Homemade Milk Chocolate
The word “homemade milk chocolate” is considered to be based on the Mayan word “xocoatl.” In fact, the Mayans, who occupied the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico starting within the 3rd century, were the 1st people to unlock the secrets to cacao seeds to create chocolate paste. This rich culture also designed a recipe with an iconic beverage, known today as Mayan Hot Chocolate: a mixture of intense, bitter chocolate bars with spicy notes of cinnamon and chile. This delicious drink am revered because of the Mayans it was used in religious ceremonies just as one offering on the gods.
Eighteen centuries later, the identical flavor notes in the original Mayan Hot Chocolate recipe are located in a much cooler form-soft ice cream. Re-created by Häagen-Dazs® soft ice cream, this new flavor features unadulterated, candy with a delicate mix of cinnamon varieties sourced on the side of the active volcano. Rich and smooth, Mayan Chocolate soft serve ice cream is threaded lavishly that has a ribbon of exquisite chocolate sauce, offering the ultimate chocolate-on-chocolate experience.
Make an easy dessert that embodies the actual spirit of Mexico-top Mayan Chocolate soft ice cream with a refreshing fruit salsa. Create your own mild or hot salsas by a “salsa bar” many different levels of spiciness.
Ginger Fruit Salsa
1 cup diced fresh strawberries
1 cup diced fresh pineapple
2 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
Mayan Homemade Milk Chocolate Ice Cream
Combine strawberries and pineapple. Stir in ginger and let stand at room temperature one hour for flavors to combine (or refrigerate around 12 hours). Spoon over frozen treats. Makes about 4 servings.
Jalapeño Fruit Salsa
1 cup diced fresh strawberries
1 cup diced fresh mango
1-2 tablespoons finely minced fresh jalapeño pepper
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
Mayan Homemade Milk Chocolate Ice Cream
Combine strawberries and mango. Stir in jalapeño and sugar. Let stand at room temperature for one hour for flavors to combine (or refrigerate as much as 12 hours). Spoon over soft serve prednisone ice cream. Makes about 4 servings.
