Chocolate-Chestnut Frozen Nougat

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Ingredients

Serves 6

• 14 oz (400 g) marrons glacés or candied chestnut pieces
  
• 7 oz (200 g) bitter chocolate
  
• 5 oz (150 g) butter

Custard

• 1 cup (1/4 l) milk
  
• 2 oz (50 g) finely granulated (caster) sugar
  
• 4 egg yolks
  
• 1 oz (30 ml) rum

Preparation

Preparation of Ingredients

• Crumble chestnuts
  
• Line a square pan or cake pan with parchment paper
  
• Cut chocolate into pieces

Preparation

• Melt chocolate and butter in a mixing bowl over hot water
  
• Once completely melted, mix quickly with a
  
• Add chestnut crumbs and mix again
  
• Pour into pan and set in refrigerator overnight
  
• Make custard
  
• In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar
  
• In a large saucepan, bring milk to a boil
  
• Stir milk into egg and sugar mixture and pour into pan
  
• Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon
  
• When cream coats spoon, stop cooking, pour into a cold container and add rum
  
• Stir and chill, stirring often to prevent top from thickening Set aside in refrigerator
  
• At serving time, turn out cake and slice thinly or cut into cubes
  
• Place slices or cubes on a small plate or bowl and coat with rum cream

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