Tutti-Frutti Ice Cream Cones
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 5 large egg yolks
- 13 tablespoons sugar
- 4 ounces imported white chocolate (such as Lindt), chopped
- 1 1/2 cups quartered stemmed strawberries
- 1 pound mangoes, peeled, pulp cut away from pit
- 6 sugar cones
- 1 1/2 pounds imported white chocolate (such as Lindt), chopped
- 1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- Rainbow mix sprinkles (nonpareil), chocolate sprinkles and/or dark chocolate shavings
- Red, green and yellow food coloring (optional)
- 3 ounces imported bittersweet (not unsweetened) chocolate, chopped
- Bring cream and half and half to simmer in heavy medium saucepan.
- Whisk yolks and 6 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl.
- Gradually whisk in hot cream mixture.
- Return mixture to saucepan; stir over medium heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 4 minutes; do not boil.
- Strain custard into another bowl.
- Add white chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth.
- Chill until cold.
- Toss berries, mangoes and remaining 7 tablespoons sugar in bowl; let stand 10 minutes.
- Puree mixture in blender.
- Mix puree into cold custard.
- Transfer custard to manufacturer's instructions.
- Transfer to container; freeze overnight.
- Spoon small amount of ice cream into 1 cone, packing gently.
- Dip large ice cream scoop into hot water.
- Scoop large ball of ice cream onto cone, pressing gently.
- Stand cone in small glass; place in freezer.
- Repeat with remaining cones and ice cream.
- Freeze 2 hours.
- Place white chocolate and 1/2 cup oil in medium metal bowl.
- Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water; stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Remove bowl from over water; cool until barely lukewarm, about 5 minutes.
- Working quickly and tilting bowl, dip ice cream end of cone into chocolate, turning to coat.
- Shake cone, allowing excess chocolate to drip into bowl.
- To decorate with sprinkles or chocolate shavings, immediately sprinkle dipped cone with topping of choice.
- Stand cone in small glass; freeze.
- Repeat with remaining cones.
- To decorate with tinted white chocolate dots, freeze dipped cones.
- Cut out three 10-inch parchment squares.
- Fold 1 parchment square diagonally in half, forming triangle.
- Twist corners of long side of triangle toward each other and roll to form tight cone.
- Seal outside seam with tape to secure.
- Repeat with remaining parchment squares.
- Rewarm remaining white chocolate in bowl over simmering water, stirring occasionally.
- Place 1/4 cup melted white chocolate in each of 3 small bowls.
- Mix 3 drops red coloring into first bowl, 3 drops green coloring into second bowl and 2 drops each of red and yellow coloring into third bowl; stir to blend.
- Spoon each tinted chocolate into separate parchment cone; fold wide ends over to seal.
- Cut off tip to form 1/4-inch-wide opening.
- Pipe tinted dots all over white chocolate-coated cone.
- Stand cone in small glass; freeze.
- To decorate with bittersweet chocolate, freeze dipped cones.
- Form parchment cone as described above.
- Combine bittersweet chocolate and remaining 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in small metal bowl.
- Set bowl over sauce pan of simmering water, stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Remove from over water, cool slightly.
- Spoon some of chocolate mixture into parchment cone and fold wide end to seal.
- Cut off tip of parchment cone to form 1/8-inch-wide opening.
- Tilt bowl slightly and dip 1 side of white chocolate-coated cone into melted dark chocolate, allowing excess to drip back into bowl.
- Pipe chocolate across top of cone in zigzag lines.
- Stand cone in glass; freeze until chocolate sets.
- (Can be made 1 week ahead.
- Wrap each cone in plastic and freeze.)
whipping cream, egg yolks, sugar, white chocolate, strawberries, mangoes, sugar cones, white chocolate, vegetable oil, sprinkles, red, bittersweet
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tutti-frutti-ice-cream-cones-2327 (may not work)