Perfect Tempura Ice Cream

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

In this tempura ice cream recipe, balls of ice cream are wrapped in pound cake slices and re-frozen, then coated with batter and deep fried.

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) prepared pound cake
1 (32 ounce) container LACTAID® Vanilla Ice Cream
2 cups vegetable oil for frying, or more as needed
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 cup sparkling water, chilled
1 egg
1 tablespoon Chocolate syrup

Directions

1 Cut pound cake in medium-size slices.
2 Scoop a ball of ice cream and wrap completely with cake slices, patching where needed with smaller pieces.
3 Wrap balls tightly with plastic wrap, forming a round shape. Freeze at least 5 hours or overnight.
4 Heat oil in a deep fryer or heavy pan.
5 Stir cold sparkling water very slowly into flour; whisk in egg to create batter.
6 Remove ice cream balls, one at a time, from the freezer. Dust the surface with flour. Dip into batter, coating completely. Quickly lower coated ice cream balls into oil; fry until golden, about 25 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon.
7 Serve with a drizzle of chocolate sauce before ice cream melts!