Cocoa & Almond Meringues with Fudge Sauce & Coffee Ice Cream

Name: Cocoa & Almond Meringues with Fudge Sauce & Coffee Ice Cream
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Makes: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) dark chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped; 150 ml (5 fl oz) thick (double) cream; 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter; 180 g (6¼ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 3 eggwhites, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar; 80 ml (2½ fl oz/⅓ cup) golden syrup (light corn syrup); 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 50 g (1¾ oz) blanched almonds, toasted, finely chopped; 3 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee powder; 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) vanilla ice cream, left to soften slightly

Preparation info

Makes:
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

My Street Food Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2015

About

Children will be disappointed when they find out these ice-cream sandwiches have coffee in them, but that’s all the more for us adults to indulge in with this outrageous trio of chewy almond meringues, coffee ice cream (buy a good quality tub or make your own) and thick milk chocolate fudge sauce.

Ingredients

3 eggwhites, at room temperature
180 g (6¼ oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F) or 150°C (300°F) fan forced. Line two baking trays with baking paper.

It is very important to have a spotlessly clean bowl to start so wash the bowl in hot water and dry well. Using an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk the