Crepes Are Your Secret For The Ultimate Ice Cream Enchiladas

This may spark some controversy, but someone has to say it: Ice cream cake is totally overrated. It's so heavy and dense, and you can't truly appreciate the interplay between all of the elements of the dessert because it has so much going on. If you're looking for a simpler alternative that still delivers on the promise of something that's sweet, yet also more complex than just a plain scoop of vanilla, turn to ice cream enchiladas instead. To make this tantalizing treat at home, you'll need to gather your basic ingredients: Ice cream, some sort of syrupy sauce, and the sweet alternative to tortillas. 

Crepes make a great option for this dessert because they have a neutral, if not sweet leaning, flavor and are very easy to tuck in with your ice cream and syrup. Likewise it will make it considerably easier to assemble your enchiladas if your ice cream is frozen into small rectangles ahead of time, your crepes are chilled (so as not to melt the ice cream), and you have all of the materials you need to assemble your dessert ready to go. Once all of the ice cream rectangles are wrapped with crepes, you can pour on your syrup and add a sprinkle of the garnish on top before getting really creative.

If you want to make a dessert that visually resembles a classic enchiladas recipe, pull out strawberry syrup to replicate the red sauce and some orange candy melts to take the place of the cheese. But, that's far from the only combination that will work for this recipe. If you're looking for something more kid-friendly, consider rolling up rectangles of cookies and cream ice cream with vanilla or caffe mocha crepes and topping the dish with a layer of hot fudge and crumbled Oreo cookie pieces. 

Or, if you're opting for something a bit lighter and more summery, consider going with a strawberry or peach ice cream filling and a simple créme anglaise topping accented with fresh, cooling mint leaves. You don't have to just stick to adding your toppings on top of the ice cream enchiladas either. Add fresh or canned fruit inside or even a swipe of the sauce before you roll them up to add extra flavor and make the texture stand out a little bit more. Soon, ice cream cake will be a thing of the past.