Cookbook:Sweet Mole with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

| American cuisine | Mexican cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine | Dessert

Ingredients

 * 1 whole dried ancho chile
 * ¾ cups (4 ounces) piloncillo (brown sugar cane)
 * 1 clove
 * ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
 * 4 ounces semi-sweet dark chocolate bar, cut into pieces
 * 2 cups high-quality vanilla bean ice cream

Procedure

 * 1) Wash, devein, and remove seeds from chile ancho.
 * 2) Boil the chile, then blend with the smallest amount of water possible.
 * 3) Strain off water.
 * 4) In a saucepan, add pureed chile, piloncillo, clove, cinnamon and chocolate.
 * 5) Boil for 3 minutes.
 * 6) Remove clove.
 * 7) To serve, allow vanilla ice cream to soften slightly in a bowl and stir in mole.