Easy Chocolate Ice Cream
Rich and creamy chocolate ice cream with basic ingredients!
Servings half cup servings
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 pinch fine salt but any salt will do
- ⅔ cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Have your ice cream machine prepped and ready, but keep frozen until ready to churn.
- In a mixing bowl (preferably one with a spout) combine sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Tip: not required, but if you have a fine mesh sieve I like to place it over my bowl and use it to sift in the cocoa powder since it has a tendency to clump. Use a whisk to combine these ingredients well and work out any clumps in your cocoa.
- Add cream, milk, and vanilla and whisk well until sugars are dissolved.
- Transfer mixture into prepared home ice cream maker and churn according to ice cream maker instructions. Once finished, transfer to a freezer safe container and chill for at least 4-6 hours, longer if possible.
Notes
Blooming your cocoa powder can enhance the chocolate flavor. Follow these instructions if you'd like to try!
- Heat the 1 cup of milk in the recipe either on the stove top, or even in the microwave. It should be hot, but not boiling! Little bubbles around the edge are great, but not a full simmer. Think hot coffee temperature.
- Turn heat off and add your cocoa powder, and I recommend shaking it through a fine mesh sieve as it goes in in order to weed out clumps. Whisk until cocoa is completely dissolved.
- Add sugars and salt and stir until dissolved. Note: At this point I like to pour my hot mixture into my glass measuring up with a spout to help cool down the mixture.
- Add cream and vanilla and stir. Your ice cream base is now ready BUT it's not going to be super chilled because of the warm milk. For best results, pop the mixture in the fridge for a few hours before processing.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup, Calories: 274kcal, Carbohydrates: 19g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 22g, Saturated Fat: 14g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 67mg, Sodium: 25mg, Potassium: 177mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 15g, Vitamin A: 875IU, Vitamin C: 0.4mg, Calcium: 55mg, Iron: 1mg
Calories: 274kcal
Cost: $10
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