Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe
4 Extra large egg yolks
3/4 c Sugar
1 c Milk
1 c Heavy or whipping cream
7 oz Good-quality bittersweet chocolate
3/4 c Buttermilk
Break chocolate into small pieces. Using electric mixer, cream egg yolks and sugar until thick and light. Combine milk and cream in a 2 quart microwave safe casserole and cook, uncovered, at 100% for 2 minutes. With mixer running, add hot milk+cream to egg yolk mixture. Blend until smooth. Pour mixture into casserole and cook at 100% for 60 seconds. Whisk the mixture. Cook for 60 more seconds. Whisk again. Cook for 60 more seconds and whisk once more. The mixture should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from the microwave and add the chocolate, whisking until smooth. Whisk in the buttermilk. Cool to room temperature. Chill, loosely covered, at least 3 hours. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.
Blender Quick Chocolate Ice Cream
1/4 c Evaporated skim milk;chilled
1/3 c Non-fat dry milk;instant
Sugar substitute to equal 6 ts Sugar
1 ts Chocolate extract
1 ds Black walnut or maple extract,optional
1 ds Brown food coloring
6 To 8 ice cubes
Combine milks, sweetner and extracts in blender; whip at low speed until smooth, carefully add food coloring to make chocolate brown. With blender on high speed, add ice cubes, one at a time, making certain each cube is incorporated in mixture before adding the next one. Transfer to freezing tray for 1/2 hour. Serve at once or keep frozen and let soften in refridgerator 10 minutes before serving. Makes 4 servings.
Brach's Chocolate Mint Ice Cream
1 Egg
2 tb Sugar
1 c Whipping cream
3/4 c Milk
1/2 c Brach's chocolate mints, chopped, about 8 mints
In small bowl, whisk together egg and sugar. Stir in cream and milk. Stir in chocolate covered mints pieces. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Garnish with additional mints. Makes 1 pint.
Buttermilk Fudge Ice Cream
3/4 c Sugar
1/3 c Cocoa, unsweetened
3/4 c Milk
2 2/3 c Buttermilk
1/2 ts Vanilla
In saucepan, combine sugar and nonsweetened cocoa; add milk and heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Cool. Beat smooth buttermilk and vanilla. Combine with chocolate milk. Chill and stir freeze.
Note: This recipe is for a 1-quart machine. Double or triple ingredients if needed for your machine.
Chocolate Buttermilk Ice Cream
1 1/2 c Milk
1/3 c Unsweetened cocoa
1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Instant espresso coffee powder
2 c Buttermilk
3 tb Nonfat dry milk
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 ds Salt
Combine 1/2 cup milk, cocoa, sugar and coffee in a small saucepan. Heat until sugar melts and ingredients are well combined. Remove from heat and place saucepan in another bowl of cold or ice water to cool to room temperature. Pour mixture into a blender or food processor and add remaining ingredients. Process until smooth. Cover and chill in the refrigerator until ready to freeze. Blend for a few seconds before pouring into the ice cream maker. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for freezing.
Chocolate Ice Cream
1 c Heavy cream; (1/2 pint)
3 lg Egg yolks
1/2 c Sugar
4 oz Bittersweet chocolate; roughly chopped,
1 c Light cream; (1/2 pint)
1 ts Vanilla extract
In a medium saucepan, scald the heavy cream over medium heat, just until the milk gives off steam and bubbles begin to form around the edge. Remove the pan from heat. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks until they turn a pale lemon color. Add the sugar and whisk to dissolve. Slowly whisk in 1/4 cup of the scalded cream until completely incorporated. Pour this mixture into the saucepan and whisk to blend with the scalded cream. Over low heat, whisk the cream mixture constantly for about 5 minutes, until it has thickened and reached a temperature of 178 to 180F, registered on an instant-read or a dairy thermometer. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the chocolate, whisking until it is thoroughly melted and incorpotarted. Whisk in the light cream and vanilla. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl, cover, and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Prepare the ice cream in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. Store the ice cream in the freezer, where it has a shelf life of about 1 week.
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