The Ultimate Sweet-and-Salty Ice Cream: A 5-Minute Dessert Hack
An easy, semi-homemade recipe for a sweet and salty frozen treat. The method involves simply softening a pint of store-bought ice cream, such as vanilla, ginger, or cinnamon, and mixing in chopped chocolate-covered pretzels. The mixture is then refrozen until firm and served with more pretzels on top for extra crunch.
- Prep Time: 17 minutes (includes softening time)
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 47 minutes (includes freezing time)
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing, Freezing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 pint vanilla, ginger or cinnamon ice cream
- 1/2 cup chopped chocolate-covered pretzels
- More chocolate-covered pretzels, for topping
Instructions
- Allow 1 pint of ice cream to soften at room temperature for about 15 minutes.
- Transfer the softened ice cream to a large bowl.
- Use a spoon to mash in 1/2 cup of chopped chocolate-covered pretzels until evenly distributed.
- Cover the bowl and return the ice cream mixture to the freezer.
- Freeze until firm, typically 1 to 2 hours.
- Serve topped with more chopped chocolate-covered pretzels.
Notes
- This recipe works well with vanilla, ginger, or cinnamon ice cream.
- Soften the ice cream just enough to be mixable, but not melted, for the best results when refreezing.
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