Chocolate ice cream with peanuts

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 150 ml milk
• 300 g whipped cream
• 300 g mascarpone
• 225 g sugar
• 50 g cocoa powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 handful of peanuts, roasted and salted
• 6 tbsp drink powder (Ovomaltine)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

you get about 800 ml of ice cream mixture

Heat water in a saucepan to about 80°C for a bain-marie. First, whisk the eggs and sugar in a metal bowl and set aside. Then heat the milk and cream. Stir Ovomaltine into the warm mixture. Now add the cocoa powder, preferably sifted to avoid lumps. Bring the whole mixture to a boil while stirring, then let it cool to about 80°C. Now you can slowly stir the chocolate cream mixture into the sugar and egg mixture. Place the metal bowl in the bain-marie and stir until the mixture thickens slightly. This can take about 15 minutes. Be careful that the temperature does not rise above 80°C, as egg yolks curdle at 80-83°C. If you dip a spoon into the mixture, turn it upside down, and blow on the back of the spoon, you should see rose-shaped rings. Now stir the mascarpone into the thickened mixture. If you’re in a hurry, you can cool the entire, well-mixed mixture in an ice bath and then pour the cooled mixture into the ice cream maker. In my case, you have beautifully creamy ice cream after about 45 minutes. If you’re making the ice cream for guests, you can make the mixture the day before and store it covered in the refrigerator overnight. Chop the peanuts or place them in a freezer bag, smash them flat with a rolling pin or the bottom of a saucepan, and mix them into the ice cream mixture. The salty peanuts provide a delicious contrast to the sweet ice cream. Tips: Instead of sugar, I’ve also made the ice cream with liquid sweetener. I used about 10 shots. I added the sweetener to the milk and cream mixture instead of the egg. The mixture should taste quite sweet, because once everything is frozen, your sense of taste loses its sweetness. If you like, you can also add a few drops of rum flavoring to the chocolate mixture or use crushed Malteser balls instead of the peanuts. The sky’s the limit.