Ice cream is an all time favorite of all age groups. A mere thought of the delightful flavors of different ice creams often makes your mouth water. How pleasing it would be if you can prepare your favorite flavor on your own. When you are making ice cream at home you get to eat a far more hygienically prepared frozen dessert of your choice at a much reduced price. Here is the recipe for preparing a yummy chocolate ice cream for chocoholics. So, let’s get cracking.
Complexity Level: Basic
Time Required: 30-45 minutes
Resources Required:
- 4 ounces of unsweetened chocolate
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup powdered milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- A blender
- Wooden spoon
- Ice cream maker
- An big mouth pot
Instructions:
1. Heat milk and mix milk powder
Heat sugar, milk powder and liquid milk on low flame in a pan. Warm it till the sugar dissolves properly.
2. Melt chocolate and add milk to it
Melt chocolate in a separate pot at low flame. Gradually add the milk into chocolate and stir the mixture constantly while mixing.
3. Whisking egg yolks
Separate the egg yolks and whisk them in a bowl till the mixture is thick. It is suggested to use a low speed hand mixer. The process will require about 2 minutes. While whisking the egg yolk, slowly add the hot milk and chocolate mixture from the pot. Add vanilla extract and salt to the mixture.
4. Heating the mixture
Transfer the mixture back to the pot and heat it on a medium flame. You should constantly stir the mixture with a wooden spoon. You will observe that the mixture starts to thicken up. Check the temperature with a thermometer. It should show a reading between 150 degree F to 170 degree F.
5. Mix whip cream and keep it in the freezer
The next step is to mix the whip cream and put the mixture obtained into the freezer bowl. The mixture should be kept in the deepest part of the freezer for at least 6 to 8 hours.
6. Put it in an ice cream maker
Put the bowl in the ice cream maker and let it work for about 25 to 30 minutes. The mixture will thicken after this period of time. Take out the ice cream. If you like to have firm ice cream put this mixture into an air-tight container and place it into the freezer for about two hours. Take it out before 15 minutes when you would like to have it.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I use normal sweet chocolate that we eat to make chocolate ice cream?
It is advisable to use unsweetened chocolate as it gives better outcome.
Quick Tips:
- You can garnish the chocolate ice cream with grated almonds and chocolate syrup.
- The ice cream can be served with hot chocolate brownie pastry too for total chocolate indulgence.
- If you are serving firm ice cream, scoop it out in a bowl and pour some chocolate syrup over it. This will make the ice cream presentable and delicious.
Things To Watch Out For:
- While dissolving milk powder to the milk, continuously stir the mixture to avoid clumping.
- Use of a thermometer to measure temperature will grant perfection to your recipe.
- It is better to use a hand whisking machine over other appliances used for whisking.
