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Honey Phyllo Ice Cream Cups

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

Cups

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
9 tablespoons (1/2 stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter
3 tablespoons honey
5 sheets fresh phyllo pastry or frozen, thawed (each about 12x18 inches)

Topping

1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 pints (about) vanilla, strawberry or peach ice cream or frozen yogurt
Assorted berries or thinly sliced peaches

Preparation

  1. For Cups:

    Step 1

    Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 2 heavy large baking sheets with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Arrange three 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups upside down on each sheet, spacing evenly. Spray outside of ramekins with vegetable oil spray.

    Step 2

    Stir butter and honey in small saucepan over low heat just until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface (cover remainder with plastic and dampen towel). Brush butter mixture over sheet. Cut sheet into six 6-inch squares. Stack 5 squares, with points of each going in different directions (reserve 1 square for next cup). Lift stack; place stack, buttered side down, on 1 ramekin. press stack firmly, molding to ramekin. repeat buttering, cutting, stacking and shaping with remaining phyllo, using 5 squares for each stack and making a total of 6 cups. Brush outside of phyllo with butter mixture.

    Step 3

    Bake until phyllo is brown and crisp, about 14 minutes. Immediately run spatula under edges of phyllo to loosen. Transfer baking sheets to racks; cool 10 minutes. Slide spatula under phyllo and ramekins and lift from baking sheet. Remove phyllo from ramekins and place upright on baking sheets; cool completely. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)

  2. For Topping:

    Step 4

    Whisk honey and lemon juice in small bowl to blend.

    Step 5

    Place phyllo cups on plates. Place 1 scoop ice cream in each. Spoon fruit around ice cream. Drizzle with topping.

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