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This Changes Everything

February 13, 2008 by Joy the Baker 24 Comments

I had an experience with chocolate last night- and I mean EXPERIENCE: heart pounding, leg shaking, giggle coxing, divinely inspired- experience.  I think I hurt myself.  I think it was glorious.

What did it?  How did this happen?  Dark Chocolate Sorbet.  It swept me off my feet.

I’m sitting here struggling to find the words to describe this sorbet.  Literally.  It’s incredibly rich and deceptively creamy.  Please believe me when I say that even making this sorbet was magical.  I’m not talking rabbit out of a hat magic.  I’m talking about love at first site, sparks flying out of your ears, cannonball to the gut magic.  This changes everything.

First things first, if you don’t have an an ice cream maker, get one now.  When I say now, I mean NOW!

What’s so magical about this sorbet is the transformation of chocolate.  I started off with two solid, dark chocolate candy bars and about a cup of cocoa powder.  I simply mixed those two chocolates with hot vanilla and sugar water and, well, it changed everything.  The chocolate became this nearly black, loose chocolate soup.  I cooled the chocolate in an ice bath and put it in the refrigerator, only to come back every hour to check on it.  Every hour, on the hour, for 5 hours I came back to check on my chocolate glory. Not only was the smell of the chocolate out of the world, but the mixture thickened slightly with each passing hour.  After five hours the chocolate became this beautiful velvety, chocolate heaven syrup.  I wanted to shower with it. Yea, get in the shower with my bowl of dark chocolate and spend the rest of my night there.  I thought better of it, and decided to freeze it in the ice cream maker.  But seriously, in the shower or in the ice cream maker, this recipe is screaming, unapologetic magic.

Dark Chocolate Sorbet

The Sweet Life by Kate Zuckerman

Print this Recipe!

1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup plus 1 Tablespoon sugar

3 Tablespoons corn syrup

6 ounces dark chocolate (61 to 65 percent cocoa solids), chopped into half inch pieces

4 ounces Dutch processed cocoa powder (approximately 1 cup)

To Make the Syrup

1. Run the paring knife down the center of the vanilla bean.  Split it open with your fingers and use the knife to scrape out the tiny black seeds into a heavy-bottomed sauce pan.

2. Add 2 1/4 cup water, the sugar, the corn syrup and the vanilla pod and bring it to a rolling boil over medium high heat.

3. Remove from heat and allow the bean to steep for 15 minutes.  Remove the pod, dry it, and save it for another use.  If you are using vanilla extract, add it after the syrup has been removed from the heat.

Prepare the Chocolate

1. Combine the chopped chocolate and cocoa powder in a medium-sized bowl.  Gently whisk in 1/3 of the hot vanilla syrup.  ( The chocolate will begin to seise a bit.)

2. Whisk in the remaining syrup, in two more parts, and continue to whisk until the sauce is shiny, thick, and smooth, about 4 minutes.

3. Pass the chocolate sorbet base through a fine-mesh strainer to remove any lumps of cocoa powder.  Place the sorbet in an ice bath to cool completely.

4.  Transfer to the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours or up to 1 week.

Churn the Sorbet

1. Churn the sorbet in an ice cream machine according to the machine manufacturer’s directions.  The sorbet is finished once it has increased in volume and it holds whisk lines from the stirring mechanism and mounds like softly whipped cream.

2. Transfer to the freezer for 4 hours to attain scoopable consistency.

Serve with a crunchy wafer or a sprinkle of nuts.

I served this sorbet with orange poppyseed biscuits. Delicious!  I’ll post that recipe for you tomorrow. For now, let’s just focus on the magic, ok?

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  1. Natasha

    July 17, 2013 at 11:05 am

    I made this today and it is amazing!

    We’re in the middle of a heatwave here in England and it might just be my new cool treat :-)

    Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  2. Cari

    February 4, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    I tried to make this and in the fridge it turned into a hard choc blob that could not be fixed. So bummed. Any ideas on what might have happened before I try it again? Ingredients were pricey:(

    Reply
  3. Marki

    April 18, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    I just want you to know that I stumbled across a link to one of your delightful treats on a friends wall and when I clicked on it I fell head over feet in love.
    Not only do your ingredients speak to my heart but your words thrill me! You make me laugh and hungry all at once!
    Keep up the fantastic, mouth watering work and I will keep and eye out for your book!!!!

    ~ Marquelle

    Reply
  4. kayla

    July 27, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    yum! this looks like the perfect recipe to jumpstart the use of my new ice cream maker :)
    how much does this recipe yield?

    Reply
  5. Sere

    July 15, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    hi joy! first of all let me tell you I love your site :)
    and look forward to watching more video recipe :)

    I wanted to ask you what I can use instead of corn syrup, since it’s not available here in Italy, but your sorbet looks too yummy! I definitely want to try it!

    thanks

    Serena

    Reply
  6. Sharon

    March 3, 2008 at 6:12 am

    This reminds me of my favorite frozen sweet of all time–Ciao Bella’s Chocolate Sorbet. I think it’s pretty much made the same way this is made, except it’s got a little bit of kick from chocolate liqueur. I think it might be worth trying it in this homemade version! That stuff is really orgasmically good.

    Reply
  7. Joanna in the kitchen

    February 25, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    OMG.I have to try it. It’s pure indulgence and I don’t even need an ice-cream machine for that. Fantastic :-D

    Reply
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