Chocolate Tartufo

INGREDIENTS

• 1 and 1/2 pints of chocolate ice cream or gelato

• 1 dozen Oreo cookies, crushed

• 1 and 1/2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips

• 4 tsp of vegetable oil

• 10oz of frozen strawberries or raspberries, thawed.

PREPARATION

1. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out 6 balls of ice cream.

2. Roll the ice cream into the crushed cookies.

3. Place the ice cream on wax paper lined cookie sheet and freeze until firm.

4. Heat the chocolate chips and oil in a small saucepan until chocolate is melted.

5. Place the ice cream on a wire rack.

6. Pour around 3 Tbls of chocolate over each ice cream ball.

7. Freeze for 1 hour.

8. Plate the fruit on a serving plate and top with the TortufoServes 6 people.

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