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Chocolate and Fennel Ice Cream

Chocolate and Fennel Ice Cream

Darren Robertson
4.92 from 46 votes
Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Australian, British
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 
 

  • 170 g liquid glucose
  • 300 g fennel washed & chopped
  • 450 ml milk
  • 450 ml cream
  • 9 egg yolks
  • 20 ml pernod
  • 10 g fennel seeds

CHOCOLATE GANACHE

  • 300 g 68% cocoa chocolate grated
  • 500 ml cream
  • 10 g liquid glucose
  • 2 g sea salt
  • 100 g almonds toasted nibbed and chopped

FENNEL JAM

  • 300 g fennel chopped
  • 600 g water
  • 10 ml liquid glucose
  • 250 g sugar

CHARRED PINEAPPLE

  • 1/2 pineapple
  • 2 chocolate mint leaves

Instructions
 

Fennel ice cream:

  • Place chopped fennel, seeds, pernod milk and cream in a heavy based pan.
  • Heat to 90 degrees Celsius (195 Fahrenheit), remove from heat and leave to infuse for 1 hour.
  • Reheat the milk to 90 degrees Celsius (195 Fahrenheit) then pour over eggs and sugar whilst whisking.
  • Strain this into a clean pan and cook on a low heat until the mix coats the back of a spoon.
  • Strain into a bowl and then chill over ice.
  • When Mix is cold churn in and ice cream machine.

Chocolate ganache:

  • Heat the cream and glucose to 70 degrees Celsius (160 Fahrenheit), remove from heat and stir in the chocolate.
  • When the mix has cooled slightly, add the almonds and salt.

Fennel jam:

  • Place all ingredients into a heavy based saucepan and slowly cook until the water has evaporated and the fennel is a jam like consistency.

Charred pineapple:

  • In a hot frying pan, caramelize the pineapple.
  • When golden brown, remove from the heat, dice and place the diced pineapple with it’s juices into a bowl with a little chocolate mint.

Notes

Chocolate and Fennel Ice Cream
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