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White Chocolate and Clementine Bombe

Published on December 9, 2015 by Elizabeth 52 Comments
Last Updated on January 28, 2019

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Something a little different for Christmas pudding.

White Chocolate and Clementine Ice Cream Bombe

It has many, many years since I last made an ice cream bombe – 14 or 15 of them, to be honest. Back then I’d taken to cutting recipes out of supermarket magazines while I was learning how to cook for my new family.

One Christmas there was a festive food feature in the local Safeway magazine. I tore out the recipe for a white chocolate and clementine ice cream bombe, an intriguing dessert recipe I hadn’t heard of before then. It was a no churn ice cream recipe, and as at that time I didn’t have an ice cream maker, it was perfect.

I’ve got an ice cream maker now, thanks to the kind folk at Magimix, and so when I peeked into my fridge the other day and spied five Spanish sweet clementines, complete with their little adorable leaves, and a carton of double cream the first thing that sprang to mind was that white chocolate clementine bombe.

White Chocolate and Clementine Ice Cream Bombe

I’ve changed the recipe for the white chocolate ice cream component completely, adapting the vanilla custard base ice cream recipe that came with my Magimix Le Glacier 1.5 litre ice cream maker, adding some white chocolate and real vanilla seeds. I’ve been using this brand of ice cream machine for years and years, having treated myself to one (the 1.1 litre one) for my birthday about 8 years ago.

Le Glacier 1.5 Ice Cream Maker by MagiMixIt’s a fantastic machine – you keep the stainless steel bowl in the freezer so it’s ready for when you fancy making ice cream or sorbet, and the booklet that comes with it is full of super recipe ideas like chocolate chip mint (one of my family favourites), rich chocolate and the standard vanilla custard I’ve already mentioned. I’ve also got the Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book, full of inspirational (but calorific!!) ideas.

The thing is, the 1.1 litre bowl in my old machine, which made 3/4 pint of ice cream, was a fine enough size when we were a family of three with one young child. Now we’re a family of five, and the eldest is a teenager – we needed a bigger ice cream maker bowl (that and the fact I broke the old bowl by storing it in a deep freeze under loads of frozen Shetland lamb – word of caution: don’t do that). The 1.5 litre machine makes 1.5 pints of ice cream. It’s super easy to assemble too, and so if you keep the bowl in your freezer you’re never more than 20 minutes away from home made ice cream!

White Chocolate and Clementine Ice Cream Bombe

The white chocolate ice cream in this recipe is made from a rich egg custard base flavoured with white chocolate and real vanilla seeds. Use a good quality white chocolate like Green & Black’s for the best ice cream.

The sorbet is made from whole clementines, simmered in sugar and water until tender, and then pureed whole, peel included. This recipe is rather shilpet (the Shetland word for eye-twitching sour), the way I like it, but if you prefer a sweeter sorbet increase the sugar content by half.

White Chocolate and Clementine Ice Cream Bombe

I’ve also used Goldschlager in my sorbet. The addition of alcohol keeps the clementine mixture from freezing solid, imparting a nice, edible texture. Goldschlager, if you don’t know (because I’d never heard of it until I saw a bottle of it on clearance for £10, down from £25), is an imported cinnamon schnapps liqueur containing real gold flakes.

Yes, this ice cream dessert contains flakes of real gold! Rather posh, no?

See that slice that’s missing out of the photograph? I might have eaten that in the bath. The life of a food blogger, eh?!

White Chocolate and Clementine Ice Cream Bombe

White Chocolate and Clementine Bombe

A white chocolate outer layer with real vanilla encases a tart clementine sorbet flavoured with cinnamon schnapps. An alternative Christmas dessert recipe.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 12 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 8 people

Ingredients

for the white chocolate ice cream

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 100 grams caster sugar
  • 300 ml full fat milk
  • 150 grams white chocolate broken into small pieces
  • 300 ml double cream
  • 1 vanilla pod seeds only

for the clementine sorbet

  • 150 grams caster sugar
  • 4 clementines
  • 300 ml water
  • 1/2 lemon juice only
  • 2 tbsp Goldschlager or Grand Marnier

Instructions

  • To prepare the ice cream, pour the milk into a saucepan and slowly heat it until it reaches boiling point. Do not allow it to boil.
  • Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks and caster sugar together until light and creamy.
  • Whisking continuously, pour the hot milk over the egg mixture and return to the pan.
  • Heat gently, stirring constantly, until the mixture forms a film on the back of a wooden spoon. You'll be able to drag your finger over the back of the spoon and it will leave a line. Do not let it boil or it will separate.
  • Remove the custard mixture from the heat and stir in the broken pieces of white chocolate. Stir until melted. Cover in cling film and leave to cool to room temperature.
  • Add the cream and vanilla seeds and transfer the mixture to the fridge to cool completely for a few hours.
  • Meanwhile, to prepare the sorbet, coarsely chop the whole clementines and place in a saucepan along with the caster sugar and water. Bring to the boil and simmer, with the lid on, for 10 minutes.
  • Puree with a hand blender and leave to cool before adding the lemon juice and Goldschlager.
  • Transfer the mixture to a freezerproof container and freeze for a few hours.
  • When the ice cream mixture is cold, churn in an ice cream machine.
  • Line a 2 litre freezerproof bowl with clingfilm and spoon the ice cream into it. Cover the back of a 0.5 litre freezerproof bowl with cling film and press down into the centre of the ice cream to make a well. Place in the freezer for a few hours.
  • When the ice cream is hard, remove the bowl in the centre.
  • Transfer the frozen sorbet to a food processor and blend until it is light and creamy. Spoon the sorbet into the hole in the ice cream so that it is level. Return the ice cream to the freezer and leave over night.
  • To serve, tip the bowl upside down over a serving dish, remove the cling film and dust with icing sugar, if desired. Serve immediately.
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Serve something different for Christmas pudding this year - how about this white chocolate and clementine ice cream bombe - with real gold flakes!

OTHER ICE CREAM BOMBE RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE
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Filed Under: All Manner of Sweet Things, Ice Cream, Recipe Tagged With: bombe, Christmas, clementine, dessert, Goldschlager, ice cream, sorbet, white chocolate

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Comments

  1. Leah Miller says

    March 16, 2016 at 11:04 am

    This bombe looks incredible! I have always wanted to buy an ice cream maker, but fear that it would become another one of those kitchen fad gadgets that end up in the back of the cupboard!

    Your photos are sensational! xx
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  2. Andrew Petrie says

    February 16, 2016 at 4:24 pm

    This is identical to one I saw in the local supermarket over Christmas when I was put off by the price.This would cosy just a fraction. What an eye-opener !

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  3. Heather Haigh says

    February 8, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    That looks so elegant and I just love the flavour combinations, fabulous!
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  4. Linda (Meal Planning Maven) says

    December 31, 2015 at 3:39 pm

    What a show-stopping dessert! How elegant this would look on a New’s Year’s party table!
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  5. Lori Who Needs A Cape? says

    December 31, 2015 at 12:40 am

    What a lovely dessert! And no judging here…I’d eat this in the bath too! 🙂
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  6. Manila Spoon says

    December 31, 2015 at 12:13 am

    You had me at white chocolate! What a delicious and show-stopping dessert this is! Yes, please!
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  7. www.munchiesandmunchkins.com says

    December 29, 2015 at 11:57 am

    This looks fantastic. I love clementines. Thanks for joining in with we should cocoa

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  8. Kimberly says

    December 24, 2015 at 2:31 am

    Looks heavenly! Gotta try this one. Thanks a lot for sharing!

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    • Elizabeth says

      December 28, 2015 at 10:45 am

      Thanks Kimberly! Let me know what you think if you do make it!
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  9. Bethanie says

    December 15, 2015 at 3:36 pm

    Looks absolutely gorgeous! I might try this one!

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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:37 pm

      Thanks Bethanie – let me know what you think if you do!
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  10. kellie@foodtoglow says

    December 14, 2015 at 6:23 pm

    Beautiful! I’ve never been an ice cream person (it makes me thirsty. I hate being thirsty!) but I could change my mind with this. Really lovely. 🙂
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:38 pm

      How intriguing! I wonder why that is! 🙂
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  11. LEO says

    December 13, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    I am stuffed from the Thanksgiving meal and all the leftovers. I could use some healthier, lighter meals! Thanks for all the great ideas!!!

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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:39 pm

      Glad to be of a help, and I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving!
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  12. Jo Hutchinson says

    December 12, 2015 at 4:52 pm

    This is just amazing.

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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:39 pm

      Aw thanks! 🙂
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  13. Chris @thinlyspread says

    December 11, 2015 at 5:47 pm

    Oh my, this looks absolutely delicious! I’ve yearned for an ice cream maker for so long – I’ve just put it on an Amazon wishlist which I am about to send to my OH!
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:40 pm

      Yay! I hope Santa is good to you this year 😀
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  14. Dom says

    December 11, 2015 at 7:09 am

    Oh and thanks for the slinky linky to Simply Eggcellent xxx
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:41 pm

      My pleasure Dom, thanks for hosting!
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  15. Dom says

    December 11, 2015 at 6:54 am

    Oh my word, how beautiful is this. Such a wonderful idea and I love the colour of the clementine core! A great Christmas alternative!
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:41 pm

      It is a rather attractive shade, isn’t it! Very festive. 🙂
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  16. Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says

    December 11, 2015 at 12:28 am

    This is an absolutely gorgeous dessert!!!
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:45 pm

      Thanks Aly 🙂
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  17. Jeanne Horak-Druiff says

    December 10, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    Beautiful!! Clementines are so versatile… And thanks for correcting my ignorance as to how bombes are made – clever clever! This makes me long for the hot Chirtsmases I grew up with in South Africa. This would be a perfect dessert there 🙂
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:50 pm

      Aw, so glad to have been able to teach you something! 😀
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  18. Ana De- Jesus says

    December 10, 2015 at 9:58 am

    This sounds absolutely heavenly. I love white chocolate but have never paired it with orange before so I would like to see how that tastes.
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:52 pm

      They go really well together for sure. 🙂
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  19. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says

    December 9, 2015 at 5:30 pm

    This looks absolutely stunning! I have an ice cream maker that has never even come out of the box (although I have a plan for it next week). I would love to make desserts like this, but I think I would make such a mess of it.
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:53 pm

      It’s a really simple recipe to make, you’d be surprised! I hope you enjoy your ice cream maker once it’s out of the box! 😀
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  20. peter @feedyoursoultoo says

    December 9, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    Absolutely beautiful looking cake!
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:53 pm

      I suppose it is an ice cream cake of sorts! Thank you 🙂
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  21. Florian @ContentednessCooking says

    December 9, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    This looks beautiful! I’m sure this cake will impress a bunch of guests! 🙂
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:54 pm

      Thank you 🙂
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  22. christine says

    December 9, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    Stunning doesn’t even begin to describe this. So beautiful. I’ve never heard of Goldschlager being used in sorbet – quite fantastic!
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:54 pm

      I used it since that’s all I had, but it totally worked! 😀
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  23. kate @veggie desserts says

    December 9, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    WOW! This is stunning and the flavours sound amazing. I love that you ate some in the bath – too funny. 🙂
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:55 pm

      Heehee, we all have our guilty secret pleasures. I like food in the bath 😀
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  24. Diana says

    December 9, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    Wow this looks incredible!! I never tried making an ice cream bombe before, but I really should try! Can I have a slice? 🙂
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:55 pm

      Oh you should give it a go! It’s so easy to make 🙂
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  25. Julian says

    December 9, 2015 at 12:55 pm

    Mmm – inspired to give this a go, although will probably try the no churn version as I have no maker!

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  26. Stella says

    December 9, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    This looks yummy. I will love to try this recipe this Christmas.
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:58 pm

      Give it a try! It really is simple to make. 🙂
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  27. Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says

    December 9, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    Just wow! This looks very impressive! I’ve never tried making an ice cream bomb before and until I’d read this I don’t know where I would begin. You’ve made it look so easy. Thanks for posting

    PS. I love that you used Goldschlager to stop the ice cream freezing too hard. Genius!
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:58 pm

      Aw thanks! I hope you try and make one some time. It’s really easy to do!
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  28. Laura@howtocookgoodfood says

    December 9, 2015 at 12:19 pm

    Such a stunning dessert. I love the colours and the flavours would work so well together. Must now make a bombe!
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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:57 pm

      Let me know how you get on if you do! 🙂
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  29. Rosana @ Hot&CHilli Food and Travel Blog says

    December 9, 2015 at 11:13 am

    this recipe looks amazing so pretty – definitely a showstopper on any Christmas table. R

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    • Elizabeth says

      December 17, 2015 at 3:57 pm

      thanks Rosana 🙂
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