Recipes

Habanero "Hot Chocolate" Ice Cream

Preparation

2 hours
Cook

10 min
Serves

16

You gotta get hot to get cool. This "hot chocolate" ice cream with a pinch of cayenne and a heavy dose of Yellowbird Habanero Condiment will satisfy your need for a spicy–cool treat.

Ingredients

FOR THE ICE CREAM

25 Oz. Coconut Milk
1 C. Chocolate Chips
25 Oz. Organic Soy Milk
1 C. Sugar
1/2 Tsp. Xantham Gum
1/2 Tbsp. Cocoa Powder
Pinch of Salt
Pinch Of Cayenne Pepper
Cinnamon Almond Brittle, To Taste
1 1/4 C. Habanero Condiment

FOR THE BRITTLE

1/2 C. Almonds, Chopped
1/2 C. Sugar
4 Tbsp. Corn Syrup
1/2 Tsp. Cinnamon
1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1 1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda

Preparation

FOR THE ICE CREAM

In a sauce pan, combine coconut milk, sugar. Whisk to combine. Heat over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until the sides of the pan are hot (approx. 170˚F). Add cocoa powder and chocolate chips and whisk until melted.
Whisk in xanthan. Stir in soy milk, Yellowbird Habanero sauce and cayenne. Heat for 3–5 minutes, or until the sides of the pan are hot. Transfer to a clean bowl. Cover the bowl tightly and put it into the fridge until well chilled, at least an hour.
Spin in ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacture's instructions.
In the last few minutes of freezing, stir in broken pieces of cinnamon almond brittle.

FOR THE BRITTLE

Preheat oven to 200°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large saucepan, combine sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Using a pastry brush dipped in water, wash down the sides of the pan to eliminate sugar crystals. Cook, without stirring, over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 240° (soft-ball stage). Stir in almonds, cinnamon, and salt; cook until thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage), stirring frequently and brushing sides of pan as needed.
Remove from heat; stir in baking soda and vanilla. Immediately pour onto prepared pans, spreading to 1/4-in. thickness.
Allow to cool completely. Once cooled, break into desired pieces.