Chocolate Fried Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 1 min Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs (about 30 wafers, crushed)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup mounds sweetened flaked coconut
• 3 tablespoons hershey's cocoa
• 2 eggs
• vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1/3 cup pecan pieces
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup hershey's cocoa
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup light cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 chocolate fried ice cream-------.
• 2 with scoop, form 6 ice cream balls.
• 3 place on wax paper-covered tray.
• 4 cover; freeze several hours or until very firm.
• 5 in bowl, stir together vanilla wafer crumbs, nuts, coconut and cocoa; set aside.
• 6 in small bowl, beat eggs.
• 7 coat ice cream balls with crumb mixture, pressing crumbs firmly into ice cream.
• 8 dip balls in beaten egg; coat again with crumb mixture.
• 9 place on wax paper-covered tray; freeze 2 hours or until very firm.
• 10 just before serving, heat 2-inches oil in fry pan or deep fryer to 375°f.
• 11 remove 2 balls at a time from freezer; fry in hot oil 20 to 25 seconds or until browned.
• 12 drain; serve immediately with chocolate nut sauce.
• 13 chocolate nut sauce-----.
• 14 in small saucepan over low heat, melt butter; add nuts, cooking until lightly browned.
• 15 remove from heat; stir in sugar, cocoa and salt.
• 16 blend in light cream.
• 17 over low heat, cook, stirring constantly, until mixture just begins to boil.
• 18 remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• 19 serve warm.
• 20 about 1 cup sauce.