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Chestnut and Chocolate Ice Cream

[heart_this] · Nov 29, 2007 · 16 Comments

Chestnut and Chocolate Ice Cream

The other week when I first tried fresh roasted chestnuts I thought that chestnuts would make a good ice cream. I noticed that this months In The Bag event at A Slice of Cherry Pie called for chestnuts, chocolate and sugar. I though that chestnut and chocolate ice cream sounded really nice. I know, I know, its cold now and not really the time for ice cream…
The first step to making the chestnut ice cream would be to figure out how to get the chestnuts into the ice cream. I would need to puree the chestnuts but the roasted chestnuts that I made previously were rather hard and I did not think that they would puree all that well. After looking around a bit I found that you could peel chestnuts by boiling them and soften them by simmering them and then puree them . I though that I would also roast and chop some chestnuts and put them in the ice cream to get the flavour and texture of the roasted chestnuts. For the chocolate, I grabbed a 3 ounce bar of dark chocolate and melted 2/3rds of it and chopped the remaining chocolate so that I would have some nice chocolate chunks in the ice cream.
The chestnut and chocolate ice cream turned out really well. The flavours of the chestnuts and chocolate were well balanced. The ice cream was not too sweet. The texture of the of the soft chestnuts and the solid chunks of chocolate were really nice. I think that this is one of the best chocolate ice creams that I have had. I really like the texture of the ice cream when it just comes out of the ice cream maker, almost like soft serve ice cream. But it does not take the best picture at that point…

Chestnut and Chocolate Ice Cream

Chestnut and Chocolate Ice Cream

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 1
ingredients
  • 2 ounces dark chocolate
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 cup chestnut puree
  • 1 ounce dark chocolate (chopped)
  • 1 handful roasted chestnuts (chopped)
directions
  1. Melt the chocolate into the cream over a double boiler, reduce the heat and keep warm.
  2. Heat the cream, milk and sugar in a sauce pan until it almost boils, about 5 minutes.
  3. Reduce the heat to low.
  4. Add one tablespoon of the cream mixture to the egg to temper it.
  5. Add the egg to the sauce pan.
  6. Cook at low heat until it is slightly thickened and coats the back of a spoon.
  7. Add the melted chocolate and chestnut puree and stir.
  8. Chill the mixture in the fridge.
  9. Add the chocolate chunks and chopped chestnuts.
  10. Freeze according to the instructions for your ice cream machine.
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Comments

  1. sher says

    November 30, 2007 at 4:18 am

    Kenvin–that’s just dreamy! If Ben & Jerry learn about this, I expect to see it for sale.

    Reply
  2. Pixie says

    November 30, 2007 at 8:31 am

    Good thinking with mixing both baked and boiled chestnuts. Looks yummy!

    Reply
  3. Big Boys Oven says

    November 30, 2007 at 10:16 am

    this combination looks great! choc and chestnut!

    Reply
  4. Dhanggit says

    November 30, 2007 at 11:25 am

    i think this is really a great combination: chestnut & cho ice cream..i would love to top it over a maple syrup tart..yummy

    Reply
  5. Peter M says

    November 30, 2007 at 2:01 pm

    Great pairing Kevin. With ice cream like this, who cares if it’s cold outside!

    Reply
  6. Patricia Scarpin says

    November 30, 2007 at 2:12 pm

    The ice cream looks delicious, Kevin – I would have a bowl of it no matter what temperature! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Deborah says

    November 30, 2007 at 3:54 pm

    I don’t think there is a bad time of year for ice cream!! This sounds wonderful – I may just have to make this and do my own chestnuts (following your instructions!) for the first time ever.

    Reply
  8. Julia says

    November 30, 2007 at 4:12 pm

    Wow, what a fantastic idea. I bet it tastes amazing.

    Thanks for entering!

    Reply
  9. katiez says

    November 30, 2007 at 8:53 pm

    It’s a bit of a conundrum: it’s winter so not the best time for ice cream…but no chestnuts in the summer. I think I’ll opt for the ice cream. The chocolate-chestnut combinations sounds wonderful!

    Reply
  10. Brilynn says

    December 1, 2007 at 3:41 am

    It’s ALWAYS time for ice cream! Very nice!

    Reply
  11. Proud Italian Cook says

    December 1, 2007 at 5:18 am

    Great combo A nice “winter” icecream!

    Reply
  12. Jenn says

    December 2, 2007 at 8:21 pm

    Your ice cream looks great! Chesnuts seem like they would work wondefully…if only I had an ice cream maker..

    http://www.chocolateshavings.ca

    Reply
  13. chriesi says

    February 25, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    Mmm I must try this. Looks fantastic.

    Reply
  14. Marija says

    April 29, 2009 at 11:47 am

    Hi Kevin, I have just made this ice cream! It’s sitting in the freezer right now, but I’ve sampled some and it’s awesome!

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    November 29, 2011 at 12:14 am

    I love this combo.. I do an amazing chocolate cake with sweet chestnut and ganache layers. May be a better bet for those cold winter days!

    Reply
  16. Carol Reid says

    December 22, 2016 at 11:33 am

    I've gotta try this!

    Reply

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