Ingredients
- 1 pint ice cream
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups of sweetened corn flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- cooking oil, for deep fat frying
- whipped cream (optional)
Directions
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Place 4 scoops (about 1/2 cup each) of ice cream in a small pan.
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Freeze for 1 hour or till firm.
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In a small mixing bowl stir together egg and vanilla.
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In a pie plate carefully stir together cereal and cinnamon.
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Dip each frozen ice cream ball in the egg mixture, and then roll them in the cereal mixture.
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Return coated ice cream balls to freezer and freeze for 1 hour or till firm.
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Reserve the remaining cereal mixture.
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In a small mixing bowl stir together egg and vanilla.
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Remove coated ice cream balls from the freezer. Dip balls in egg mixture, and then roll them in the remaining cereal mixture and return to pan.
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Cover and freeze for several hours or till firm.
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In a deep fat fryer or a heavy saucepan, fry frozen coated ice cream balls one or 2 at a time, in deep hot oil (375°F) for 15 seconds or till golden brown.
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Drain on paper towels; return the fried ice cream balls to freezer while frying the remaining balls.
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Serve immediately with whipped cream (if desired).