You are probably wondering exactly what these are. They are a scoop of vanilla cream cheese ice cream with a lemon curd center. The shell is a mixture of dark chocolate and pecans. The ice cream is not that far from cream cheese, so it does have a smoother consistency than regular ice cream. I really like how well the flavors go together in this dish. The creamy inside with a burst of tart lemon is wonderful enough, but add the rich nut studded chocolate coating and you really have the makings of an awesome treat. This recipe makes 10 servings or half "eggs".
Penguin Eggs
by fhourtrader
Ingredients/Ice Cream
8 oz softened cream cheese
2 egg yolks
1 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbs vanilla extract or 1 1/2 tsp ground vanilla beans
3/4 cup lemon curd
Ingredients/Coating
1 12 oz bag semi sweet chocolate chips
1 tbs shortening
3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
For ice cream, prepare a baking sheet by lining with wax paper and placing in freezer.
Pour the heavy cream into a medium size bowl and whip until soft peaks form and set aside. In another bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar together. Then add the cream cheese and vanilla extract, beating until all is blended. Lastly, fold in the heavy cream until evenly distributed. Place in ice cream machine and follow manufacturer's instructions.
Once the ice cream is thick enough to scoop (I did not have to freeze after using my machine, it set up pretty fast), take the baking sheet out of the freezer. Then use an ice cream scoop and scoop the ice cream and smooth the top level with the edges of the scoop. Take the end of a wooden spoon and make a big hole in the center of the ice cream, about 1/2 the depth of the scoop. Then fill with the lemon curd.
Invert the scoop and place the mound of ice cream onto the baking sheet. Continue with this process until all the ice cream has been placed in mounds. Then put baking sheet back in freezer.
After the scoops have been in the freezer for an hour, you can make your topping. Place all topping ingredients in the top of double boiler and stir until all the chocolate is melted. Remove top pan from boiler.
Then remove baking sheet from the freezer and spoon chocolate topping on the mounds, covering completely. Place back in the freezer for at least 3 hours. To serve, peel mound off of wax paper and place on chilled plates.
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