Mint-Truffle Ice Cream Terrine with Mint and Chocolate Sauces

Gluten Free
Health score
2%
Mint-Truffle Ice Cream Terrine with Mint and Chocolate Sauces
45 min.
12
491kcal

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Ingredients

  • cups mint leaves fresh packed (lightly )
  • 1.5 cups cup heavy whipping cream 
  • teaspoons peppermint extract pure
  • 16 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • 0.8 cup sugar 
  • 12 servings cocoa powder unsweetened
  • cups whipped cream softened ()
  • 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • sauce pan
  • whisk
  • blender
  • plastic wrap
  • loaf pan
  • aluminum foil

Directions

  1. Bring cream to simmer in heavy large saucepan; remove from heat.
  2. Add chocolate; let stand 1 minute.
  3. Whisk until mixture is smooth.
  4. Whisk in extract. Freeze until firm, about 4 hours, or chill overnight.
  5. Line baking sheet with foil. Drop scant 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture for each of 16 truffles onto prepared sheet. Dust hands with cocoa; roll chocolate mounds into rounds. Cover and freeze truffles. Cover and chill remaining chocolate mixture for sauce. (Truffles and sauce can be made 2 days ahead.)
  6. Line 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving long overhang.
  7. Spread 1/3 of ice cream (about 1 2/3 cups) over bottom of prepared pan. Press 8 truffles in random pattern (and spaced apart) into ice cream layer.
  8. Spread 1/2 of remaining ice cream over. Press remaining 8 truffles in random pattern (and spaced apart) into second ice cream layer.
  9. Spread remaining ice cream over. Cover terrine with plastic wrap overhang. Freeze at least 6 hours and up to 2 days.
  10. Bring sugar and 1/3 cup water to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
  11. Pour syrup into blender; cool 10 minutes.
  12. Add mint leaves to syrup and puree until smooth.
  13. Transfer sauce to bowl; cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
  14. Whisk to blend before using.)
  15. Stir chocolate sauce over low heat until warm.
  16. Transfer to pitcher. Turn ice cream terrine out onto platter; peel off plastic.
  17. Cut terrine crosswise into slices; arrange on plates.
  18. Drizzle chocolate sauce and mint sauce around terrine.
  19. Test-kitchen tip:Make quick work of softening the ice cream by microwaving it in ten-second intervals on the lowest power setting.

Nutrition Facts

Calories491kcal
Protein4.47%
Fat57.03%
Carbs38.5%

Properties

Glycemic Index
10.92
Glycemic Load
16.41
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
10.853478224381%

Flavonoids

Catechin
0.65mg
Epicatechin
1.96mg
Eriodictyol
2.32mg
Hesperetin
0.76mg
Apigenin
0.4mg
Luteolin
0.95mg
Quercetin
0.1mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:491.43kcal
24.57%
Fat:31.52g
48.49%
Saturated Fat:19g
118.77%
Carbohydrates:47.87g
15.96%
Net Carbohydrates:43.49g
15.81%
Sugar:38.98g
43.31%
Cholesterol:60.09mg
20.03%
Sodium:58.86mg
2.56%
Alcohol:0.23g
100%
Alcohol %:0.19%
100%
Caffeine:34.81mg
11.6%
Protein:5.56g
11.12%
Manganese:0.63mg
31.71%
Copper:0.55mg
27.63%
Magnesium:87.45mg
21.86%
Vitamin A:1006.37IU
20.13%
Phosphorus:186.14mg
18.61%
Fiber:4.38g
17.52%
Iron:3mg
16.64%
Vitamin B2:0.23mg
13.64%
Calcium:133.37mg
13.34%
Potassium:411.15mg
11.75%
Zinc:1.61mg
10.71%
Selenium:5.28µg
7.54%
Vitamin B12:0.33µg
5.5%
Vitamin B5:0.54mg
5.37%
Vitamin E:0.66mg
4.42%
Vitamin D:0.59µg
3.91%
Vitamin K:3.86µg
3.68%
Vitamin C:2.89mg
3.51%
Folate:12.81µg
3.2%
Vitamin B1:0.05mg
3.17%
Vitamin B6:0.06mg
3.03%
Vitamin B3:0.55mg
2.76%
Source:Epicurious