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Easy
Valentine's Day
Ice Cream Dessert
recipe and
photograph by www.finedinings.com
Serves 2
Vanilla Ice Cream
(or use a commercial brand)
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1 large egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bring cream and sugar to a boil in a saucepan over medium high heat. In a small
bowl whisk egg yolk with a small amount of hot cream mixture, add back to hot
cream whisking rapidly to thicken, do not let it boil; remove from heat
and cool. Set aside 2 teaspoons for garnish. Line heart shaped cookie cutters with
plastic wrap; spoon in ice cream mixture pressing firmly; smooth tops, cover and freeze. They can be made
two days ahead.
Chocolate Ganache
(or use commercial chocolate syrup)
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
squirt bottle (I use a clean plastic catsup or mustard container)
In
a small saucepan, bring cream and corn syrup to a simmer; remove from heat; add
chocolate whisking until melted and smooth. Cool; pour into squirt bottle and
refrigerate; soften in microwave before using. Can be made 2 weeks ahead of time.
Strawberry Coulis
2 - 3 Strawberries, stems removed
1/2 teaspoon Cornstarch
Push strawberries through a fine mesh.
Microwave in small bowl with cornstarch 1 minute stirring
to thicken; pour into a squeeze bottle and refrigerate. When ready
to use soften in microwave a few seconds. Can be made 2 days ahead.
Assemble dessert
Place heart shaped ice cream on serving plate, remove plastic; decorate top
with strawberry coulis; make small puddles of chocolate ganache around the
heart; put small dots of the reserved vanilla ice cream on the chocolate
puddles; use a toothpick or tip of a sharp knife to draw a line through the
sauces making hearts. Add the
strawberry fan garnish, a sprig of mint and serve your guests a Valentine's Day gourmet dessert.
Be sure to see more of my
Dessert Recipes
with photographs
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