Bittersweet chocolate ice cream
Bittersweet chocolate ice cream recipe in the ice cream category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 (3 1/2 ounce) bars Tobler bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 large egg yolks at room temperature
- Pinch of salt
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe method:
- Combine chopped chocolate, half-and-half and milk in a medium size saucepan.
- Cook, stirring, over low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth, being careful not to scorch. Set aside.
- Beat egg yolks with the salt and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of the chocolate mixture to the yolks to warm them, mix thoroughly. Add yolk mixture to the balance of the chocolate mixture.
- Return to heat and cook slowly, stirring constantly, until thick enough to coat a spoon, about 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract off the heat and allow to cool.
- Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer directions.
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