Fried Ice Cream Cake - Cinco de Mayo and more

Fried Ice Cream Cake - Cinco de Mayo and more is the perfect summer dessert. Try this homemade ice cream cake recipe and see for yourself. You're going to love it!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Freezer time6

Total Time6 20

Servings:

Calories: 314kcal

Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

3 cups crushed Chex or Corn Flakes cereal try Cinnamon flavored Chex Cereal or Honey Nut Chex Cereal as a change
½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
½ cup granulated sugar
48 oz vanilla ice cream
1 carton (8 oz) frozen whipped topping
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup honey

For serving, if desired

Instructions

Pull together and measure all the ingredients.
In a medium saucepan, combine cereal, butter and sugar and heat for 8-10 minutes until mixture is smooth and toasty.
With half of the cereal mixture, compress tightly into the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish to form a crust. Use a metal serving spatula to level it evenly.
Leave the remaining half of the cereal mixture in the pan and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine ice cream and whipped topping. Beat by hand or with an electric mixer, until well-blended.
Add cinnamon and vanilla extract into the mixture and mix well.
Pour ice cream mixture over top of the cereal crust and spread evenly.
Sprinkle remaining cereal mixture evenly over the ice cream.
Do not spread this mixture with a utensil, There should be enough mixture to cover the ice cream completely.
Drizzle honey over the dish and place in the freezer for a minimum of 6 hours or overnight.
Remove fried ice cream from the freezer and cut slices with a sharp knife or with a metal spatula.
Garnish with chocolate syrup and/or caramel sauce and/or toppings of your choice.
Add whipped cream and serve immediately. Enjoy every bite.
Notes:
Store dessert covered, inside your freezer after preparation.

Notes

I have used Cinnamon Chex cereal to make this recipe and omitted the cinnamon and Honey Nut Chex cereal as well and used cinnamon. I will now use the Cinnamon Chex Cereal now at every opportunity. If it's available to you I urge you to try it at least once. Otherwise you can enjoy it the way we did for years with original Chex cereal or Corn Flakes!

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