ICE CREAM MINI BALLS RECIPES

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatine over water in a small bowl.
• Place bowl over a container of hot water until the gelatine is dissolved, then cool.
• Beat ice-cream until creamy, add gelatine and liqueur and beat until just combined.
• Pour ice-cream mixture into a container and freeze for several hours or overnight until firm.
• Before making these ball put an oven tray into freezer to become very cold.
• Working very quickly using a melon baller scoop out balls of ice-cream and put on cold tray. It helps to dip the melon baller into cold water before rolling out each ball.
• Place tray with balls, back into the freezer and freeze until firm.
• Remove tray from feezer and push small wooden sticks (toothpicks) into each ball at a slight angle then replace tray in freezer.
• Once you get to this stage put chocolate and shortening in a bowl over simmering water to melt.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Pour chocolate into a small drinking glass then dip each ball into mixture, coating each one well.
• Put chocolate covered balls on to a cold tray and return to freezer until firm.