Fried Ice Cream Pie

Name: Fried Ice Cream Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 5 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 cups Cinnamon Toast Crunch™ cereal; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/3 cup butter, melted; 1 container (28 oz) Häagen-Dazs™ vanilla ice cream, softened; 1 1/4 cups Cinnamon Toast Crunch™ cereal, coarsely crushed; 1/4 cup chopped salted almonds; 2 tablespoons caramel sauce; Sweetened whipped cream, if desired

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Prep 20 min
Total 5 hr 10 min
Servings 8

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Skip the freezing/frying race against time and make this easy fried ice cream pie instead. It’s got everything you love about the famous Mexican dessert. Come for the vanilla ice cream, stay for the crunchy cinnamon-sugar “coating” used in the bottom crust, top crust and everywhere in between.

by: Tablespoon Kitchens

Updated Apr 21, 2017

Ingredients

Crust

3 cups Cinnamon Toast Crunch™ cereal
2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted

Filling

1 container (28 oz) Häagen-Dazs™ vanilla ice cream, softened
1 1/4 cups Cinnamon Toast Crunch™ cereal, coarsely crushed
1/4 cup chopped salted almonds

Topping

2 tablespoons caramel sauce
Sweetened whipped cream, if desired

Steps

1

Heat oven to 350°F.
2

In food processor, place 3 cups cereal; cover and process until finely crushed. In medium bowl, mix crushed cereal and sugar with fork. Stir in melted butter until well blended. Press cereal mixture evenly in bottom and up side of ungreased 9-inch pie plate. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3

Spread softened ice cream in crust. In small bowl, stir coarsely crushed cereal with almonds until blended. Top ice cream layer with cereal mixture. Press pieces firmly in top. Freeze until solid, about 4 hours.
4

Let pie stand 10 minutes before cutting. When ready to serve, top each pie slice with caramel sauce and whipped cream.

Expert Tips

tip 1
To soften ice cream, remove from freezer to refrigerator 20 to 30 minutes before needed.
tip 2
Häagen-Dazs™ is a premium ice cream and tends to melt less when using in a recipe.

Nutrition Information

340 Calories, 15g Total Fat, 4g Protein, 46g Total Carbohydrate, 32g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 340

Calories from Fat: 140

Total Fat: 15g; 24%

Saturated Fat: 8g; 38%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 35mg; 11%

Sodium: 290mg; 12%

Potassium: 230mg; 7%

Total Carbohydrate: 46g; 15%

Dietary Fiber: 2g; 8%

Sugars: 32g

Protein: 4g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%; 15%

Vitamin C: 4%; 4%

Calcium: 20%; 20%

Iron: 20%; 20%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.