Apple Pie Fried Ice Cream Cake [+ Video]

There’s nothing that says fall like apple recipes. Our family’s apple pie fried ice cream cake is the perfect way to move into fall!

It’s a great recipe to make big or small too, so save this one for family reunions, general conference, church potlucks and more. It’s especially great for this time of year as it’s still warm out but we are all ready for fall!

My mom always cans her apple pie filling and I’ve often been the recipient of it. She actually hates apple pie, who the heck knows why, but she knows her family loves it so she makes it anyway. I need to be better about making things I don’t like but others love just to make them feel special. You can can this recipe, just follow your basic canning instructions.

We actually freeze it fairly often which seems to work just as well. We freeze everything. Have you read our post on freezer prep green smoothie protein shakes? Yes, we even prep ziplocs of everything we need, even the protein powder for green smoothies. It’s awesome.

All you need to make apple pie fried ice cream cake is your homemade or store bought apple pie filling, cinnamon frosted flakes (or regular if you can’t find the cinnamon), butter, sugar, cinnamon, ice cream and whipped cream. Oh, and caramel for drizzling.

What is Fried Ice Cream?

The dessert is commonly made by taking a scoop of ice cream frozen well below the temperature at which ice cream is generally kept, possibly coating it in raw egg, rolling it in cornflakes or cookie crumbs, and briefly deep frying it.

I’ve learned a little trick for emptying your gallon of ice cream. I’ve tried scooping it out and cutting the whole container in half and then pushing it out, but really the best way is to let it soften just enough that you can turn it upside down and squeeze the bottom together, it loosens the ice cream and it just plops out without your hands becoming a sticky mess.

Also, a little tip, make sure you crush the corn flakes. I’ve tried skipping that step but the sugar did not stick to the flakes properly and it really was a waste.

Start with your homemade apple pie filling. It’s just cooking apples down until their tender with sugar, cornstarch and seasoning so it’s very simple. This Loopy apple peeler, slicer and corer makes the job go ten times faster.

After you’ve finished your filling, set it aside to cool completely. I put ours in the fridge right away.

Now it’s time for that glorious topping. The cinnamon frosted flakes add so much more flavor than the regular but I know they can be a little tricky to find. All you want to do is cook them, stirring occasionally so that none of that sugar burns. Remove the flakes to parchment paper to cool.

You can watch the entire apple pie fried ice cream cake recipe come together, just push play on the recipe above. It’s super easy and that ice cream is all kinds of awesome even by itself!

How Long Will Ice Cream Cake Keep in the Freezer?

General guidelines for storing ice cream cake in the freezer.

As a general guideline, any leftover ice cream cake can be stored in the freezer and consumed within seven days.

Put leftovers away as soon as possible and store them in an airtight container, such as a plastic freezer container.

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