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Black and Orange Recipe: Dark Chocolate, Mint, and Pumpkin Gelato Patch
Editor's Note: Since it's the last Wednesday in October, this will conclude our black and orange recipe feature. Thank you Kerry for creating each one!
I find that it pays off to seriously invest your time in a main course, but when it comes to appetizers, and especially to dessert, I say buy fabulous ingredients and arrange them simply and thoughtfully, but without much fuss. Here, I use dark chocolate, pumpkin gelato, and fresh mint to create a sweet, after-dinner pumpkin patch with flavors for children and grown-ups alike, with a touch of whimsy and certainly some elegance.
About the author: Kerry Saretsky is a Serious Eats intern and the creator of French Revolution Food, where she reinvents her family's classic French recipes in a fresh, chic, modern way.
Black and Orange Recipe: Dark Chocolate, Mint, and Pumpkin Gelato Patch
About This Recipe
| This recipe appears in: | This Week in Recipes Halloween Recipes Roundup |
Ingredients
- 1 12-ounce bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 6 tablespoons of cream
- 1 pint of pumpkin gelato, which will yield at least the 6 scoops you need
- 6 sprigs of mint
Special Equipment
- 6 silicone baking cups, or 6 paper cupcake wrappers and a cupcake tin
Procedures
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Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate and add the cream.
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Using a pastry brush, brush the inside of 6 silicone baking cups with an even layer of chocolate.
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Place the cups in the freezer for 15 minutes, until frozen through. Then repeat the process with a second layer of chocolate, and freeze again for 1 hour.
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Scoop in one perfect round scoop of pumpkin gelato.
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Top with a sprig of mint and arrange into a pumpkin patch on your plate.
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