Posts Tagged ‘fried ice cream’

Welcome to the newest members of the Stuff’d lineup!

Friday, March 12th, 2010

We’re always happy when we can take a Limited Edition ice cream flavor and turn it into a full time flavor. That’s why were happy to announce two new additions to our pint-sized Stuff’d line-up: Double Dunker and South of the Border. (And no, these aren’t the “secret” flavors Ernie talked about in Wednesday’s blog entry.)

Some of you may already be familiar with our Double Dunker flavor, which made its Limited Edition debut last year and will make another appearance as our June Limited Edition flavor in our full-sized ice cream line-up. Double Dunker is described as Mocha light ice cream swirled with chewy cookie dough and crunchy chocolate cookie swirl.

Our new South of the Border flavor also made an appearance in the 2009 Limited Edition line-up under the name “Fried Ice Cream.” Like Double Dunker, it’s also a 2010 Limited Edition flavor (April). South of the Border is cinnamon light ice cream swirled with cinnamon sopapilla and sweet tostada pieces. Some would say it’s very good, while others might says it’s muy bueno!

Speaking of flavors, the votes are pouring in for the first round of this year’s Ultimate Flavor Tournament. If you haven’t already voted, you can sound off with the polls on the right. Round one will end on Monday and the winners will advance to round two. There are still a few match-ups that are very close, so anything can happen this weekend. We’re keeping a close eye on the Cookies Match-Up between Cookies ‘n Cream and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. That’s a huge first round showdown between two powerhouse flavors and it’s the closest race of all so far!

ASK ERNIE: IS FRIED ICE CREAM REALLY FRIED?

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Janice S. of Baltimore, MD asks: “I’ve never tried fried ice cream, but I’ve always wondered…is fried ice cream really fried? If so, how do they do that without the ice cream melting?”

Ahh yes, the south-of-the-border dessert favorite known as fried ice cream. It does seem like a recipe for disaster to actually fry ice cream, doesn’t it? But the truth is, it really is fried. Or at least deep fried (which might seem even more bizarre).

Though it’s often thought of as a Mexican dish, fried ice cream is also popular in Japanese and Chinese cuisine, where it’s referred to as “ice cream tempura.” It should be noted that ice cream tempura is not a traditional Asian dish, but one that was added to Western menus to suit American tastes.

As for how it’s made without turning the ice cream into a puddle of goo, that’s easy (sort of). The ice cream, which is usually stored at lower-than-normal temperatures, is rolled in a coating of crushed corn flakes, which helps insulate the ice cream during the brief frying process. Here’s a traditional fried ice cream recipe. To get an idea of just how quickly the ice cream is fried, check out this video: