To round out a Tex-Mex—inspired dinner menu of chicken chili and stuffed squash, I decided on this simple ice cream dessert.  Reminiscent in taste to the bowls of fried ice cream we all remember eating at our local Mexican restaurant growing up, creamy scoops of vanilla ice cream are rolled in a mixture of toasted, shredded coconut and ground cinnamon before being frozen and served.  The great thing is, you really don’t miss the ‘fried’ aspect of this dessert; the toasted flavor of the coating is crunchy and tasty enough!

(To view this recipe, click on the following link: http://www.marthastewart.com/313047/mexican-snowballs)

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