Creme De Menthe Chocolate Chip Ice Cream With Chocolate Leaves Food

TRIPLE MINT CHOC CHIP ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Stir together the ice cream, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, mint patty candies, creme de menthe candies and mint candies in a large bowl until combined. Transfer to a container, cover and freeze for 4 hours.

MINT-CHOCOLATE BOMBE

Steps:

• Line a 1-1/2-qt. bowl with plastic wrap. Place in freezer 30 minutes. In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add milk and creme de menthe; beat until soft peaks form. Quickly spread onto bottom and up sides of bowl to within 1/2 in. of top. Freeze 2 hours or until firm. Spread chocolate ice cream over mint layer. Freeze 1 hour or until firm., Spoon vanilla ice cream into ice cream shell, spreading to completely cover the top of the shell. Cover and freeze overnight., Invert bombe onto a serving plate. Remove bowl and plastic wrap. Top with wafers. Cut into wedges. If desired, top with chocolate syrup and candies.

MINT-CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan stir together the sugar and gelatin.
• Stir in evaporated milk.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar and gelatin dissolve and mixture almost boils.
• Remove from heat.
• In a small bowl slightly beat the egg white and egg.
• Stir about 1/2 cup of the hot gelatin mixture into the egg mixture; return all to saucepan.
• Cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes more.
• Do not boil.
• Stir in the skim milk, creme de menthe or mint extract, and vanilla.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• If mixture isn't smooth, strain mixture.
• If desired, stir food colouring into mixture.
• Stir in chopped chocolate.
• Freeze mixture in a 4- or 5-quart ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions.

CREME DE MENTHE SUNDAE WITH HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Add 2 scoops of ice cream to 4 bowls. Drizzle each with some of the Homemade Chocolate Sauce and creme de menthe syrup. Top with a few of the raspberries. Serve immediately.
• Put 3/4 cup water and the honey in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring so that the honey dissolves; remove from the heat.
• Add the cocoa powder and salt to a heatproof bowl. Add a few tablespoons of the honey-water mixture to the cocoa powder. Whisk to create a thick but smooth liquid. Add the cocoa mixture back to the remaining honey-water mixture in the pan. Bring the whole mixture up to a simmer and let cook until slightly thickened, about 3 more minutes. Stir in the vanilla. Let cool completely, then refrigerate (the sauce thickens as it cools and chills).

CREME DE MENTHE PARFAITS

Steps:

• In parfait cups or cocktail glasses, layer creme de menthe with French vanilla ice cream. Garnish parfaits with raspberries and fresh mint leaves.

CHOCOLATE MINT PARFAITS

Steps:

• Using 4 parfait glasses or cocktail glasses, pour 1/2 a shot of creme de menthe into each glass. Top with scoops of mint chocolate ice cream, then drizzle another 1/2 a shot per parfait of creme de menthe over ice cream. Garnish parfaits with mint candy and fresh mint sprigs.

CREME DE MENTHE ICE CREAM DESSERT

Steps:

• Crush 20 oreos and place in 9x13 pan. Melt margarine and chocolate over medium heat. Remove & add beaten eggs & sugar. Pour over Oreo crumbs. Freeze for 1/2 hour. While waiting, combine ice cream with creme de'menthe until well combined. Pour over frozen crust. Sprinkle with remaining 10 crushed Oreos. Refreeze and serve.

CHOCOLATE MINT PIE

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups cookie crumbs and melted butter or margarine. Press firmly over bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie pan. Freeze.
• Spread half of softened ice cream in crust. Drizzle 2 tablespoons creme de menthe and sprinkle 1/2 cup cookie crumbs over the ice cream. Repeat. Freeze till firm.
• In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add salt and cream of tartar, and beat until slightly stiff. Gradually beat in sugar until peaks form. Fold in 2 teaspoons creme de menthe. Spread meringue over pie, and seal to edges. Freeze up to 24 hours.
• Just before serving, broil until top is golden.

CREME DE MENTHE GELATO

Steps:

• Set aside a large bowl of ice water.
• In a saucepan, bring milk and half of sugar to a simmer, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add crème de menthe.
• In another bowl, mix or whisk yolks and remaining sugar until thick and pale. To this add hot milk slowly, whisking, and pour mixture back into saucepan when finished.
• Cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, for approx 20 minutes. (170F) Do not allow mixture to boil!
• Pour custard through a fine sieve into a freezer container, stir in cream and set in the bowl of ice water to cool.
• Chill in refrigerator until cold (1 to 4 hours).
• Press plastic wrap to the surface of the mixture and cover container with a lid. Put in the freezer until frozen, (1.5 to 3 hours).
• Remove from freezer and whisk with a hand blender to break up any ice crystals.
• Return to freezer.
• Repeat process one to three more times until it reaches desired smoothness.
• Garnish with mint leaves or shaved chocolate.