Sweet Chestnut Paste Made with Ice Cream

Name: Sweet Chestnut Paste Made with Ice Cream
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 grams Peeled and boiled chestnuts; 100 grams Vanilla ice cream; 1 Brandy or rum

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I wanted to hold on to my heavy cream to use for whipped cream and decorating, and I knew milk wouldn't be rich enough, so I figured I'd try making the paste with ice cream.

This will be even easier if you use a food processor or blender. When shopping for ingredients, all you need to do is look at the net weight of the peeled chestnuts, and buy a tub of ice cream that weights half that. Recipe by Shiawasesemachiko

I wanted to hold on to my heavy cream to use for whipped cream and decorating, and I knew milk wouldn't be rich enough, so I figured I'd try making the paste with ice cream.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I wanted to hold on to my heavy cream to use for whipped cream and decorating, and I knew milk wouldn't be rich enough, so I figured I'd try making the paste with ice cream.

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Ingredients

200 gramsPeeled and boiled chestnuts
100 gramsVanilla ice cream
1Brandy or rum

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Steps

1

Warm the chestnuts in the microwave for about 1-2 minutes and mash. While mashing, melt the ice cream in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
2

Mix the chestnuts and melted ice cream. Strain through a strainer or sieve to smooth. Add brandy or rum as desired.
3

You can use it as-is on toast, or on pancakes, or mix with whipped cream to make a chestnut cream.
4

Mix it with whatever ice cream you have for a chestnut ice cream.
5

It makes a large batch, so I store it in a tub.
6

If putting it in a pastry bag for something like Mont Blanc, mix with milk, heavy cream, or whipped cream until it can be piped out easily!