Best 6 Copycat El Torito Deep Fried Ice Cream Recipes

EL TORITO'S DEEP FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• 1. To make egg wash, beat eggs and add water. Set aside
• 2. To make cereal coating, mix corn lakes, sugar and cinnamon together and set aside.
• 3. To make deep fried ice cream, form ice cream into 2 oz. balls. Place on cookie sheet in freezer for 2 hours.
• 4. Remove ice cream from freezer and dip into egg wash, then in cereal, back into egg wash then back into cereal. Be sure ice cream is covered completely. Refreeze.
• 5. Remove ice cream balls from freezer and lower into a deep fryer and fry at 375 for 45 to 60 seconds, long enough to bring the inside to serving temperature. Top with rosette of whipped cream and a cherry. Makes 8 servings. El Torito Restaurant, 4221 Dolphin Striker Way, Newport Beach, Ca.

DEEP-FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Form ice cream into balls about the size of a baseball. You will need to put each one in the freezer as you make them.
• Roll each in corn flakes then roll in eggs, then once more in flakes to completely coat.
• Immediately put back in freezer to harden.
• Heat enough oil to cover the ice cream as it cooks.
• When oil is hot dip ice cream in for 15 seconds or just till lightly browned.
• Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with cinnamon, put a dollop of cream on top, and drizzle with honey.

CINNAMON DEEP FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl, and roll the ice cream in it. Then roll the ice cream into the crushed corn flakes. Place the ice cream ball back in the freezer to harden. To deep fry, heat the fryer to 375 degrees and drop the ice cream ball in for about 10 seconds. Remove and drain the ice cream ball and place on a dessert plate. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

DEEP FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place a plate or sheet pan in the freezer and let it chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Using a large ice cream scoop, make balls of ice cream and place them on the sheet pan then return them to the freezer.
• Cut the crusts off the sliced bread and using about 2 slices per ice cream ball, form the bread around the ice cream using your hands to pack it like a snow ball.
• This works best if you turn 1 piece of the bread so that it is not directly over the other, so that you have 8 corners, like a star.
• Once it's completely covered return it to the freezer.
• If some ice cream melts through the edge, just wipe it off.
• In a medium saucepan, heat 3 inches of canola oil to 365 degrees F.
• Drop the covered ice cream balls, one at a time, into the hot oil and fry, turning occasionally so they color evenly, until golden brown on all sides.
• Remove from oil and briefly drain on paper towels.
• Stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
• Coat fried ice cream in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
• Serve immediately.
• I like it drizzled with caramel or chocolate fudge sauce.

MEXICAN FRIED ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place nine 3-in. scoops of ice cream on a baking sheet. Freeze for 1 hour or until firm. , In a shallow bowl, combine cornflake crumbs and cinnamon. Roll ice cream balls in crumb mixture. Place on baking sheet; freeze overnight. Wrap each scoop separately in plastic wrap; transfer to a freezer bag. May be frozen for up to 2 months., In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Unwrap ice cream; fry one scoop at a time for 8-10 seconds. Place in chilled bowls; serve immediately. Top with honey and whipped topping if desired.

DEEP-FRIED ICE CREAM (EL TORITO'S)

Steps:

• Form ice cream into 4 balls. Place in baking pan and freeze solid, 2 hours or longer.
• Mix cereal, sugar and cinnamon. Divide equally between 2 pie plates or other shallow containers. Beat eggs with water.
• Roll each ice cream ball in cereal mixture and press coating into ice cream. Dip coated ball in egg wash, then roll in second container of cereal mixture. Again press coating onto ice cream. Freeze coated ice cream balls solid, 4 to 6 hours.
• Shape each tortilla into hourglass form (with narrow waist) by cutting off curved slice from 2 opposite sides. One end will serve as base for ice cream. Other end will be decorative fan.
• Heat oil in wok or large deep?fryer. Place tortilla between 2 ladles or large spoons of different sizes (smaller ladle on top). Place tortilla so that base end is cupped in larger ladle to form basket, with back of upper fan supported by handle of larger ladle. Deep?fry until crisp. Drain and sprinkle with cinnamon?sugar. Set aside.
• Deep?fry frozen coated ice cream balls 30 to 45 seconds. Place each fried tortilla in large?stemmed glass, with fan part of tortilla standing vertically above glass. Set fried ice cream ball in base of tortilla. Top with dollop of whipped cream and decorate with cherry.