Hello, people of the internet, welcome and hear me out. Because today I am making a bold statement. If you ever have to make the choice of cooking just one recipe from this blog, then, this Millionaire’s Ice Cream is the one! It’s seriously THAT good!!!! And so easy to make as well!
I first tasted Millionaire’s Ice Cream in Cornwall on holiday last year. At the time, I commented on Instagram that I had just eaten the best ice cream I had ever tasted. Of course, the setting helped. It was the gorgeous coastal town of Port Isaac.
If you are a fan of British TV shows about irascible doctors, Port Isaac may look familiar to you. The TV series Doc Martin is filmed here. The town is renamed Port Wenn in the series.
I have circled the Doc’s house in the above photo. And right down the road from the Doc’s house is Mrs Titchell’s pharmacy, which, in real life is the local sweet shop, Harbor Treats. I first tasted the delight that is Millionaire’s Ice Cream At Harbor Treats. Right away, I knew I wanted to make my own version of Millionaire’s ice cream when I got home! And here’s the thing, for something that tastes so luscious and decadent, Millonaire’s Ice Cream is one of the easiest things you can ever make.
That’s Bert Large, one of the locals of Port Wenn. But, back to the ice cream. Sure, you can make it more difficult by making all the components from scratch and I have added in links to each component to allow you to do just that if you so desire. The only thing I made from scratch was the chocolate ganache. And, to my mind, mine was as delicious as the one from Port Isaac.
So let’s get started.
Start with a layer of crumbled shortbread biscuits. Keep these a little bit chunky, you don’t want them to be as fine as if you were making a crumb crust.
Then a layer of vanilla ice cream.
Then a layer of salted caramel sauce. I used Bonne Maman but you can find a recipe here. Just splodge it on, it does not have to be perfect.
Then, repeat each of these layers. At any time during this process, if the icecream starts getting too runny, you can pop it into the freezer for about 10 minutes to allow it to firm up.
Finally, a layer of chocolate ganache over the top. This is the ganache recipe I followed. Then back into the freezer to allow everything to set. A little smattering of sea salt flakes over that ganache will not go astray either!
Get ready for YUM!!!!
This ice cream will make you feel like a million dollars!
And don’t worry, in case you get too excited by the ice cream, the good Doc is on hand to keep things in check
Have a great week!
