How to make fried ice cream.

If you like ordering this tasty, hot-and-cold treat at restaurants,

now you can whip it up yourself at any time.

You will need one quart vanilla ice cream, three egg whites,

three cups of crushed cereal and vegetable oil.

Equipment : a baking sheet, parchment paper, an ice cream scoop and dessert dishes.

Optional : three cups of cookie crumbs, three cups of sweetened coconut flakes,

three cups of chopped walnuts, one quarter teaspoon of salt,

cinnamon, honey, whipped cream, chocolate sauce and cherries.

Step one.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step two.

Scoop eight balls of vanilla ice cream onto the lined baking sheet

and put it in the freezer for an hour, until the ice cream is solid.

Step three.

Whip the egg whites in a medium bowl until they are foamy.

Put the crushed cereal in another bowl.

Use cookie crumbs, coconut flakes, or chopped walnuts

instead of or in addition to the cereals.

Step four.

Remove the ice cream from the freezer and roll each ball in the egg whites,

then in the cereal, and then place them back on the baking sheet.

Make your fried ice cream extra crispy

by dipping each ice cream ball in the eggs and cereal a second time.

Step five.

Return the baking sheet to the freezer for at least three more hours,

until the balls are frozen.

Step six.

Add four inches of vegetable oil to a Dutch oven or a large pot and heat it to 375 degrees.

Add one quarter teaspoon of salt to the oil just before frying to keep it from splattering.

Step seven.

Fry the frozen ice cream balls until they're golden brown, about one minute.

Then place them in dessert dishes and garnish them with cinnamon,

honey, whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and a cherry.

Did you know,

the Roman emperor Nero often served sweetened snow as dessert during his lavish feasts.