FoodCoop Recipes
Cookie Crumb Ice Cream Balls
Deep fried ice cream balls? You heard it here first. This fun dessert is a great way to get creative with ice cream.
Cook
20 minutes
Serves
6
Ingredients
300g Co-op Irresistible Venezuelan chocolate ice cream
120g ginger nut biscuits
2 Co-op British free range eggs
80g Co-op Irresistible Fairtrade 70% cocoa dark chocolate
Sunflower oil, for frying
Method
Scoop the ice cream into 12 balls and freeze on a lined baking tray for 1 hour, or until solid
Crush the biscuits with a rolling pin in a bowl
Beat the eggs in another bowl
Roll each ball in the egg, then the crumbs
Return to the freezer for 4 hours, or until solid
Chop the chocolate and melt in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water
Set aside
Heat a large pan of sunflower oil, two-thirds full, to 190°C, or until a cube of bread turns golden in 10 seconds
Fry the balls for 15 seconds, then drain on kitchen paper
Serve drizzled with the chocolate
