MOCHA ICE CREAM TART

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Categories     Chocolate     Dessert     Bake     Freeze/Chill     Kid-Friendly     Summer     Birthday     Bon Appétit     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield Serves 8 to 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

Mocha Sauce
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
1/4 cup light corn syrup
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder or instant coffee powder
Crust
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about 8 ounces)
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted.
1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder or instant coffee powder
1 quart chocolate ice cream
1 quart coffee ice cream
Chocolate wafer cookies (optional)

Steps:

  • For Sauce:
  • Combine 6 tablespoons butter and 1/4 cup corn syrup in heavy small saucepan. Stir over low heat until well blended. Add semisweet chocolate, 1/4 cup water and instant espresso powder and stir until chocolate melts, espresso dissolves and sauce is smooth. Transfer sauce to small heatproof pitcher.
  • For Crust:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray. Mix cookie crumbs, butter and espresso in medium bowl. Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom and up sides of prepared tart pan. Bake until crust looks dry and feels firm to touch, about 20 minutes. cool crust completely.
  • Meanwhile, using ice cream scoop, scoop chocolate ice cream into balls and arrange in single layer on baking sheet; freeze until firm. Using clean scoop, scoop coffee ice cream into balls and arrange in single layer on another baking sheet; freeze until firm.
  • In cooled crust, alternate chocolate and coffee ice cream balls in single tightly packed layer. Form second layer, then third layer of ice cream balls, mounding in center. Drizzle 1/2 cup mocha sauce over. Freeze tart until ice cream and sauce topping are firm, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover tart and keep frozen. Cover sauce and let stand at room temperature.)
  • Gently press up pan bottom to loosen crust; remove pan sides. Transfer ice cream tart to platter. Let stand 15 minutes to soften slightly. Press cookies upright into ice cream, if desired. Cut tart into wedges. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

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