Best Chocolate Cherry Ice Cream Tartufo Recipes

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EASY TARTUFO



Easy Tartufo image

Chocolate ice cream studded with chopped cherries and coated with cookie crumbs, then enrobed in thick chocolate and frozen in this make-ahead recipe. It's just spectacular, and so easy to make! Tartufo is an Italian ice cream dessert that usually is made of gelato. the ice cream is scooped into balls and covered with chocolate.

Provided by Witch Doctor

Categories     Frozen Desserts

Time 3h45m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups chocolate ice cream
1 cup pitted frozen cherries, thawed and chopped
15 chocolate sandwich style cookies, crushed
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
4 teaspoons vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Mix chopped cherries into the ice cream. Scoop ice cream mixture into six balls using an ice cream scoop. Roll in crushed cookies. Place on wax paper-lined cookie sheet and freeze until firm, about two hours.
  • In a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips with oil, stirring until smooth. Cool.
  • Place coated ice cream balls on a wire rack. Spoon melted chocolate over each ball, coating the top and sides. Freeze again until firm, at least 1 hour. Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY ICE CREAM TARTUFO



Chocolate-Cherry Ice Cream Tartufo image

Categories     Chocolate     Dessert     Freeze/Chill     Frozen Dessert     Cherry     Almond     Bon Appétit     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 8 to 10

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 pints cherry vanilla ice cream, softened slightly
1 cup almonds, toasted, chopped
3 tablespoons chopped drained maraschino cherries
1 1/2 pints chocolate-chocolate chip ice cream, softened slightly
1 3/4 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup light corn syrup
24 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Line 9 x 5 x 2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving 3-inch overhang on all sides. Using small flexible spatula, quickly spread softened cherry vanilla ice cream evenly over bottom and up sides of prepared pan. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped almonds, then maraschino cherries over ice cream in bottom of pan. Spread softened chocolate-chocolate chip ice cream over, filling pan completely. Freeze until ice cream is firm, about 1 hour.
  • Bring 1 1/2 cups cream and corn syrup to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add both chocolates and whisk until smooth. Whisk in both extracts. Cool ganache to room temperature, whisking occasionally, about 45 minutes.
  • Spread 2/3 cup chocolate ganache over top of ice cream. Freeze until chocolate is very firm, about 2 hours.
  • Rewarm chocolate ganache over low heat just until fluid if necessary. Cool to room temperature (mixture will thicken slightly). Line baking sheet with waxed paper. Run small knife around sides of loaf pan to loosen ice cream loaf. Invert loaf onto prepared sheet; peel off plastic wrap. Working quickly and using small flexible spatula, spread 1 cup chocolate ganache over top and sides of ice cream loaf, covering ice cream completely and forming 1/4-inch-thick coating (reserve remaining ganache). Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup chopped almonds over top and sides of chocolate-covered ice cream loaf. Freeze until chocolate is firm, about 1 hour. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover tartufo with plastic wrap and keep frozen. Refrigerate remaining ganache.)
  • Add remaining 1/4 cup cream to ganache and rewarm over low heat to use as sauce. Cut tartufo into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Cut each slice diagonally in half, forming 2 triangles. Place 2 triangles on each plate. Drizzle with warm ganache

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