Mocha Tartufo
Courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
Servings: 8
Prep Time: 15 Min.
Cook Time: n/a
Chill Time: 2 Hr.
Prep Time: 15 Min.
Cook Time: n/a
Chill Time: 2 Hr.
What you need:
* 1 (9 oz.) pkg. chocolate wafer cookies, crushed (2 c.)
* 1.75 qt. coffee ice cream
* 48 chocolate-covered espresso beans
* whipped cream (optional)
* 1.75 qt. coffee ice cream
* 48 chocolate-covered espresso beans
* whipped cream (optional)
What to do:
1. Put crushed wafer cookies in a shallow dish; set aside. Using a 1/4 c. ice cream scoop, make a slightly rounded ball of ice cream. Press your thumb into center to make an indentation, fill it with 3 chocolate-covered espresso beans. From edge of indentation, spread and press ice cream over to seal. Roll ice cream balls in wafers, and pat to coat.* Repeat with remaining ice cream.
2. Place tartufo on a wax paper-lined plate or tray, and freeze for at least 2 hr. before serving. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.
Variation: To make a child-friendly version, substitute vanilla ice cream and maraschino cherries or malted milk balls for coffee ice cream and beans.
*To ease preparation, use one hand to scoop the ice cream and the other hand to insert coffee beans, press ice cream over the opening and place in the bowl of wafers. Use your scooping hand to sprinkle wafers over the ice cream ball, rolling it and pressing it in crumbs to achieve a round ball without touching the ice cream. After forming 4 to 5 tartufo, place them in the freezer and make next 4 to 5, continuing until all tartufo are formed.
2. Place tartufo on a wax paper-lined plate or tray, and freeze for at least 2 hr. before serving. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.
Variation: To make a child-friendly version, substitute vanilla ice cream and maraschino cherries or malted milk balls for coffee ice cream and beans.
*To ease preparation, use one hand to scoop the ice cream and the other hand to insert coffee beans, press ice cream over the opening and place in the bowl of wafers. Use your scooping hand to sprinkle wafers over the ice cream ball, rolling it and pressing it in crumbs to achieve a round ball without touching the ice cream. After forming 4 to 5 tartufo, place them in the freezer and make next 4 to 5, continuing until all tartufo are formed.