MY THREESEASONS  FOOD BLOG

Salted Chocolate Olive Oil Ice Cream

Recipe and Photography by: Sabrina Russo

Salted Chocolate Olive Oil Ice Cream is rich and fruity from the olive oil and deeply chocolaty and decadent. No one would guess the secret ingredient.

Ingredients:

-bittersweet chocolate -whole milk -heavy cream -egg yolks -granulated sugar -cocoa powder -salt -extra virgin olive oil

Prep chocolate:

01

Place chopped chocolate in a large heat proof bowl. Set a cooling rack and sieve nearby for later use.

Heat milk base:

02

Place milk and cream in a medium-sized pot. Warm over medium heat until mix comes to a gentle simmer. Stir in cocoa and salt.

Beat eggs and sugar:

03

Place yolks and sugar in a bowl. Whisk vigorously until mixture becomes pale yellow, thick and creamy, approximately 4-5 minutes.

Temper eggs:

04

Whisk some of hot cream mixture into egg mixture to temper. Slowly whisk in tempered egg mixture in the pot with the remaining milk mixture.

Cook and strain:

05

Whisk constantly for 3-5 minutes or until thickened. Pour cooked ice cream base through sieve into bowl with chopped chocolate. Stir. Whisk in olive oil

Freeze ice cream:

06

Chill custard in the fridge for at leas 4 hours or up to overnight. Freeze in ice cream machine according to manufacturers instructions.

Serve:

07

Scoop ice cream into serving vessels. Garnish with flakey salt and shaved chocolate, if desired.