muffin pan works great in keeping the ball from rolling around. Place paper liners inside the muffin pan, this way the ice cream will not stick to the pan.

You can also buy a couple of pints of your favorite ice cream to have other flavors.

This is an ideal dessert to make ahead and store in the freezer until ready to serve.

Try this No-Churn Peaches and Cream Ice Cream with Blackberries. It's sweet, creamy, and fruity.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servimgCalories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 73gFat: 12.3gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 229mg

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First published: July 12, 2018, Last updated: July 27, 2022, for better readability.