Fat Elvis Ice Cream

The King is dead. Long Live the King!

Young Reese Shirey, an industrious 20 year old student at the University of Alabama, has created this cool creamy homage to the King. A decadent concoction perhaps, yet like the Lord of Graceland, this treat is as sweet as Elvis was to his mama, and and sexy and southern and a bit eccentric. And a reminder to all those smug, self-satisfied baconistas out there — the King was feasting on bacon, peanut butter and banana sandwiches long before you and probably even your parents were born.

Well aware of these legends and lore, Fat Elvis Ice Cream was a stroke of genius Reese cooked up between his studies of creative writing, and – no surprise – a degree in entrepreneurship. And thus his student digs are now the home of The Shireshack Ice Cream Factory, where he is developing other unique and irresistible treats.

Where did this talent come from? Not from his older brother Austin, who recently joined the ranks of the gainfully employed in our office at the magazine. Not a professed foodie himself, he did mention his younger brother inventing this ice cream — which is when I pounced to get the world-wide exclusive on this soon-to-be famous recipe. (Note to Reese: trademark that name ASAP or some big conglomerate will steal it away — surely there's someone in the law school who can help you.)

When it comes to deluxe ice cream, pints of Ben & Jerry's are the only game in town in Tuscaloosa. We all know the disappointment when your favorite B&J flavors vanish from the shelves (anyone seen Chubby Hubby lately?), and the only other option for creative blends is a Coldstone franchise. Neither Reese nor I are fans of their sugary fluff, served up in that cheesy, calculated Ye Olde Ice Cream Shoppe setting.

What's a Tuscaloosan to do? If you're Reese Shirey, you create original recipes that best the near-gold standard of Ben & Jerry's.

The Shireshack ice cream maker of choice is the Cuisinart ICE-30BC 2-Quart Ice Cream Maker (makes two quarts) and a ice and rock salt wooden hand cranker by Aroma. This Aroma wood barrel number is electric but also has a six quart capacity for the ambitious. This one quart recipe worked just fine in my Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker.

Props to Fat Elvis ice cream for using malted milk — sadly, malteds have become rarer and rarer, so while the candied bacon and peanut butter and honey will be the biggest oohs and ahs, hats off to the hardy malt infusing the banana vanilla base.

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If Reese follows in his older brother's footsteps and moves up here to the Big Apple, he may well just be the next big thing in the ice-cream world. He's one to watch.

So crank up a batch, and serve with your favorite Elvis tune playing — "All Shook Up" would be appropriate. I'm a sap for "Can't Help Falling in Love." Reese ranks "Blue Christmas" at the top of his list, but for goodness sake people do not wait 'til the holidays to give Fat Elvis Ice Cream a test drive.