Valentine’s Rose Ice Cream and Rose Petal Mille-Feuille

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Do something rose infused this Valentine’s! Explore the healing benefits of roses in this decadent dessert by Golubka. The rose ice cream will be served with a fresh, perfectly tart pomegranate sorbet and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

Vanilla Ice Cream

• 1 1/2 cups meat of fresh young Thai coconut
• 1 1/2 cups water of fresh young Thai coconut
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of raw agave syrup
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil — liquified
• seeds of 1 vanilla bean
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon lime or lemon juice

Rose Ice Cream

• 1 batch of vanilla ice cream (see above) — before processing through the ice-cream machine
• 4-5 teaspoons dried rose powder (I started with dried culinary roses, and then ground them into powder using a coffee grinder)
• 3-4 teaspoon beetroot powder (optional) — for additional colour
• 1-2 drops of good quality steam distilled, undiluted rose essential oil

Pomegranate Sorbet

• 2 cups freshly made pomegranate juice
• 1/2 cup purified water
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons raw agave, or more to taste
• squeeze of fresh lemon juice

Rose Petal Mille-Feuille
Coconut Crust

• 2 cups meat of fresh young Thai coconut
• 1 cup water of fresh young Thai coconut or more if needed

Honey-Rose Petals

• 3-4 organic roses — separated into petals and gently crushed in a mortar
• raw honey to cover

Vanilla Cream

• 1 cup meat of fresh young Thai coconut
• 1 cup cashews — soaked for 4 hours
• 1/2 cup raw light agave syrup
• 1/2 cup purified water
• seeds of 1-2 vanilla beans or 2 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• pinch of salt (optional)
• squeeze of fresh lemon (optional)
• 1/2 cup coconut oil — liquified

Instructions

Vanilla Ice Cream

Combine all the ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth. Let it chill completely and process in an ice-cream machine according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Freeze for at least 2 hours before serving.

Rose Ice Cream

Combine all but the last ingredient in a high speed blender until smooth. Let it chill completely and process in an ice-cream machine according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Add the rose oil towards the end. Freeze for at least 2 hours before serving.

Pomegranate Sorbet

Combine all the ingredients in a high-speed blender. Let it chill completely and process in an ice-cream machine according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Freeze for at least 2 hours before serving.

If served a dessert plate like ours, with all the components, you can optionally give it a drizzle of chocolate sauce. That what I decided to do at the event. It is Valentine’s Day, after all.

Rose Petal Mille-Feuille

In a high-speed blender, blend the coconut meat and water until completely smooth, adding more coconut water if needed. The amount of coconut water and resulting coconut pasta can vary depending on the coconut meat quality. Thicker meat, from more mature coconuts, will require more water, and therefore will yield more crust.

Spread the mixture onto two Teflex-covered dehydrator trays and dehydrate at 115F for 2-4 hours, until pasta is dry enough and ready to be separated from the Teflex sheets. Flip over and carefully peel away the Teflex. Dehydrate for another 30 minutes or so, to make them completely dry. Take care, as they will be very thin and delicate, don’t over dry them before cutting. Cut each coconut sheet into 4 even squares, then cut each square in half lengthwise. You should end up with sixteen even coconut pieces. You can start layering the mille-feuille immediately or store the coconut sheets in the refrigerator, separated by parchment paper.

Honey-Rose Petals

Generously drizzle honey over rose petals. Let soak for 1-2 hours.

Vanilla Cream

Combine all of the ingredients in a high speed blender until very smooth, adding coconut oil at the end with the motor still running.

Assembly

Start with laying down the coconut sheets one on top of another, two pieces at a time. Top each layer with vanilla cream using a squeeze bottle, pipping bag, or a spoon. Continue with honey soaked rose petals, followed by another set of coconut sheets. Alternate your layers until all coconut sheets are used up. Finish with a coconut pasta layer. Optionally, garnish with more cream, toasted almonds, and rose-infused honey.

Let it sit in refrigerator for several hours or overnight before slicing. I cut a large rectangle in half, then cut each square into four small squares. Make it any shape you like.

The Mille Feuille holds very well in the refrigerator for a couple of days. Although it is very good if served right away, it becomes even better after some time in the fridge, when the flavours are fully integrated.