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Sweet Mole with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Photo: Ian Dooley

Sweet Mole with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

6 ingredients 7 steps 2 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

231
Calories
2g
Protein
14g
Fat
21g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Ice Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Bean not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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

Directions

1

Wash, devein, and remove seeds from chile ancho.

2

Boil the chile, then blend with the smallest 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.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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