World Chocolate Day Frozen Treat:

Chocolate Ice Cream Bonbons

This World Chocolate Day, celebrate everything chocolate by trying this no-bake and no-cook bonbon recipe made with just chocolate and ice cream. This recipe is the kind of thing that makes people assume you spent hours in the kitchen, when in fact you spent fifteen minutes of active work and the rest of the time letting your freezer do the rest. You just need to melt chocolate and coat ice cream balls in it to make this dessert, and you can top the dessert with sprinkles, flaky salt, crushed cookies or peppermint. The bonbon is not a new invention, and chocolate-coated confectionery has existed in various forms for centuries across European patisseries, where the French word ‘bonbon’ means ‘good good’, which is used to describe any small sweet, coated or made with chocolate or sugar. The ice cream version also follows the same recipe but needs to be frozen. You get a dessert with a cold and creamy centre enclosed in a firm chocolate shell that provides textural contrast and a delightful sensory satisfaction. So, this World Chocolate Day, pick up your favourite brand of ice cream tub, preferably chocolate or add vanilla to the mix. You can also opt for your favourite ice cream flavour, be it mint, coffee or butterscotch. The ice cream is scooped into balls, frozen solid, so the melted chocolate does not melt it. The chocolate coating needs to be thin and messy is the look to go for, as bonbons are not truffles, which need a polished appearance.