Chocolate Cinnamon Parfait
- 300 ml whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg yolk
- 75 ml sugar
- 50 ml water
- 50 g semisweet chocolate
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- Whip cream until stiff peaks form.
- Transfer 1/3 of the whipped cream into another bowl, add cinnamon (to the 1/3) and stir to combine.
- Beat one egg yolk well.
- Measure sugar and water into a small saucepan and bring the mixture slowly to a boil, stirring.
- As soon as the the mixture begins to boil, remove from heat.
- Slowly pour half of the hot sugar-water mixture on the beaten egg yolk, stirring constantly.
- Allow the mixture to cool.
- Add the cinnamon-flavoured whipped cream to the egg-sugar mixture, stir to combine.
- Spoon the mixture into four small drinking glasses and place in the freezer.
- Melt chocolate in a water bath or microwave.
- Beat the remaining egg yolk well.
- Reheat the remaining sugar-water mixture, and slowly add it to the egg yolk, stirring constantly.
- Allow to cool.
- Add cocoa powder and melted chocolate to the mixture, stir.
- Add the remaining whipped cream, stir to combine.
- Spoon the mixture on top of the cinnamon parfait and return the glasses to the freezer until frozen and ready to serve.
- Bring to room temperature some 10 minutes before digging in.
whipping cream, cinnamon, egg yolk, sugar, water, semisweet chocolate, egg yolk, cocoa powder
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-cinnamon-parfait-98201 (may not work)