{"id":885,"date":"2015-08-20T21:10:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T21:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/tuscany-umbria-cooking-vacation-blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2019-04-23T22:50:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T22:50:49","slug":"dark-chocolate-gelato-peperoncino-cinnamon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture\/dark-chocolate-gelato-peperoncino-cinnamon\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Chocolate Gelato with Peperoncino and Cinnamon"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>It&#8217;s the middle of August, its hot, the AC is working overtime, you&#8217;re daydreaming of gelato, but alas, Italy is so far away! Here is a simple recipe for some gelato that will satisfy your sweet tooth, as well as your love of gelato! The best part? It can be ready and in your belly in about one hour, plus your friends will all be impressed by your culinary expertise!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato_3084b35a853a91d40f9b3dd1ec061f16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture\/dark-chocolate-gelato-peperoncino-cinnamon\/attachment\/chocolate-gelato_3084b35a853a91d40f9b3dd1ec061f16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato_3084b35a853a91d40f9b3dd1ec061f16.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,484\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato_3084b35a853a91d40f9b3dd1ec061f16-260x315.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato_3084b35a853a91d40f9b3dd1ec061f16-140x170.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture\/dark-chocolate-gelato-peperoncino-cinnamon\/#Ingredients\" >Ingredients<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture\/dark-chocolate-gelato-peperoncino-cinnamon\/#Directions\" >Directions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ingredients\"><\/span>Ingredients<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>150 gr (5 oz) bittersweet dark chocolate<\/li>\n<li>200 ml (7 oz) milk<\/li>\n<li>200 ml (7 oz) heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>125 gr (4.5 oz) sugar<\/li>\n<li>1.5 gr (\u00bc tsp)&nbsp;&nbsp;Peperoncino or cayenne pepper<\/li>\n<li>2.5 gr (\u00bd tsp). Ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Directions\"><\/span>Directions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Chop the chocolate into pieces about the size of commercial chocolate chips<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Heat the milk (200 ml \/ 7 oz) and sugar (125 gr \/ 4.5oz) in a medium sized saucepan until sugar is dissolved.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do not boil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Over very low heat, stir the chopped chocolate into the hot milk\/sugar mixture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Whisk continuously until all the chocolate is melted and you have a smooth shiny mixture<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Off the heat, whisk in the heavy cream (200 ml \/ 7 oz) and the crushed chili pepper powder.Refrigerate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">When cool, pour mixture into your gelato machine and follow the instructions for your particular machine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dark-chocolate.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"890\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/culture\/dark-chocolate-gelato-peperoncino-cinnamon\/attachment\/chocolate-gelato-vert\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,484\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chocolate gelato vert\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate gelato vert\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert-250x303.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert-200x242.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert-100x121.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert-76x92.jpg 76w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert-50x61.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert-260x315.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chocolate-gelato-vert-140x170.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a>There you have it &#8211; 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Here is a simple recipe for some gelato that will satisfy your sweet tooth, as well as your love of gelato! The best part? It can be ready and in your belly in about one hour, plus your friends will all be impressed by your culinary expertise! Ingredients 150 gr (5 oz) bittersweet dark chocolate 200 ml (7 oz) milk 200 ml (7 oz) heavy cream 125 gr (4.5 oz) sugar 1.5 gr (\u00bc tsp)&nbsp;&nbsp;Peperoncino or cayenne [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[291,777,574,590,8,17,345],"class_list":["post-885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-america","tag-coffee","tag-english","tag-italian-words","tag-italians","tag-locals","tag-translation"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dark-chocolate.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.culturediscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}