Stuart Gillies’ ice-cream trio

For the chocolate ice cream

Ingredients (Makes 8 portions)

• 500ml/18fl oz milk
• 250ml/9fl oz double cream
• 200g/7oz trimolene or glucose
• 125g/41⁄2oz dark chocolate, broken into pieces
• 100g/4oz cocoa powder

Put the milk, cream and trimolene or glucose in a heavy-based pan and bring just up to boiling point but do not allow to boil. Whisk in the dark chocolate and cocoa until the chocolate melts. Pass through a finemeshed sieve and bring back to a boil, then leave to cool. Pour into an ice-cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Freeze until ready to serve.

For the strawberry ice cream
Ingredients (Makes 8 portions)

• 350ml/12fl oz double cream
• 100ml/4fl oz milk
• 200g/7oz caster sugar
• 500ml/18fl oz strawberry purée

Mix all the ingredients together, pour into an ice-cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Freeze until ready to serve.

For the mint ice cream
Ingredients (Makes 8 portions)

• 600ml/1pt milk
• 400ml/14fl oz double cream
• 100g/4oz egg yolks (about 4 eggs)
• 200g/7oz caster sugar
• 1 dessertspoon mint purée
• 50g/2oz dark chocolate, grated

Heat the milk and cream together in a pan until almost boiling.

Mix the egg yolks with the sugar then pour on the hot milk and cream, stirring well with a whisk. Pour the mix into a heavy-based pan, add the mint purée and return to the heat, stirring well with a wooden spoon until thickened slightly. Strain the mix through a fine sieve into a bowl and cool. Pour into an ice-cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Remove to a cold bowl and fold in the grated chocolate. Freeze until ready to serve.

To serve, put a scoop of each ice cream into three cones and serve with your choice of toppings.