Glucose Karak (Copy Cat Recipe)

Step 1 - Karak Ice cream:

• 600ml heavy cream

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tbsp grated ginger/powdered ginger

• 1 large cinnamon stick

• 5 cardamom pods

• 3 clove

• 1/2 tsp black pepper corns

• 4 teabags

• 400g condensed milk

1. Pour the cream into a saucepan, add the vanilla, ginger and cinnamon, breaking the cinnamon in half to help it infuse properly.

2. Crush the remaining spices until broken up but not powder. Add the spices to the cream along with the tea bags and over medium-high heat bring the cream to a boil.

3. Turn off the heat, place a lid on the pan and set aside for about an hour. Pour into a heat proof container and chill until cold.

4. Pour the condensed milk into a large bowl and set aside.

5. Pour the cream mixture into a large bowl through a sieve to remove the spices and tea bags. Make sure to press on the tea bags as they hold a lot of cream and therefore a lot of flavour.

6. Whisk the cream until it forms soft peaks.

7. In thirds, fold the whipped cream into the condensed milk until no white streaks remain. 8.Pour the ice cream into a freezer safe container, cover and freeze for a few hours before serving.

step 2 - Brownie:

• brownie recipe from previous post

• 1 packet digestive biscuit

• 1/4 cup butter, melted

• 1 tbsp condensed milk

1. Preheat oven to 180 °C, butter a pan.

2. Crush the digestive biscuit and mix with the butter and condensed milk.

3. Flatten the mixture to form a crust for the brownies and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

4. Prepare the brownie batter and pour over the crust and bake for 40 minutes.

step 3 - Date caramel sauce:

• 1/4 cup butter, melted

• 1/2 cup brown sugar

• 1/2 cup heavy cream

• 1 can of قشطة thick cream, room temperature

• 5 pitted dates soaked in 1/4 cup hot water

• 1/4 tsp salt

1. In a saucepan, melt the butter on medium heat. Mix in the brown sugar until well combined.

2. Add in the heavy cream and mix. Allow it to boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in the thick cream.

3. Process the dates to form a paste and add it to the mixture and mix.

4. Let it cool for 30 mins.

Assembly:

1. Cut the cooled brownies into squares.

2. Place two brownies on a plate, top with a scoop of karak ice cream and drizzle date caramel sauce on top.