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Granola "Fried" Ice Cream with Red Cinnamon Sauce

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Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Apr 18, 2005
Bake-Off® Contest 41, 2004
Jan Doe
Norwood, North Carolina
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Here's a twist on traditional Mexican fried ice cream. Scoops are rolled in crunchy granola bar crumbs and served with a cinnamon sauce.

Granola "Fried" Ice Cream with Red Cinnamon Sauce

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

Fried Ice Cream

  • 2 pints (4 cups) vanilla ice cream
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 (8.9-oz.) box Nature Valley™ Cinnamon Crunchy Granola Bars (12 bars), crushed*
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans

Sauce

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup red hot cinnamon candies (4 1/2 oz.)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Line plate or tray with waxed paper. Scoop ice cream into 8 (1/2-cup) balls onto waxed paper-lined plate or tray; place in freezer until hard, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add crushed granola bars and pecans; cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until deep golden brown and most of butter is absorbed (mixture will look foamy). Spread in 13x9-inch pan; cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients over medium-high heat, just until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 4 to 5 minutes or until candies melt, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Pour sauce into glass measuring cup. Cool 10 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Working quickly, remove 1 ice cream ball at a time from freezer; roll ball in crumb mixture, pressing mixture into ball until completely covered. Return to freezer until ready to serve.
  • Step 
    5
    To serve, spoon 1 tablespoon cooled sauce onto each dessert plate. Place coated ice cream balls over sauce. Drizzle each with 1 tablespoon sauce, letting some run down sides (reheat sauce slightly if too thick to drizzle). Serve immediately.

Nutrition

700 Calories
46g Total Fat
7g Protein
67g Total Carbohydrate
51g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/8 of Recipe
Calories
700
Calories from Fat
410
Total Fat
46g
71%
Saturated Fat
20g
100%
Cholesterol
90mg
30%
Sodium
390mg
16%
Total Carbohydrate
67g
22%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
51g
Protein
7g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 9 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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