Frozen Hazelnut Creams With Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup sugar
• 8 large egg yolks
• 1 cup well-chilled heavy cream
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup toasted skinned hazelnuts, chopped
• 5 ounces fine quality bittersweet chocolate
• 3 tablespoons milk or 3 tablespoons cream
• 3 tablespoons softened butter

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, combine sugar and ½ cup water.
• 2 bring to boil over high heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved and boil syrup for 5 minutes.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat yolks until thick and pale.
• 4 add hot syrup in a thin stream, beating, and beat mixture until it is cool.
• 5 in a chilled bowl, beat cream until it holds soft peaks.
• 6 fold it into yolk mixture with the brandy and vanilla, and fold in hazelnuts.
• 7 spoon into 10, ¾-cup ramekins and freeze, covered with plastic wrap, for atleast 4 hours and up to 3 days.
• 8 for sauce: melt chocolate in milk or cream.
• 9 remove from heat and stir in butter until melted and sauce is glossy.
• 10 to assemble: dip molds in warm water.
• 11 invert creams onto dessert plates and spoon chocolate sauce over.