Nutty Hot Babes Gelato Sundae

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 cups whole milk
• 1/4 cup instant espresso powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 ounces amaretto
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 -2 tablespoon heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar (to taste)
• 12 ounces dark chocolate
• 1 (8 ounce) jar nutella, warmed
• 1/2 cup shelled pistachios

Recipe

• 1 combine milk, espresso powder, and sugar in a large saucepan.
• 2 heat just enough to dissolve the sugar and espresso powder.
• 3 remove from heat, add amaretto and vanilla, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 4 combine mascarpone, cinnamon, and enough cream to give it a whipped cream consistency, sweeten to taste; set aside.
• 5 line 6 small bowls with oiled plastic wrap, with as few wrinkles as you can manage.
• 6 melt chocolate in a double boiler, over a slow simmer.
• 7 use as low a heat as you can to avoid taking the chocolate out of temper.
• 8 pour chocolate into lined bowls, and tilt to cover all sides with a sturdy layer.
• 9 refrigerate until ready to use.
• 10 when ready to serve turn chocolate out of bowl, remove plastic wrap and place on a pretty plate.
• 11 freeze gelato in ice cream maker to manufacturers instructions.
• 12 make sure it is very cold going in, so the texture will be dense and creamy.
• 13 freeze gelato until firm enough to scoop. if you have a small machine, you may need to do this in two batches.
• 14 warm nutella in a double boiler, until it has the consistency of hot fudge.
• 15 to serve, place a generous scoop of gelato into a chocolate bowl, drizzle with warm nutella, top with cinnamon mascarpone cream, and sprinkle with pistachios.