Chocolate Ice Cream

The first ice cream we made for National Ice Cream Month was chocolate. I have heard that a rich homemade chocolate ice cream is hard to achieve but I found this recipe that promised to be delicious!

Chocolate Ice Cream

Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup whole milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 egg yolks
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
Slightly chop chocolate chips in a food processor. Set aside.

Combine sugar, milk, salt and cocoa powder in medium saucepan. Over medium heat, bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Place egg yolks into small bowl and lightly beat. Gradually stir in about half a cup of hot liquid to temper eggs. Add yolks to pan. Heat to thicken, stirring constantly, but do not boil.

Remove from heat and stir in chopped chocolate until chocolate is completely melted. Pour into a chilled (non-glass) bowl and refrigerate for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until well chilled.

When chocolate mixture has completely cooled, stir in cream and vanilla. Pour into ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

Amanda's Analysis:
This is an excellent chocolate ice cream recipe! It was very rich and creamy without being too much to handle. I can't give it a perfect score though because I prefer vanilla ice cream with lots of added toppings. I give this ice cream 6 spoons.

John's Jibba-Jabba:
I really enjoy chocolate ice cream so choosing this dish was a no brainer. Although I have heard that making good homemade chocolate ice cream can be difficult this version turned out very well. The overall texture was smooth and creamy. The taste was good although the chocolate flavors were a tad more bitter than one would expect. Overall though it was very comparable to the store bought version. I give this treat 5 spoons.