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Ginger Beer Floats with Coconut-Lime Ice Cream


Ingredients

Coconut-lime ice cream:
5 large egg yolks
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/4 cups whole milk
1/2 cup cream of coconut, such as Coco Lopez
2 teaspoons grated lime zest
2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons rum
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Assembly:
Four 12-ounce bottles ginger beer
Lime slices for garnish, if desired


Preparation

1. Make coconut-lime ice cream: Place egg yolks in heatproof bowl and whisk until smooth. In medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together heavy cream, milk, cream of coconut and lime zest until smooth. When mixture begins to boil, pour about 1 cup into egg yolks in slow, steady stream, whisking constantly. Stir egg mixture back into saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens slightly and finger drawn across custard-coated spoon leaves clean path. Do not boil. Remove pan from heat; stir in chopped white chocolate until melted and smooth. Stir in lime juice and rum. Strain mixture into heatproof bowl. Cover surface of ice cream base with plastic wrap; refrigerate until very cold, about 8 hours or overnight.

2. Place large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When skillet is hot, stir in coconut. Cook, stirring frequently, until coconut is golden and fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Cool coconut completely.

3. Place chilled ice cream base into chilled bowl of ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer’s directions. When ice cream is halfway through freezing process, add coconut to machine. If you want hard ice cream, place finished ice cream in freezer for 1-2 hours.

4. Assemble floats: Place generous scoop of coconut-lime ice cream into each glass. Pour 1 cup ginger beer into each glass. Place lime slice on rim of each glass. Serve immediately.


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A 2005 study based at Tufts University in Medford, MA found that dark chocolate actually helps to lower blood pressure. In a controlled experiment comparing 20 different people, researchers found that dark chocolate was a significant factor in lowering blood pressure, while white chocolate was not. The key ingredient thought to cause this phenomenon is flavonoids.

Flavonoids, also found in wine are types of pigments that are water-soluble and created by plants of many varieties. There are thousands of different flavanoids. Plants use flavonoids in the process of photosynthesis.

How the human body actually uses and/or processes flavonoids is still not determined but they have been linked to good health in many areas - particularly blood circulation.

If you are a science buff, then you'll be interested to know that flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds containing 15 carbon atoms, two benzene rings joined by a linear three carbon chain. If you're just an average, everyday person with a sweet tooth, then you'll be interested to know that good things are contained in a single bite of dark chocolate. So please, put down the chemistry book and enjoy some today!