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Circus Animal Pops Ice Cream

Servings: 0

Equipment

  • Immersion or traditional blender
  • ice cream maker

Ingredients

  • 200 grams Frosted Animal Cookies
  • 1 batch custard or simple ice cream base with just 1/4 cup sugar
  • 12 Frosted Animal Cookies
  • 4 packs Strawberry Pop Rocks
  • rainbow nonpareils
  • 300 grams white chocolate
  • 75 grams refined coconut oil
  • pink food coloring

Instructions

  • Make a simple or custard ice cream base which you can find linked at the top of this page.
  • While base is still warm, combine with 200 grams of Frosted Animal cookies and blend with an immersion or traditional blender until smooth.
  • Strain into a heat safe bowl and refrigerate for at least two hours.
  • Churn ice cream and pipe into popsicle molds. Freeze for a minimum of 15 hours.
  • Unmold the ice cream bars and store in the freezer on a piece of parchment or wax paper.
  • Make the white chocolate magic shell by combining 300 grams of white chocolate and 75 grams of refined coconut oil in a microwave safe dish.
  • Heat in 30 second intervals, stirring in between for 1 minute, and then in 15 second intervals until fully combined. Stirring will help a lot and allow you to heat it less.
  • When fully melted and combined add a few drops of pink food coloring. Let cool on the counter before using, it should still be liquefied but not warm to the touch. Stirring a few times will help cool it down.
  • Prepare your mise en place, setting out a dish of nonpareils, a dish of whole animal cookies, and a dish of strawberry pop rocks, with a spoon in each.
  • Dip the bar and immediately decorate with an animal cookie, sprinkles and pop rocks. You have to work quickly because the chocolate will harden fast, so having a helper works great but I do this on my own and I don't worry about the mess until afterwards..
  • Freeze for a few hours to harden up or enjoy right away!