Chocolate ice cream cups

Name: Chocolate ice cream cups
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: ½ vanilla pod, split lengthways; 500 ml (16 fl oz) milk; 4 egg yolks; 100 g (3¼ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped; 400 g (12¾ oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped; 100 g (3¼ oz) caster sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Chocolate

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

The history of ice cream dates back thousands of years where it began as a form of sorbet made of snow and honey. While this rich chocolate ice cream bears little resemblance to its humble ancestor, it is just as much of a delicacy. And, unlike the ancient sorbet, this ice cream can be enjoyed even when the snow isn’t falling.

Ingredients

500 ml (16 fl oz) milk
½ vanilla pod, split lengthways

Dessert
ice cream
Chocolate
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Put the milk, vanilla pod and chopped chocolate in a saucepan and heat slowly until just at boiling point. Remove from the heat. Prepare a large bowl of iced water. Whisk the egg yolks and caster sugar together until thick and pale. Pour in a third of the hot milk, blend and add to the pan with the rest of the milk. Cook over medium heat very slowly, stirring constantl