Recipe
Obviously A Popular Dessert In Idaho Is An Ice Cream Potato
The ice cream potato is a novelty sweet treat that you probably won't find outside of Idaho, the 'potato' state.
Not actually having any potato in it, an ice cream potato is simply molded ice cream covered in a variety of toppings to visually look like a baked potato.
Even in Idaho, the treat is pretty seasonal as it's usually found at fairs, festivals, and other events.
Year-round, the ice cream potato can be found at both locations of Westside Drive-In, the establishment that is proclaimed as the dessert's birthplace.
Westside's original version of the dessert features a vanilla 'potato', rolled in cocoa powder and sliced in half to mimic a baked potato. Filled with whipped cream and topped with cookie crumbles and chopped peanuts, the dessert, served in a pool of chocolate syrup, is available in-restaurant or through the drive-through.
Variations can be found utilizing various ice cream toppings and other sweet treats to mimic other baked potato toppings.
While this treat is fun to grab while I'm in my hometown, I spend most of the year out of state at school. Because of this, I felt the need to bless the foodie community with a recipe to recreate this staple fair food.
Homemade Ice Cream Potatoes
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 1 hr
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 gallon vanilla ice cream
- 1 sleeve double-stuffed Oreo cookies
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 can whipped cream
- Yellow food coloring
- Green sprinkles
- Plastic wrap
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Congratulations on making your very own ice cream potato! Repeat steps as necessary to make multiple potatoes. Feel free to try using other ice cream flavors, add other ice cream toppings, such as chocolate or strawberry syrup, or experiment to make your own disguised toppings!