Chocolate ice cream bombe recipe

Chocolate ice cream bombe is the ultimate wow-factor pudding - it looks so impressive, but you only need to put in about 30 minutes effort and then you can let the freezer do all the hard work for you

Ingredients

• 1 litre chocolate ice cream
• 75g raisins
• 75g fudge, chopped
• 50g pistachios, chopped
• 2tbsp cocoa
• 40g white chocolate, chopped
• 40g dark chocolate, chopped

Method

1. Remove the chocolate ice cream from the freezer for about 15 mins, then spoon into a bowl. Mix in the raisins, pistachios and fudge. Spoon into an oiled 1 litre pudding basin, smooth the top and freeze for 1 hr until solid.
2. To remove the pud, rub the bowl with a cloth dipped in hot water until loosened, then turn out onto a plate. Dust with 2tbsp cocoa and return to the freezer for 30 mins.
3. Separately melt 40g white and dark chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, or in a microwave in 30 second blasts. Drizzle the chocolate over the top. Freeze.
4. Remove from freezer 10 mins before serving. Add indoor sparklers for extra ooohs at the table!