How to Make Luscious Dark Chocolate Ice Cream at Home
No ice cream maker at home? No problem. In honor of Yahoo Food’s Ice Cream Week, we’ve selected a handful of the creamiest, dreamiest recipes from No-Churn Ice Cream: Over 100 Simply Delicious No-Machine Frozen Treats by Leslie Bilderback (St. Martin’s Griffin). They deliver all of the scoops, minus any serious equipment. Try making one at home and let us know what you think!
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No-Churn Chocolate Ice Cream
Makes about 1 quart of ice cream
I prefer my chocolate ice cream deep and dark. If you prefer yours a touch milkier, you can omit the cocoa powder. If you like it even darker, substitute unsweetened chocolate for half of the bittersweet chocolate.
1 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped (or bittersweet chocolate chips)
1 cup milk
One 13-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Pinch of salt
2 cups heavy cream
Place the chopped chocolate in a large bowl. Bring the milk to a near boil, then pour it over the chopped chocolate. Let sit for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth.
Stir in sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, cocoa powder, lemon juice, and salt.
In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until it reaches soft peak. Fold the cream gently into the chocolate milk mixture, then transfer to a shallow freezable container.
Cover with plastic wrap or waxed paper pressed directly on the surface of the ice cream, and place in the freezer for 6 hours.
Scoop and serve the ice cream with fresh berries, whipped cream, bitter orange caramel, a sprinkle of fancy salt, or crushed Hawaiian-style potato chips. That’s what I said.
VARIATIONS
Extra-Bitter Chocolate: Adding coffee to chocolate doesn’t necessarily make it “mocha.” Sometimes, that extra hit of bitterness just emphasizes the bitter qualities of the chocolate. Replace the vanilla extract with a teaspoon of instant espresso powder, coffee extract, or a shot of espresso.
Mocha: If mocha is what you’re looking for, then amp up the joe. In addition to the vanilla extract, add ¼ cup of instant espresso powder, or 2 tablespoons of coffee extract
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