I’ve been making chocolate ice cream on and off since last August. I have two variations, one with coconut milk and coconut oil that I love. The other is a with cream and I don’t so much love it. It kind of reminds me of a Wendy’s frosty. So tonight I decided to change that. Mainly because I am now eating dairy again and it doesn’t seem to be bothering me and because 2 of my kids do not prefer the coconut version.
I always say, I may not get things done quickly around here, but I eventually get around to them. Coming up with this recipe sure needed to happen long ago, because it is simply awesome! If you don’t have an ice cream maker – get one!! Seriously, it will be well worth it, and will pay you back in countless ways! The joy of making wholesome ice cream is just to good to pass by.
Rich Chocolate Ice Cream
3 cups heavy cream, preferably raw from grass fed cows, or pasteurized (but not ultra pasteurized or homogenized)
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup honey
1.75 oz. of dark chocolate broken into pieces ( I used half of a 73% Trader Joe’s organic dark chocolate bar)
3 -4 pastured egg yolks
2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
In a small saucepan, over medium low heat, add the chocolate, cocoa, honey and 1/2 cup of the cream. Gently heat until the chocolate melts and the honey dissolves, a few minutes. Remove from heat. Whisking well, add in the egg yolks and the vanilla one item at a time, once incorporated slowly whisk in the remaining 2 1/2 cups cream. Place in the refrigerator to chill. 30 minutes to 1 hour. Then following the instructions for your ice cream maker proceed with making the ice cream. My machine makes it creamy so I place the ice cream in a quart container and freeze until it firms up a bit more, which takes a couple hours. Although many times we will eat it straight from the ice cream maker too! If you leave it in the freezer longer or overnight I am not sure how much more firm it will get, as ours never lasts that long. However, it may need to sit out a bit to thaw before serving. This recipe makes slightly more than a quart. Enjoy!!
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Any chance you would share the recipe with coconut milk and coconut oil? Sounds yummy!
Hi Karen,
I have been thinking I’d share that recipe at some point, I will try to get it up soon!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Great recipe – have made all sorts of ice creams since i got a great ice cream maker a year ago, but not chocolate. My youngest keeps asking for chocolate ice cream though, and I will use this recipe!!