Caramel Fried Ice Cream Recipes

CHINESE DEEP FRIED ICE CREAM WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• To make caramel sauce:.
• Combine cream, sugar, butter and vanilla extract in a saucepan.
• Cook stirring for 5 minutes until sugar dissolves.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until sauce thickens.
• To make ice-cream:.
• Cut cake into 8 1cm slices.
• Lay 1 slice cake in your hand.
• Top with scoop of ice cream.
• Place second piece of cake over top of ice cream and using your hands mould cake to form a ball around ice cream.
• Transfer to a tray and place in freezer immediately. Repeat with all ice cream and cake.
• Allow balls to stand in freezer for at least 1 hour.
• Beat eggs in shallow bowl.
• Place breadcrumbs onto a plate.
• Working with one ball at a a time, roll in egg then coat with breadcrumbs and refreeze.
• Freeze for at least 2 more hours or overnight.
• Remove balls from freezer, stand 5 minutes.
• Pour oil into saucepan. Heat and it is ready when a piece of bread dropped in turns brown within 15 seconds.
• Lower 2 ice cream balls in at a time into the oil.
• Cook for 1 minute until golden and drain on paper towel.
• Serve immediately drizzled with caramel sauce.

FRIED CARAMELIZED BANANAS WITH ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Make the Caramel
• Place a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add the brown sugar and butter. Allow both to melt and mix well using a heatproof silicone spatula.
• Fry the Bananas
• When the caramel is hot and bubbly, add the bananas, cut side down, along with the pecans. Allow the bananas to cook for about 3 minutes before turning them over. The cut side should have a deep golden brown color and a slightly crispy texture. (Depending on the ripeness of the banana, they may break. Don't worry about this; they will still be delicious.)
• Cook for another 2 minutes, using a spoon to drizzle the caramel sauce over the bananas to keep infusing them with caramel flavor.
• Serve
• Place the bananas on a serving dish or platter, top with scoops of ice cream, and drizzle the caramel sauce and nuts all over it.
• COOKING NOTES
• ADVANCE PREPARATION
• The bananas are best served just after they are made. They will lose their crispy caramelized texture as they sit but will still retain their flavor so long as they are not refrigerated.
• If you must make them in advance, the bananas can be held in a warm oven for a few hours.

SALTED CARAMEL ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium pot over medium heat, melt 3/4 cup sugar with 3 tablespoons water, swirling skillet frequently, until sugar turns mahogany brown in color (it should be almost but not quite black).
• Add heavy cream, milk, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the salt; simmer mixture until caramel melts and cream mixture is completely smooth. Remove pot from heat. In a separate bowl, whisk yolks. Whisking constantly, slowly whisk about a third of the hot cream into the yolks, then whisk the yolk mixture back into the pot with the cream.
• Return pot to medium-low heat and gently cook until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon (about 170 degrees on an instant-read thermometer).
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Cool mixture to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Churn in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions. Sprinkle flaky sea salt into base during the last 2 minutes of churning. Serve directly from the machine for soft serve, or store in freezer until needed.