Chocolate Fried Ice Cream

• Ready In: 1 hr 1 min
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• Chocolate Fried Ice Cream

• 1  quart vanilla ice cream
• 1  cup  vanilla wafer crumbs (about 30 wafers, crushed)
• 1⁄2 cup  finely chopped pecans
• 1⁄2 cup  mounds sweetened flaked coconut
• 3  tablespoons  hershey's  cocoa
• 2  eggs
•  vegetable oil

• Chocolate Nut Sauce

• 3  tablespoons butter or 3  tablespoons margarine
• 1⁄3 cup pecan pieces
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  hershey's  cocoa
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  light cream
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Chocolate Fried Ice Cream-------.
2. With scoop, form 6 ice cream balls.
3. Place on wax paper-covered tray.
4. Cover; freeze several hours or until very firm.
5. In bowl, stir together vanilla wafer crumbs, nuts, coconut and cocoa; set aside.
6. In small bowl, beat eggs.
7. Coat ice cream balls with crumb mixture, pressing crumbs firmly into ice cream.
8. Dip balls in beaten egg; coat again with crumb mixture.
9. Place on wax paper-covered tray; freeze 2 hours or until very firm.
10. Just before serving, heat 2-inches oil in fry pan or deep fryer to 375°F.
11. Remove 2 balls at a time from freezer; fry in hot oil 20 to 25 seconds or until browned.
12. Drain; serve immediately with chocolate nut sauce.
13. Chocolate Nut Sauce-----.
14. In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter; add nuts, cooking until lightly browned.
15. Remove from heat; stir in sugar, cocoa and salt.
16. Blend in light cream.
17. Over low heat, cook, stirring constantly, until mixture just begins to boil.
18. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
19. Serve warm.
20. About 1 cup sauce.