Easy Air Fryer Fried Ice Cream Recipe

1. Scoop out 8 medium sized vanilla scoops of ice cream, shaping quickly into a round ball (doesn’t have to be perfect) and place in a muffin pan or parchment lined baking sheet. (tip, freeze muffin pan for 15 minutes prior to placing the ice cream inside). Freeze for one hour.
2. In a small bowl, place flour and then working quickly, roll the ice cream balls into the flour mixture (use GF flour for Gluten-free Air Fryer Fried Ice Cream). Return to muffin tin and freeze for another hour.
3. Add cereal and cinnamon to a ziplock baggie, use a rolling pin or meat mallet to crush corn flakes until well crushed but some larger pieces remain.
4. In a small shallow bowl, whisk egg whites until foamy (use the egg yolks to make lemon curd!) Remove floured ice cream balls from freezer, working quickly, dip in egg whites to coat, then roll in the corn flake mixture. Roll until completely covered, return to muffin tin, repeat until all ice cream balls are covered (this is a great time to have kids help you out, make an assembly line!)
5. Return fried ice cream balls to freeze and freeze for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight until ice cream balls are frozen hard. There shouldn’t be any ice cream showing; if they need more coating, repeat the egg white and corn flake dipping and freeze another hour.

How to Air Fry Fried Ice Cream

1. Fold up a piece of aluminum foil with sides turned up slightly making a shallow bowl. Place in bottom of air fryer. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees, set for 2 minutes.
2. Remove ice cream balls one at a time from the freezer and “fry” for 2 minutes, remove with long spoon to plate, top with hot fudge sauce and if desired, whipped cream and a cherry.
3. Repeat process with remaining ice cream ball, serving each one immediately. If you have a larger air fryer, or a Breville Smart Oven, you can air fry 2-4 at a time, be sure to make a little aluminum foil tray though