Crunchy Ice Cream Balls

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    10–12

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors

By Pooja Bavishi

Published 2025

  • About

This recipe is your answer to the quickest and most delicious dessert for a dinner party or a solo craving for something sweet. It has fried ice cream vibes, ice cream sundae energy, and an ice cream sandwich aura. Once you make these crunchy ice cream balls for the first time, I’m almost certain that you’ll never stop.

Ingredients

  • 1 pint ice cream, any flavor
  • 4 digestive biscuits or graham crackers
  • 2 tablesp

Method

1 Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Using a small ice cream scoop or tablespoon, scoop out 1-ounce balls of ice cream and place them, not touching, on the prepared pan. (You’ll have about 16 balls of ice cream.) Slip the pan into the freezer and freeze the balls until solid, about 4 hours.

2 While the ice cream balls are freezing, crush the biscuits or graham crackers until coarsel