Basic chocolate ice cream base
Basic chocolate ice cream base recipe in the ice cream category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 quarts cream
- 2 quarts milk
- 3 pounds granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 12 to 16 ounces melted semisweet chocolate
- 4 cups egg yolks
- 1/4 cup vanilla extract
Recipe method:
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, combine the cream, milk, sugar, salt and chocolate.
- Temper in the egg yolks (add a little of the hot liquid to the egg yolks to warm them, then slowly add the egg yolks to the hot mixture).
- Add the vanilla extract. Cook until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
- Use immediately or chill in the refrigerator.
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