Gingercrunch & meringue bombes

Name: Gingercrunch & meringue bombes
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 300 milliliters double cream; 1 vanilla pod; 25 grams icing sugar; 1 small orange, zested; 25 grams gingernut biscuit, crumbled; 350 milliliters orange juice; 100 grams caster sugar; 2 teaspoons cornflour; 2 meringue nests, crushed

Gingercrunch & meringue bombes is a side dish that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 301 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up caster sugar, orange juice, orange zest, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes.

Instructions

Line 6 small ramekins or teacups with cling film, or use a silicone muffin mould, if you have one.

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Ramekin

Whip the cream in a large bowl until it just holds its shape. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and add them to the cream with the sugar, orange zest and meringues. Gently stir, then add the gingernut crumbs. Divide among the prepared moulds or teacups and freeze for at least 2 hrs.

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Orange Zest

Vanilla Bean

Cream

Seeds

Sugar

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Bowl

To make the sauce, put the orange juice in a pan with the sugar and vanilla pod. Bring to the boil, then simmer until the sugar has dissolved.

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Orange Juice

Vanilla Bean

Sauce

Sugar

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Frying Pan

Put the cornflour into a small bowl with 2 tbsp orange juice mixture. Stir until smooth, then add to the pan. Simmer and stir until the liquid has thickened, discard the pod, then leave to cool. The sauce can be made 2 days in advance.

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Orange Juice

Corn Starch

Sauce

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Bowl

Frying Pan

To serve, take the bombes out of the freezer and place in the fridge for 10 mins. Turn them onto a plate, drizzle with sauce, then place a small spoonful of Orange sorbet (see 'Goes well with') next to them.

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Orange