Fried Ice Cream Truffle

[David J.]

I have an ice cream theme going for my latest truffle collection.

I have sea salt caramel cups. The "Cookies N Cream" truffle is a hit thanks to Lior who tipped me to infusing the butter with vanilla. I have a Banana Caramel Sundae truffle planned with a base banana ganache topped with a dollop of flowing caramel, dark chocolate ganache, and pecan bits. The standard Chocolate Chip Mint is also planned. That leaves me with one more flavor to make five (three each of five flavors per box), and I'm thinking of a "Fried Ice Cream" truffle.

Picture cinnamon ganache rolled in flavored crushed corn flakes and dipped in dark chocolate. My inclination is to caramelize some sugar and honey to mix the flakes in before turning them out and crushing them, but I’m not sure of the best ratio of sugar and honey and how far to caramelize the sugar.

I’m willing experiment with various combinations, and I figured folks here would have some good guesses about what would best evoke the flavor of true fried ice cream.