Chocolate-Hazelnut Ice Cream Cupcakes
- 1/2 cup blanched hazelnuts, plus chopped nuts for topping
- 3/4 cup packed sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal
- 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- Cooking spray, for the pan
- 1 pint coconut or vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
- 2 pints chocolate ice cream
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spread the whole hazelnuts and coconut on a baking sheet and toast until deep golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Let cool, then transfer to a food processor.
- Add the cereal and condensed milk and pulse until the mixture is finely ground.
- Lightly spray 6 muffin-tin cups with cooking spray.
- Divide the coconut mixture among the cups.
- Wet your fingers, then press the coconut mixture into the bottom and up the side of each cup.
- Freeze until firm, at least 20 minutes.
- Remove the muffin pan from the freezer.
- Fill the crusts with coconut ice cream, smoothing the tops.
- Freeze until firm, about 40 minutes.
- Top each ice cream cupcake with a scoop of chocolate ice cream (make the scoop flat on the bottom so it sits on top of the coconut ice cream).
- Serve immediately or cover and freeze for up to 2 days.
- To unmold, run an offset spatula around the edge of each cup, then pry out the cupcakes.
- Top with chopped hazelnuts.
- Photograph by Kana Okada
blanched hazelnuts, coconut, crispy rice cereal, condensed milk, cooking spray, coconut, chocolate ice cream
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/chocolate-hazelnut-ice-cream-cupcakes-recipe.html (may not work)