Name: Triple-Layer Ice Cream Bombe
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 pints strawberry ice cream, softened -; 2 pints chocolate ice cream, softened -; 2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided -; 1/2 cup sugar -; 4 egg yolks -; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -; 1 cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted -; 1 Toblerone candy bar with almonds (3.52 ounces) , chopped -; 1/2 cup dried currants -; 1-2/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips -; 1 tablespoon shortening -

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50 min.

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Ingredients for - Triple-Layer Ice Cream Bombe

1. 2 pints strawberry ice cream, softened -

2. 2 pints chocolate ice cream, softened -

3. 2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided -

4. 1/2 cup sugar -

5. 4 egg yolks -

6. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract -

7. 1 cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted -

8. 1 Toblerone candy bar with almonds (3.52 ounces) , chopped -

9. 1/2 cup dried currants -

10. 1-2/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips -

11. 1 tablespoon shortening -

How to cook deliciously - Triple-Layer Ice Cream Bombe

1. Stage

Line a 4-qt. bowl with plastic wrap. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Quickly spread strawberry ice cream over the bottom and up the sides to within 1/2 in. of the top of bowl. Freeze for 1 hour or until firm. Repeat with chocolate ice cream. Freeze for 2 hours or until firm.

2. Stage

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup whipping cream, sugar and egg yolks. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Refrigerate until chilled.

3. Stage

Fold in the hazelnuts, chopped candy bar and currants. Beat remaining whipping cream until stiff peaks form; fold into custard. Spoon into ice cream shell, spreading to completely cover the top. Cover and freeze overnight.

4. Stage

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Cool. Remove bombe from the freezer and invert onto a serving plate. Remove bowl and plastic wrap. Working quickly, spread chocolate, a little at a time, over entire bombe. Freeze until chocolate is firm. Cut into wedges.