Cinnamon Toast Crunch Ice Cream Pie Food

CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH® ICE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In ungreased 10-inch deep-dish pie plate, mix 3 cups crushed cereal and melted butter with fork until well combined. Press mixture firmly in bottom and up sides of pie plate to make crust.
• Reserve several tablespoons caramel topping for garnish. Pour remaining topping into bottom of crust.
• Allow ice cream to soften slightly while toasting coconut. In 3-quart nonstick saucepan, heat coconut over high heat, stirring constantly, until coconut is golden brown. Transfer coconut to plate; cool.
• Spoon slightly softened ice cream into large bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup of the toasted coconut. Spoon ice cream into crust-lined pie plate, using spatula to create mound in center of crust. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• To serve, spread whipped topping over top of ice cream. Drizzle caramel topping over individual servings of pie; sprinkle with 1/4 cup cereal and the toasted coconut.

FRIED ICE CREAM WITH CEREAL CRUST

Steps:

• Freeze a baking sheet until very cold, at least 1 hour.
• Use a 2-inch ice cream scoop and scoop 6 balls of ice cream from your desired flavor combination onto the cold baking sheet. Freeze until the ice cream is rock solid, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, set up a breading station with 3 shallow dishes: Put the flour into the first dish. Beat the eggs together in the second dish. Put the cereal from your desired flavor combination into a third dish; use the bottom of a measuring cup to crush into fine crumbs.
• Remove 1 scoop of ice cream from the freezer. Coat in the flour while using your hands to shape it into a perfect ball. Dip the ball in the egg, letting any excess drip off, then coat completely in the cereal. Repeat this breading process 3 more times, and return the ball to the baking sheet in the freezer. Bread the remaining ice cream scoops. Freeze until rock solid, about 2 hours of up to overnight.
• For the fried ice cream: Fill a large heavy-bottomed pot with about 3 inches of oil and attach a deep-fry thermometer to the side. Bring to 375 degrees F over medium-high heat. Line a plate with paper towels. Remove the ice cream balls from the freezer and, careful of the hot oil splashing, gently slide them into the oil with a slotted spoon. Fry until the cereal is golden brown and crispy, about 30 seconds. The ice cream will still be frozen and easy to slice without melting. Use the slotted spoon to transfer the balls to the prepared plate and let drain. Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately.

CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH® ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Coarsely crush the 2 cups cereal. In large bowl, pour half-and-half and cream. Add crushed cereal; mix well. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer into medium bowl; discard solids. Add sugar, vanilla and salt; mix well to dissolve sugar.
• Pour cream mixture into freezer container of ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions.
• For soft serve ice cream, freeze ice cream 30 minutes; spoon into individual bowls. For scoopable ice cream, spoon ice cream into freezer container; freeze until firm, about 6 hours. Let stand at room temperature 10 to 15 minutes before scooping. To serve, scoop ice cream into individual bowls. Top with additional cereal and berries.

CINNAMON TOAST ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Bring milk and cinnamon sticks to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan, then remove from heat and let steep, covered, 30 minutes.
• While milk steeps, put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 300°F.
• Cut 3 slices bread into 1/4-inch cubes and transfer to a bowl. Quarter remaining 2 slices and pulse in a food processor to make bread crumbs. Whisk together butter, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon in another bowl. Drizzle 3 tablespoons butter mixture over bread cubes and stir to lightly coat. Spread in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan. Add bread crumbs to remaining butter mixture and stir to evenly coat. Spread crumbs evenly in another shallow baking pan.
• Bake bread cubes and crumbs, stirring occasionally and switching position of pans halfway through baking, until golden brown and crisp, about 25 minutes total. Cool in pans on racks, then transfer bread crumbs to a bowl.
• Return milk to a boil, then pour over bread crumbs and let stand 10 minutes. Pour milk through a fine-mesh sieve into saucepan, pressing hard on solids, then discarding them.
• Whisk together yolks, granulated sugar, molasses, and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Return milk mixture to a boil and add half to yolk mixture in a slow stream, whisking until combined well. Add yolk mixture in a slow stream to milk in saucepan, whisking, then cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and thermometer registers 170 to 175°F (do not let boil).
• Remove from heat and immediately stir in cream, then pour custard through fine-mesh sieve into a metal bowl. Quick-chill custard by setting bowl into a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stirring occasionally until cold, about 15 minutes. Freeze custard in ice cream maker until almost firm. Fold bread cubes into ice cream, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden, at least 2 hours.