Smith’s Chef Jeff Jackson's recipe, as presented on Good Day Utah!
Ingredients
8 slices white bread
¼ c. creamy peanut butter
¼ c. strawberry jam, plus more for serving
16 oz. vanilla ice cream
¾ c. peanut butter cookies, crushed
2 lg. eggs, beaten
4 c. vegetable oil for frying
Directions
Make 4 peanut butter and jam sandwiches. Flatten each with a rolling pin and slice in half.
Scoop four 1 oz. ice cream balls. Wrap the ice cream with the two halves of sandwich, kind of like a baseball to cover the ice cream ball. Form into a ball, making sure the bread covers the ice cream. Place in the freezer to harden at least 3 hours or overnight.
Heat your oil in a heavy bottomed pot to 375. Crack the eggs into a shallow dish and whisk. Place the cookie crumbs in a separate dish. Remove the ice cream balls from the freezer and dredge them in the egg and then into the cookie crumbs.
Place them into the hot oil and use a spider whisk to move them around in the oil. Let them cook about 30 seconds to 1 minute or until they begin to crisp.
Let them drain on paper towels and then serve immediately drizzled with some more strawberry jam and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Enjoy!
