Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe 455

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, whisk together the milk, cream, vanilla, spices, salt and half of the sugar on medium-low heat. Bring the cream mixture barely to a boil.
• While the cream mixture is heating, combine the yolks and the rest of the sugar in a large mixing bowl. Using a whisk, beat until the mixture is pale and thick.
• Once the cream mixture has come to a slight boil, whisk about 1/3 into the yolk and sugar mixture. Stir it thoroughly, add another 1/3 of the cream mixture, stir well, and then pour the entire combined mixture back into the saucepan. This has allowed it to cool off so the egg yolks don't cook. Stir the mixture over low heat until it thickens enough to lightly coat the back of a wooden spoon. Make sure you do not boil it, as the yolks will cook and you will ruin the mixture. This whole process should take only a few minutes.
• Place the roughly chopped chocolate in the medium mixing bowl, and then slowly pour the mixture over it. Whisk until the chocolate is completely melted and it comes to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for about 20 minutes until it is cooled.
• Turn on your ice cream maker, and pour in the mixture, letting it churn for about 20 minutes, or until thickened. The ice cream will have a creamy and soft texture. If you prefer it to be a bit more firm, place it in the freezer for at least 2 hours in an airtight container.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Start by heating the 4 cups of whole milk and tablet of Mexican chocolate over medium heat in a pan on the stove. Heat and stir until the chocolate is all melted and incorporated into the milk. (It will look spotty on top. That is o.k.)
• Pour 1 1/2 cups of the hot chocolate into a mixing bowl and add the sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Put into the refrigerator for about an hour to chill. Then add the remaining ingredients, and stir well (I use a wire whisk). Then you can either chill the mixture longer (even overnight) or pour it directly into your ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer's directions.
• Transfer to an airtight container and put into the freezer.

MEXICAN ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place four 1/2-cup scoops of ice cream on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze for 1 hour or until firm., In a shallow bowl, combine the cornflake crumbs, sugar and cinnamon. Roll ice cream in crumb mixture to coat. Freeze until serving. Drizzle each serving with 1 tablespoon honey.

SPICY MEXICAN CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Slice the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape the seeds (do not discard), set aside.
• Roughly chop the chocolate and melt in a medium sauce pan together with milk and cream (over medium heat). After the chocolate has melted, whisk in the cocoa powder, avoiding clumps. Add the vanilla bean and seeds. Bring the mix to just under a boil (150° on a candy thermometer), stirring frequently. Remove from heat and let the mix steep, covered, for 30 minutes to an hour.
• Remove the vanilla bean. Reheat mix over moderate heat until hot (150 degrees), stirring frequently.
• Whisk the eggs, sugar and salt together in a small bowl.
• Temporarily remove the pan from the heat. Add 1/2 cup hot cream mixture to the eggs/sugar in a slow stream, whisking constantly. Whisk the egg/cream mix back into the saucepan and return to medium-low heat, STIRRING CONSTANTLY until a candy thermometer reads 170 degrees (do not let it boil).
• In a medium to large bowl (that cream mixture will be chilled in) combine the cinnamon and cayenne pepper. Pour a small amount of the chocolate cream through a strainer into the bowl and whisk to combine, avoiding clumps. Pour the remaining chocolate cream mixture through the strainer and whisk to combine.
• Cool completely in the refrigerator (at least 4 hours). Freeze in an ice cream maker. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.
• Notes: DO NOT add more than 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper. The flavor intensifies as it freezes in the ice cream maker. If you don't have 1/8 tsp, use 1/4 tsp and remove half the cayenne.
• Notes: To chill more quickly, place the final mixture in an ice and cold-water bath for 30 minutes (a larger bowl for the ice water, a smaller bowl filled with the cream mixture that will sit in the "bath"). Stir frequently.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Pour the 2 cups of milk in a pot on the stove. Add the disk of Mexican chocolate and heat over medium heat until the tablet is melted and incorporated.
• Pour 1 cup of the hot chocolate into a large mixing bowl and add the 2/3 cup of sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. (Reserve the rest of the hot chocolate for another use. If you want to drink it, add another cup of milk before doing so).
• Add the cocoa powder, vanilla, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper and mix well.
• Put in the refrigerator to chill several hours or overnight.
• When chilled, add the 2 cups of heavy whipping cream. Mix well.
• Pour into your ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer's directions.
• When the ice cream reaches soft-serve consistency, transfer to an airtight container and let harden in the freezer for several hours.

CHINESE OR MEXICAN FRIED ICE CREAM -- WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot to 350.
• While the oil is heating, take the Frosted Flakes, and put them into a Ziploc bag. Smash them until they are pea-size pieces.
• Pour the Frosted Flakes into a large bowl.
• Take the scoop of ice cream, and drop it into the bowl.
• Roll the ice ceam around in the cereal until it is well coated, pressing the cereal into the ice cream.
• Take the cereal covered ice cream ball, and drop it into the hot oil for 30-45 seconds.
• Take the ice cream out of the oil, plate, and dust with cinnamon and confectionary sugar for a Mexican Fried Ice Cream, or drizzle chocolate on ice cream and top with a cherry for a Chinese Fried Ice Cream.
• Serve immediately.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Halve vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into a 3-quart heavy saucepan. Add chocolate and half-and-half and bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking. Remove from heat.
• Lightly beat eggs with salt in a bowl, then add hot chocolate mixture in a slow stream, whisking. Transfer custard to cleaned saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until custard registers 175°F on thermometer, 1 to 5 minutes. Immediately pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a metal bowl. Put bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and cool, stirring occasionally.
• Freeze custard in ice cream maker. Transfer ice cream to an airtight container and freeze until hardened, about 1 hour.