Hazelnut Coffee And Chocolate Ice Cream Bombe Recipes

HAZELNUT BROWNIE BOMBE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan with parchment; grease paper., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and salt. Stir in vanilla and chocolate mixture. Add flour, mixing well. Stir in 1 cup hazelnuts., Spread into prepared pan. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., Meanwhile, use plastic wrap to line a 4-qt. bowl with a 9-in.-diameter top. Quickly spread ice cream into bowl. Freeze, covered, until firm., Loosen sides of brownie with a knife; remove rim from pan. Transfer brownie to a serving plate and remove paper. Spread top with Nutella. Invert ice cream mold onto brownie; remove bowl and plastic wrap. Immediately press remaining hazelnuts onto ice cream. Freeze, covered, at least 1 hour before serving. Cut into wedges.

COFFEE-COCONUT ICE CREAM BOMBE

Steps:

• Line a 3-quart, 9-inch-diameter bowl with plastic wrap. Scoop the vanilla ice cream into the bowl; top with a sheet of plastic wrap and gently press the ice cream into the bottom and up the side of the bowl in an even layer, stopping about 1 inch below the rim and leaving a crater in the center. Freeze until firm, about 45 minutes. Remove the plastic wrap and scoop the coffee ice cream into the vanilla ice cream crater. Gently pack in the ice cream and smooth the top. Brush both sides of the pound cake slices with the bourbon. Press the cake slices on top of the ice cream in a single layer to cover completely, trimming as needed (you may have some cake left over). Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Remove the top layer of plastic wrap and invert the bowl onto a serving plate. Wipe the outside of the bowl with a hot cloth, then remove the bowl. Remove the plastic wrap and press the coconut onto the cake. Serve immediately or cover and freeze for up to 2 days.
• Photograph by Kana Okada

TOASTED HAZELNUT AND CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, whisk eggs, sugar and salt until blended; stir in milk. Cook over medium-low heat until a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring constantly. Do not allow to boil. Remove from heat., Strain into a bowl; whisk in cream and Nutella until smooth. Stir in chopped chocolate. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate overnight., Pour custard into cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions, adding hazelnuts during the last 2 minutes of processing. Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion; freeze until firm, 2-4 hours.

ICE CREAM BOMBE

Steps:

• Freeze an 8-inch bowl. When it's cold, place the mango sorbet in the bowl and press it against the sides of the bowl. If you have a 6 1/2-inch bowl the same shape as the 8-inch bowl (such as from a set of nesting bowls), cover it with plastic wrap and press it into the sorbet to make the layer even. Freeze the sorbet for 30 minutes or until firm. Remove the 6 1/2-inch bowl.
• Spread an even layer of softened raspberry sorbet on top of the mango sorbet (a 4 1/2-inch nesting bowl wrapped in plastic wrap helps with this) and freeze for another 30 minutes or until firm. Remove the 4 1/2 inch bowl.
• Finally, spoon in enough softened strawberry ice cream to fill the bowl. Freeze until hard.
• To unmold, dip the bowl up to the rim in warm water. Run a knife around the edge to loosen the bombe and unmold upside down onto a flat plate. You may need to run a flexible metal spatula along the edge of the bombe to release it. Freeze until ready to serve. Serve in wedges.
• Mango Sorbet:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 5 large ripe mangoes, peeled and seeded
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• Place the sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and cook until the sugar dissolves. Set aside.
• Place the mangoes in a food processor fitted with the steel blade and puree. You should have about 5 cups of mango. If you want a smoother sorbet, you can process the puree through a food mill fitted with a medium blade.
• Combine the mango, sugar syrup, orange juice, and salt and refrigerate until cold. Freeze in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's directions. (The sorbet will be soft.) Serve directly from the ice cream machine.
• Yield: 1 1/2 quarts; 6 servings

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL HAZELNUT ICE COFFEE

Steps:

• Stir together the espresso, simple syrup, melted chocolate, caramel syrup and hazelnut liqueur in a heat-proof pitcher. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Fill tall glasses with ice and fill 3/4 of the glass with coffee mixture and top off with whipped cream.

COCONUT BOMBE

Steps:

• Assembly: Line 2 (6-inch) dome molds with 3/4-inch coconut ice cream. Freeze until firm. Add 7 ounces caramel mou or 3/4-inch. Return to freezer until firm. Add 10 ounces rum parfait or 1 1/2-inch. Return to freezer until firm. Add 3/4-cup of nougatine. Fill with banana sorbet and top with macaron. Return to freezer until firm. Unmold and spray with vernis.
• Mix stabilizer and sugar together. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and cook until temperature reaches 180 degrees F. Strain and cool over an ice bath. Process immediately in an ice cream freezer. Store covered in freezer until needed.
• In a saucepan caramelize sugar and glucose, add the heavy cream when the caramel turns a deep brown color. Stir to dissolve all the sugar, add the vanilla. Cool and store covered in the refrigerator until needed.
• In a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip yolks on high speed until tripled in volume. At the same time, cook sugar, corn syrup, and water to 245 degrees F. Gradually pour the hot syrup into the egg yolks and continue to whip until the mixture is cool and fluffy. Whip the heavy cream to soft peaks. Gradually fold half of the rum into the whipped cream and half into the yolk mixture. Combine cream and yolk mixtures, use immediately.
• Combine glucose, sugar and butter in a saucepan and caramelize. Add warm almonds. Pour onto 2 silpats. Roll out nougatine to 1/8-inch thickness. Cool completely, break into pieces. Store in air-tight container.
• Combine sugar and stabilizer. Bring the water, sugar mixture, and glucose to a boil. Remove from heat, add banana puree and lemon juice. Stir, strain and cool over an ice bath. Process sorbet in an ice cream machine. Store covered in freezer.
• Macaron chocolat: Combine confectioners' sugar, almond flour and cocoa powder, set aside. Whip egg whites to soft peaks, gradually add sugar and continue to whip into stiff peaks. Fold in the cocoa. Fold in butter. Pipe macarons onto parchment lined baking sheet, forming a 5-inch circular disc. Bake in a preheated 375-degree F oven for 15 minutes.
• Combine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Strain and use immediately for spraying.

HAZELNUT GELATO WITH RICH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Toast the nuts in a dry pan for 5 mins until golden. Leave to cool. Roughly chop 25g and set aside. Heat the cream, milk and sugar in a pan until nearly boiling. Whisk together the eggs yolks in a small bowl. Pour a little of the hot cream over the eggs and whisk together.
• Pour the egg mix to the pan and gently cook for about 8-10 mins until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Set a medium-size bowl over another bowl of iced water. As soon as the custard has thickened, strain into the bowl, then stir through the 150g hazelnuts. Leave to cool a little, then pour the mixture into a blender and whizz until smooth. Freeze according to your ice-cream maker's instructions. Will freeze for up to 1 month.
• For the sauce, heat the cream with the coffee in a pan until boiling. Take off the heat, stir the chocolate until melted, then stir in the liqueur, if using. Serve scoops of ice cream in bowls with some sauce drizzled on top and the reserved chopped nuts scattered over.

TRIPLE-LAYER ICE CREAM BOMBE

Steps:

• Line a 4-qt. bowl with plastic wrap. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Quickly spread strawberry ice cream over the bottom and up the sides to within 1/2 in. of the top of bowl. Freeze for 1 hour or until firm. Repeat with chocolate ice cream. Freeze for 2 hours or until firm. , Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup whipping cream, sugar and egg yolks. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Refrigerate until chilled., Fold in the hazelnuts, chopped candy bar and currants. Beat remaining whipping cream until stiff peaks form; fold into custard. Spoon into ice cream shell, spreading to completely cover the top. Cover and freeze overnight., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Cool. Remove bombe from the freezer and invert onto a serving plate. Remove bowl and plastic wrap. Working quickly, spread chocolate, a little at a time, over entire bombe. Freeze until chocolate is firm. Cut into wedges.