Crunchy Ice Cream Topping
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I’m a planner by nature, not at all spontaneous. I would like to be spontaneous, but it’s just not in my DNA. My family really enjoys entertaining guests. I want to be able to be spontaneous and host friends and family on the spur of the moment, bu-uut…. it stresses me out not being prepared. Yes, I realize that by definition, it’s tough to be prepared for spontaneous guests. Because I don’t want my hang up to prevent us from hosting spur of the moment guests, I plan ahead for spontaneous hosting. I know, I know. One of my favorite planning tricks is to make a big batch of our family favorite Crunchy Ice Cream Topping ahead using cereal I usually already have on-hand.
My planning self realized that with the holiday season here, I’d better prepare for last minute guests, especially since my oldest “baby” got home from college yesterday and will be inviting hundreds of friends over. While I was out running holiday shopping errands,I popped over to Walmart where I knew I could grab all the ingredients I needed to make my crunchy ice cream topping. My family eats lots of Quaker® Life cereal, so I also wanted to stock up for when they’ll all be home over the holidays.
Ingredients
4 cups crushed Quaker® Life cereal or Quaker® Oatmeal Squares (the Quaker® Life cereal makes a lighter topping and the Quaker® Oatmeal Squares makes the topping a bit heartier, you choose which your preference). I leave the cereal in the bag it comes in and crunch it by hand (a perfect job for the kiddos to help with.)
1 1/4 cup moist coconut
1/2 cup slivered Almonds
1 cup brown Sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl, then stir in the melted butter. Mix well. I store the crunchy ice cream topping in an air-tight container in the pantry or freezer (depending on how big of a batch I whipped up).
When my oldest “baby’s” friends drop by at all hours, I can she can quickly and easily set up a serve-yourself snack station. When the kids are ready to snack, they just grab the ice cream from the freezer and serve themselves.
While the topping is amazing on ice cream, it’s just as amazing on Greek yogurt, so we can easily offer another snack option for guests.
I like to offer additional toppings like sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, cran raisins, or nuts so that guests can create their own perfect treat.
You can even add holiday-themed toppings.
Do you have a favorite treat that you keep on-hand for your drop-in guests?
I’d love to know so I can add it to my plan for unplanned entertaining. You’ll have to give this easy Crunchy Ice Cream Topping a try when you’re planning for your next unplanned guests. Happy spontaneous entertaining.
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That is fabulous! Creative topping idea. Can’t wait to try this one.
Yum! That sounds fantastic. I definitely want to try this.
My kids love life cereal but never thought about putting it on top of ice cream. What a fun way to use cereal in a new way.
what a yummy way to enjoy ice cream. I had no clue cereal was this versatile.
That topping sounds great! I love a little crunch with my ice cream!
Oh what a great topping idea. I have been craving some ice cream lately. Thanks for sharing.
What a brilliant idea! I’m definitely going to try this!
I love the idea of using the cereal toppings on Greek yoghurt! It must add just the right amount of crunch and flavor.
Ronnie, it really is a heavenly combo!
This is such an easy way to make vanilla ice cream fun! I love coconut
I love some crunch on my ice cream. I’ve never thought to do this but it sounds really good!
Yum. Love the set up with photos. I am a big crunchy kind if gal.
Almonds and coconuts sound great together! I will have to try this out!
This would be great on some ice cream! I love how easy the recipe seems!
Oh what a delicious idea! I love ice cream toppings, and this definitely looks like one I’d love to try! Thanks for sharing!
I enjoy reading your post so much, lol great topping, I am loving the mix combination #client
Thanks, and it really is an amazingly delicious mix.
We just got a bunch of ice cream on sale. I have to try this!
What a great idea. These are my husband’s two favorite snacks…rolled into one. Amazing!
Becca, it’s very easy to make so you’ll score lots of wife points for not much effort!
This is perfect for us because we are a dye-free household. It’s hard to find ice cream toppings that don’t have colors in them!
And I’m drooling…Those toppings look amazing!
My kids were only asking for ice cream yesterday! This topping sounds delicious.
Thank you for posting to Motivation Monday!
This looks great. Their is times I would love topping on my ice cream. Thanks for the information.
Thanks, Denise. It’s equally good on yogurt.