Chocolate, cardamom and stewed fig gelato

By Dustin

Ingredients

• 1 quart milk (or for a richer, creamier consistency, pouring cream)
• 9 ounces dark chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped
• 4 1/2 ounces fine sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cardamom
• 8-10 stewed figs

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from food52.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a pot, gently heat the milk and add the chocolate, the sugar and spice. Gently whisk it all together in the warm milk.

Beat the egg yolks in a small bowl, add some of the chocolate mixture to the eggs and then add it all back to the pot and continue whisking for a few more minutes over low heat until the mixture thickens slightly.

Stir in the chopped, stewed figs.

Take off the heat and allow the chocolate mixture to cool completely before placing in an ice-cream maker. I find that home made gelato needs an extra hour or so in the freezer to set properly before serving.