Summer is just around the corner and that means that various new frozen delights will no doubt be making their way to your local grocery store freezer section. We here at Food World News tend to favor last year's "Not Fried Chicken Ice Cream" trend and predict that its popularity will rise once again.
If you've never been introduced to this creamy, luscious frozen treat, you're going to thank me. The 'not' in front of the fried chicken is important - otherwise, you may think you're about to gag on a greasy spoon of French vanilla studded with congealed chicken skin. Get that gross image out of your head because the 'not,' my friends, means that you're dining on something spectacular. Homemade versions tend to favor vanilla ice cream goodness coated in a crispy chocolate shell, then dipped in cornflakes for extra crunch. "Bones" vary from pretzels and Twix bars to various chocolate pieces.
Life Raft Treats - a South Carolina-based chef-driven food truck - offers its signature version made with waffle ice cream, a chocolate-covered cookie "bone," a crunchy white chocolate shell, and crushed cornflakes. The combination results in a frozen treat that looks just like a piece of fried chicken and even comes in a bucket of nine three-ounce bars. If you're not in Charleston, fear not. You can order up a bucket via Gold Belly and have it shipped right to your doorstep.
Founded by six-time James Beard finalist and pastry chef Cynthia Wong, Life Raft Treats uses high-quality ingredients and aims to reinvent childhood treats with a sense of nostalgia and humor. Other cleverly delicious items from Wong include a "Ramen" Ice Cream Bowl and a sold-out Valentine's Day Love Survival Kit containing six Key Lime Cheesecake Ice Cream "Shrimp" with a berry "cocktail sauce," six Coffee Ice Cream "Oysters," one Chocolate Ice Cream "Lobster Tail" and two "Claws," plus two pieces of Not Fried Chicken.