Sweet Mole and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Sweet Mole and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Category:	Dessert recipes
Servings:	2
Time:	½ hour
Difficulty:

| American cuisine | Mexican cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine

Ingredients

• 1 whole chile ancho (dried pepper)
• ¾ cups (4 ounces) piloncillo (brown sugar cane)
• 1 clove
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 ounces semi-sweet dark chocolate bar, cut into pieces
• 2 cups best quality vanilla bean ice cream

Procedure

1. Wash, devein and remove seeds from chile ancho.
2. Boil the chile, then blend with the least amount of water possible.
3. Strain off water.
4. In a saucepan, add pureed, chile, piloncillo, clove, cinnamon and chocolate.
5. Boil for 3 minutes.
6. Remove clove.
7. To serve, allow vanilla ice cream to soften slightly in a bowl and stir in mole.