Chocolate Ginger Ice Cream Recipes

GINGER ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium pot, combine cream, milk, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, clove and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then cover, remove from heat, and let steep for 1 hour.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the yolks. Whisking constantly, slowly whisk about a third of the cream into the yolks, then whisk yolk mixture back into the pot with the cream. Return pot to medium-low heat and gently cook until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon (about 170 degrees on an instant-read thermometer).
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Cool mixture to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 4 hours or overnight. Churn in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions, adding the candied ginger during the last few seconds of churning. Serve directly from the machine for soft serve, or store in freezer until needed. Serve topped with extra candied ginger if desired.

CHOCOLATE GINGER ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Process ginger with sugar in work bowl of food processor until it is very fine.
• Place milk, cream and ginger sugar in heavy saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat an steep for 5 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks with a wire whisk in a bowl and slowly stir in the ginger milk mixture.
• Return to saucepan and cook gently, stiring constantly, until it thickens slightly. Do not boil or overheat.
• Add vanilla and liqueur.
• Cut chocolate into chunks and add to work bowl of food processor. Pulse 15-20 times or until finely chopped.
• Add about half of the hot custard and process until the chocolate is completely melted.
• Stir chocolate mixture back into remaining custard and blend well with a whisk.
• Cool mix in fridge for several hours or overnight.
• Transfer to ice cream freezer and after a little time, voila! YUM is ready.
• If you have no ice cream freezer, place in flat metal dish or cake pan and freeze for about 2 hours.
• Puree in 2 or 3 batches until smooth to prevent large ice crystals from forming. If you freezer is not very cold or is very full, this may take longer.
• Freeze again fofr about 1 hour.
• Time does not include freezing time as you don't have to stand there and watch it.

SPEEDY GINGER ICE CREAM WITH CHILLI-CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir the ginger and syrup through the ice cream, then return to the freezer to firm up for at least 1 hr.
• Put the chocolate and chilli in a large bowl. Bring milk, cream and sugar to the boil, then remove from heat and pour over the chocolate. Leave to stand for 2 mins, then whisk until the chocolate is melted. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.

WHITE CHOCOLATE & GINGER ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over low heat, slowly bring cream, milk, sugar and ginger to a boil, stirring occasionally. Immediately remove from heat. Let ingredients steep together for 30 minutes.
• In a small bowl, beat egg yolks with melted white chocolate. Whisk into cream mixture. Strain custard through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a large bowl.
• Pour custard into an ice-cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer ice cream to a container, cover and freeze.
• Scoop ice cream into dessert bowls. Sprinkle with crystallized ginger and white chocolate shavings, if desired. YIELD 1 quart.