If you’ve had fried ice cream before, I know I don’t even need to convince you to try this! But if you’ve never had fried ice cream, you really must try it! It’s one of those desserts that is a real crowd pleaser, and this method makes it so much easier to make. No worrying about scooping and coating individual balls of ice cream, re-freezing, or fussing with a big pot of oil.
The secret to achieving that traditional fried ice cream taste is toasting the crushed cornflakes in butter. The combination of the crunchy, sweet cornflake crust with the creamy vanilla ice cream is SO GOOD! I like mine with a drizzle of honey and freshly whipped cream, but you can also top them with chocolate syrup, caramel, or sliced strawberries. It’s fun to put everything out and let your guests choose their toppings.
I love desserts like this because you can make them in advance and serve a crowd so easily. My friend Diane recently made these for a little lunch she hostessed, and I knew right away I had to share the idea with you! Everyone LOVED them. You will too!
Fried Ice Cream Bars
Much easier than traditional fried ice cream with the same delicious taste!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 3 cups crushed cornflakes
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 half gallon vanilla ice cream
Topping Ideas
- Sliced strawberries
- Whipped Cream
- Chocolate Syrup
- Caramel
- Honey
Instructions
- Melt butter over medium high heat in a large pan. Add crushed cornflakes, and toast them in the butter for about 3-5 minutes stirring constantly.
- Remove the pan from the heat, and then stir in the the sugar, salt and cinnamon. Allow the mixture to cool in the pan.
- Press the half of the cornflake mixture into the bottom of a 9 by 9 inch baking dish. Place the pan in the freezer to chill for 15 minutes. This will make it easier to spread the ice cream later. Allow the ice cream to soften at room temperature at this time.
- Remove the pan from the freezer and spread the ice cream over the cornflake crust. Then sprinkle the remaining toasted cornflakes over the top and press them down gently.
- Cover and freeze for at least 3 hours. Cut into squares and top with sliced strawberries, whipped cream, chocolate syrup, and/or honey.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories: 324
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 226mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.3g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3.7g
- Cholesterol: 59mg
Fried ice cream?! Sound so crazy good. I’ve never even heard of it. I love that these are made in one big pan. I’m thinking perfect for summer get togethers. You got this Julie 🙂
WOW! I have always loved fried ice cream and haven’t thought about it for years. Thanks for the recipe – just in time for summer.
Love this idea for summer; so smart and easy! And I have always wanted to try fried ice cream… 🙂
Sarah, you must try this. You’ll love it!
Fried ice cream? Well, I’m up for it. It looks so great. The cornflakes are just wonderful. The strawberry on top is really perfect. Perfect as a summer treat!
This sounds amazing! I’ve never had fried ice cream before so I need to make this asap! Looks wonderful!
Thank you! Hope you get the chance to try it Kelley – it’s a family favorite!
Mmmm, love fried ice cream but this is way easier. Just wondering, I don’t have Cornflakes in the house right now but I do have Frosted Flakes. I am going to use them. They are sweetened already to . They are almost like corn flakes except sweet so should work just fine don’t you think? Thanks again for another yummy recipe idea.
Yes, I think Frosted Flakes should be fine. A little extra sugar can’t hurt!