Strawberry Bonbons

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pint strawberry, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
• 25 plain vanilla cookies, such as nilla wafers
• 1 lb dark chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup pistachios, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, simmer the strawberries and sugar over medium heat. cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and syrupy, about 20 minutes. let cool.
• 2 transfer the ice cream to a large bowl; fold in 1/2 cup strawberry sauce (reserve the remaining sauce for another use). cover and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• 3 place the cookies flat side down on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. top each cookie with 1 small scoop of ice cream. freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• 4 in a double boiler, melt three-quarters of the chocolate. remove from the heat and stir in the remaining chocolate until melted.
• 5 dunk each bonbon into the chocolate to coat; return to the prepared baking sheet. immediately sprinkle with the pistachios. freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.