Peppermint Cream Parfait

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6-8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Josceline Dimbleby’s Complete Cookbook

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1997

  • About

A light and irresistible ice cream dotted with pieces of chocolate peppermint cream. It can be made at least a day in advance. If you have any, add a little crème de menthe with the peppermint essence.

Ingredients

  • whites of 2 large eggs
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 175 g/<

Method

Put the egg whites in a bowl with the salt and whisk until they stand in soft peaks. Dissolve the sugar in the water in a saucepan over a gentle heat, then increase the heat and boil fiercely, without stirring, for 3 minutes. Pour immediately on to the egg whites in a thin stream, whisking all the time with an electric whisk at high speed. Add the peppermint essence and continue whisking until