Desserts Recipes - White Chocolate Ice-cream Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 6

• 1 egg

• 1 egg yolk

• 25g/1oz caster sugar

• 150g/5oz white chocolate (broken into pieces)

• 300ml/1/2pt milk

• 150ml/1/4pt double cream

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Method:

1. Beat the egg, egg yolk and sugar into a heatproof bowl. Place the chocolate in a bowl with 3 tablespoons milk and melt over a pan of simmering water.

2. Heat the remaining milk until almost boiling and pour on to the eggs, whisking.

3. Place the bowl containing the eggs, milk and sugar over a pan of simmering water and cook, stirring, until the mixture thickens. Whisk in the chocolate.

4. Remove from the heat, cover with a piece of dampened baking parchment and leave until cold.

5. Whip the cream until just holding its shape and fold into the custard. Transfer to a freezer container and freeze the mixture for 1 to 2 hours until frozen 2.5cm/1in from the sides.

6. Scrape into a bowl and beat until smooth. Scrape back into the freezer container and freeze until firm.