Deep, delicious chocolate flavor. Pure and simple ingredients. I made some adaptations, but the credit goes to Amy Wisniewski/Chow for this treasure. The ice cream base can be made in advance to save some time. When you're finished churning, this is going to need a few hours in the freezer to firm up. I enjoy topping the ice cream with almonds, but use your imagination!
Chocolate Ice Cream
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| Prep time | 50 minutes |
| Allergy | Egg, Milk |
| Meal type | Dessert |
| Misc | Freezable |
| Slightly adapted from recipe on | Chow.com |
Deep, delicious chocolate flavor. Pure and simple ingredients. Ice cream base can be made ahead. Once churned, this will need a few hours in the freezer to harden. I enjoy this ice creamed topped with almonds, but use your imagination!
Ingredients
- 1-½ cup heavy cream
- 1-½ cup low fat milk
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4oz semisweet chocolate chips (This is a heaping ½ cup of chocolate chips)
- 4 Large egg yolks
- ¾ cups sugar (regular white sugar)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Pour cream and milk into saucepan. | |
| Step 2 | |
| Bring to simmer over medium heat. | |
| Step 3 | |
| In medium bowl, combine egg yolks, sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla. | |
| Step 4 | |
| Whisk until thoroughly combined. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Once cream/milk mixture has come to a simmer, remove from heat. | |
| Step 6 | |
| Add about 1 cup of cream/milk mixture to sugar/egg/cocoa mixture and whisk together to "temper." This will prevent the egg yolks from cooking. | |
| Step 7 | |
| Add the remainder of the milk/cream mixture a little at a time, whisking well as you go along. | |
| Step 8 | |
| Add chocolate chips and whisk until chips are melted. | |
| Step 9 | |
| Pour all back into saucepan and stir constantly with wooden spoon over low-medium heat for approximately 5-10 minutes. | |
| Step 10 | |
| Mixture is thick enough when you run your finger across spoon and liquid doesn't run back in on itself. | |
| Step 11 | |
| Pour mixture through fine mesh strainer into medium bowl. | |
| Step 12 | |
| Place in freezer for approximately 20 minutes until thoroughly chilled. | |
| Step 13 | |
| Freeze in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. | |
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