Mascarpone and White Chocolate Ice Cream with Espresso Orange Caramel

Ingredients

• 100 g Mascarpone
• 60 g White chocolate
• 150 ml Whole milk
• 100 ml Heavy cream (For the custard)
• 2 Egg yolks
• 0.5 tsp Vanilla extract
• Sea salt (A pinch, for the ice cream base)
• Honey (Optional; a squeeze, to taste)
• 100 g Granulated sugar
• 30 ml Water
• 60 ml Heavy cream (Warmed, for the caramel)
• 30 ml Freshly brewed espresso
• 20 ml Fresh orange juice
• 15 g Unsalted butter
• Sea salt (A pinch, for the caramel)
• Cocoa powder (For dusting)
• Fresh orange zest (For finishing; freshly grated)

Steps

1. 1

   Heat the whole milk, the 100 ml heavy cream, and vanilla in a saucepan until steaming.

2. 2

   In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with honey if using. Slowly pour in the warm milk mixture while whisking continuously.

3. 3

   Return the mixture to the saucepan. Cook gently, stirring constantly, until it reaches 82–84°C.

4. 4

   Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the white chocolate until melted, then cool the mixture to 35–40°C.

5. 5

   Add the mascarpone and the ice-cream-base pinch of sea salt. Blend with a hand blender until silky smooth.

6. 6

   Refrigerate the base until completely cold. Pour it into a Ninja Creami container and freeze for 24 hours.

7. 7

   Process the frozen base on the Ice Cream setting. Re-spin if needed.

8. 8

   In a saucepan, combine the sugar and water. Set over medium heat and let the mixture caramelize without stirring until deep amber.

9. 9

   Carefully whisk in the warmed 60 ml heavy cream, followed by the espresso and orange juice.

10. 10

    Simmer for 1–2 minutes, then remove the caramel from the heat. Stir in the butter and caramel pinch of sea salt. Cool until thick but pourable.

11. 11

    Pipe the ice cream into a chilled coupe. Drizzle generously with the espresso-orange caramel, then finish with a dusting of cocoa powder and freshly grated orange zest.

Notes

The source does not state a serving yield; 4 servings is an estimate. Honey is optional and its amount is described only as a squeeze. Cocoa powder and orange zest are listed without quantities.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• ice cream
• fall
• frozen
• Ninja Creami
• make-ahead
• contains dairy
• gluten-free