Ice Cream Stuffed Watermelon Wedges

This month’s Food ‘n Flix is hosted by Chef Sarah Elizabeth who chose the 80’s classic, Dirty Dancing.

Would you believe that I had never seen Dirty Dancing in its entirety until now?  I was somehow under the impression that it was about a dance competition (uh, no) and found that I quite enjoyed the movie!

I’m not going to rehash the movie here, because I’m guessing that most have seen it (or aren’t interested) plus I’m terrible at writing synopses. 

Anyhow, I was inspired by the iconic phase “I carried a watermelon”.

Because yeah, isn’t it just typical to say something idiotic in the presence of someone you want to impress?

I was equally inspired by this video that’s been floating around facebook for the last few weeks:

Ice cream in watermelon?!?  Whaaaat?

I definitely had to give it a whirl.  I thought about making a homemade ice cream to fill the watermelon (especially now that I’ve master no-churn ice creams), but Hubs was out of town, the kids flat out said no to a fruity ice cream and I was feeling pretty lukewarm about fruity ice cream too (chocolate or nothing!!), so I decided to stuff my watermelon with some vanilla caramel gelato I had in the freezer.  

Ideally, the watermelon should be frozen before stuffing, but if you have time management issues, so simply don’t want to wait, freshly cut watermelon works as well.

I absolutely loved the creamy vanilla ice cream against the fresh fruity watermelon! 

It is super messy to eat, but a very fun treat!

Ice Cream Stuffed Watermelon Wedges

Inspired by Insider Food

Thickly cut watermelon slices, about 2 inches thick

Vanilla ice cream or gelato

Use a sharp knife to cut the center out of the watermelon slices, leaving ½-inch walls on 2 sides.  If desired, freeze for 2 hours.

Fill with vanilla gelato and serve!

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Ice Cream Stuffed Watermelon Slices

by Amy's Cooking Adventures July-24-2017

Ice Cream Stuffed Watermelon Slices are the dessert of the season!

Ingredients

• 3 thick slices Watermelon
• 2 cups vanilla ice cream

Instructions

Use a sharp knife to cut the center out of the watermelon slices, leaving ½-inch walls on 2 sides. If desired, freeze for 2 hours.Fill with vanilla gelato and serve!

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: Total time: 10 mins Yield: 3