Peppermint Gingerbread Ice Cream Bombe Recipes

ICE CREAM BOMBE

Steps:

• Freeze an 8-inch bowl. When it's cold, place the mango sorbet in the bowl and press it against the sides of the bowl. If you have a 6 1/2-inch bowl the same shape as the 8-inch bowl (such as from a set of nesting bowls), cover it with plastic wrap and press it into the sorbet to make the layer even. Freeze the sorbet for 30 minutes or until firm. Remove the 6 1/2-inch bowl.
• Spread an even layer of softened raspberry sorbet on top of the mango sorbet (a 4 1/2-inch nesting bowl wrapped in plastic wrap helps with this) and freeze for another 30 minutes or until firm. Remove the 4 1/2 inch bowl.
• Finally, spoon in enough softened strawberry ice cream to fill the bowl. Freeze until hard.
• To unmold, dip the bowl up to the rim in warm water. Run a knife around the edge to loosen the bombe and unmold upside down onto a flat plate. You may need to run a flexible metal spatula along the edge of the bombe to release it. Freeze until ready to serve. Serve in wedges.
• Mango Sorbet:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 5 large ripe mangoes, peeled and seeded
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• Place the sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and cook until the sugar dissolves. Set aside.
• Place the mangoes in a food processor fitted with the steel blade and puree. You should have about 5 cups of mango. If you want a smoother sorbet, you can process the puree through a food mill fitted with a medium blade.
• Combine the mango, sugar syrup, orange juice, and salt and refrigerate until cold. Freeze in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's directions. (The sorbet will be soft.) Serve directly from the ice cream machine.
• Yield: 1 1/2 quarts; 6 servings

PEPPERMINT-GINGERBREAD ICE CREAM BOMBE

Steps:

• For the filling: Line a large glass bowl (9 inches wide at the top, 4 1/2 inches wide at the bottom and 3 1/2 inches tall) with plastic wrap, leaving at least 1 inch of overhang on all sides.
• Spoon 2 cups of the peppermint ice cream into the bowl and smooth the surface. Sprinkle with the candy-coated chocolates and freeze until the ice cream is firm, about 1 hour.
• Spoon the vanilla ice cream on top of the candy-coated chocolates and smooth the surface. Sprinkle with the peppermint candies and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• For the crust: Meanwhile, put the gingersnap cookies in a food processor and pulse until a coarse crumb forms. Add the butter and pulse until the texture of the crumbs is similar to wet sand.
• Spoon the remaining 4 cups peppermint ice cream on top of the peppermint candies in the bowl and smooth the surface. Sprinkle the cookie crust on top of the ice cream and gently press down. Cover the entire bombe with plastic wrap and freeze until completely set, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• For the topping: Invert the bombe onto a cutting board or serving platter and carefully remove the bowl with the help of the plastic wrap overhang. Drizzle the chocolate shell topping over the top of the bombe. To serve, warm a knife in hot water, dry the knife off and cut slices.