Marzipan Apricot With Chocolate Specks
- Ice cream base
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon tapioca starch
- 2 tablespoons tapioca syrup or golden syrup
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon organic almond extract
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves (I use Crofters)
- 1/4 cup homemade marzipan
- 3 tablespoons chocolate chips
- Homemade Marzipan
- 1 eggwhite
- 8 ounces blanched almonds
- 8 ounces powdered sugar
- In a bowl, add the starch and 2 tablespoons of milk, mix and set aside.
- In a medium pan, add the milk, cream, sugar and syrup and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over medium heat and let it cook for 4 minutes.
- Take off the heat and add in the milk and starch slurry. Whisk to combine and return to heat. Let it cook for 1-2 more minutes, constantly stirring until thickened.
- Cool the custard, adding in the salt and almond extract, and then cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Freeze the custard in your ice cream maker and churn according to manufacturers instructions.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of dark chocolate over a double boiler, then let cool enough to be added to a zip top plastic bag. Snip a small cut in the corner to drizzle. While the ice cream is churning, toward the end of the process, drizzle in the melted chocolate to create little flecks of chocolate.
- Get your favorite apricot preserves, and mix 1/4 C into a bowl to loosen it up.
- Roll out 1/4 cup marzipan onto clear plastic wrap in long finger width logs and cut into 1/4 inch pieces. Set aside.
- Once the ice cream is firm enough, add to a freezable container. Mix in marzipan bits, swirl in the apricot, and freeze for at least 2 hours to let it finish firming up.
- In a food processor, grind almonds until very very fine and a little warm. Pulse in the powdered sugar until well combined. With the machine running, add the egg white slowly. Process until it forms a dough, about 3 minutes.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/18825-marzipan-apricot-with-chocolate-specks (may not work)