Chocolate-Covered Mint Ice Cream Terrine

Serves: 6

Santos Walker

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

54

Sweetness

52

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Heavy Cream

2 cup

Whole Milk

4 large

Egg Yolk

3 tbsps

Sugar

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

Make ice cream: Blend together cream, milk, and mint in a blender just until minutest is finely chopped

2

Bring cream mixture to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan, then let stand off heat 5 minutes

3

Whisk together egg yolks and sugar, then slowly add cream mixture, whisking to combine

4

Return mixture to saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula, until custard thickens slightly and registers 175°F on an instant-read thermometer (do not let boil)

5

Immediately strain custard thourough a fine-mesh sieve set over a metal bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids

6

Quick-chill custard by setting bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stirring occasionally until cold, about 20 minutes

7

Freeze custard in ice cream maker

8

Lightly oil terrine, then line long sides and bottom with a sheet of parchment paper, leaving at least 2 inches of overhang on each side

9

Pack terrine with ice cream, smoothing top with offset spatula, then cover with parchment overhang

10

Freeze until completely firm, at least 3 hours

11

Make chocolate coating while terrine is freezing: Finely chop chocolate (preferably in a food processor)

12

Bring water, cream, sugar, and cocoa to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, whisking until sugar is dissolved

13

Remove from heat and stir in crème de menthe and chocolate, stirring gently with whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth

14

Cool to room temperature (chocolate should still be liquid; do not chill), about 20 minutes

15

Put a 12- by 9-inch piece of parchment on a small baking sheet (if using other than 12- by 2- by 2-inch terrine, adjust dimensions of parchment accordingly), holding it down with dabs of chocolate under each corner

16

Spread chocolate evenly over parchment with cleaned offset spatula, leaving a 1/2-inch border on all sides

17

Chill on baking sheet until set, about 1 hour

18

Blend together cream, milk, and mint in a blender just until minutest is finely chopped

19

Bring cream mixture to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan, then let stand off heat 5 minutes

20

Whisk together egg yolks and sugar, then slowly add cream mixture, whisking to combine

21

Return mixture to saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula, until custard thickens slightly and registers 175°F on an instant-read thermometer (do not let boil)

22

Immediately strain custard thourough a fine-mesh sieve set over a metal bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids

23

Quick-chill custard by setting bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stirring occasionally until cold, about 20 minutes

24

Freeze custard in ice cream maker

25

Lightly oil terrine, then line long sides and bottom with a sheet of parchment paper, leaving at least 2 inches of overhang on each side

26

Pack terrine with ice cream, smoothing top with offset spatula, then cover with parchment overhang

27

Freeze until completely firm, at least 3 hours

28

Make chocolate coating while terrine is freezing: Finely chop chocolate (preferably in a food processor)

29

Bring water, cream, sugar, and cocoa to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, whisking until sugar is dissolved

30

Remove from heat and stir in crème de menthe and chocolate, stirring gently with whisk until chocolate is melted and smooth

31

Cool to room temperature (chocolate should still be liquid; do not chill), about 20 minutes

32

Put a 12- by 9-inch piece of parchment on a small baking sheet (if using other than 12- by 2- by 2-inch terrine, adjust dimensions of parchment accordingly), holding it down with dabs of chocolate under each corner

33

Spread chocolate evenly over parchment with cleaned offset spatula, leaving a 1/2-inch border on all sides

34

Chill on baking sheet until set, about 1 hour

35

Coat terrine: Remove terrine from freezer and open flaps of parchment

36

Run a hot knife along short sides to loosen, then invert terrine onto a sheet of plastic wrap

37

Remove mold and discard parchment

38

Remove terrine from plastic wrap and arrange lengthwise on its side on set chocolate so that bottom of ice cream is 1 1/2 inches from a long edge of chocolate

39

Roll up ice cream tightly in coating (still on parchment) until edges of chocolate meet, then press together so that excess chocolate and parchment are standing up like a seam (you will trim it off later)

40

Immediately freeze terrine until chocolate is firm, at least 1 hour

41

Starting from seam, peel parchment off both sides of terrine

42

Trim excess chocolate from seam with kitchen shears and trim open ends with a knife

43

Invert terrine onto a platter and peel parchment off top

44

Remove terrine from freezer and open flaps of parchment

45

Run a hot knife along short sides to loosen, then invert terrine onto a sheet of plastic wrap

46

Remove mold and discard parchment

47

Remove terrine from plastic wrap and arrange lengthwise on its side on set chocolate so that bottom of ice cream is 1 1/2 inches from a long edge of chocolate

48

Roll up ice cream tightly in coating (still on parchment) until edges of chocolate meet, then press together so that excess chocolate and parchment are standing up like a seam (you will trim it off later)

49

Immediately freeze terrine until chocolate is firm, at least 1 hour

50

Starting from seam, peel parchment off both sides of terrine

51

Trim excess chocolate from seam with kitchen shears and trim open ends with a knife

52

Invert terrine onto a platter and peel parchment off top