French Chocolate Ice Cream

Bev's Note:

This makes a very rich and creamy chocolate ice cream. Be sure for best flavor, to use a premium, high quality chocolate. If you do not like the bitter taste of the chocolate, be sure to add extra sugar (you can add up to 1 full cup). The Cook Time reflects freezing. Note: To make Belgian chocolate ice cream, stir in 1/4 cup rum or 1 tsp rum extract and 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts. To make Mandarin Chocolate ice cream, add 1 TBS grated orange rind and 1/2 tsp orange extract or 2 TBS orange liqueur.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 quart

• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped (or 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder)
• 1/2 cup sugar (you may increase up to 1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 1/4 cups whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Heat milk in medium saucepan.
2. Stir in chocolate, continue stirring until chocolate is melted.
3. In another bowl, combine sugar with flour; stir in a little hot milk/chocolate mixture, add beaten egg to chocolate mixture; then add egg mixture to milk/chocolate.
4. Stir over low heat until thickened, about 3 minutes.
5. Cool in refrigerator at least 1 hour, or until well chilled.
6. Stir in whipping cream and vanilla.
7. Freeze in ice cream machine according to manufacturer's directions.
8. Note: The use of the flour will help to give the ice cream body and smoothness.

Reviews

[Marie Nixon]

Excellent and easy to prepare. Even though there are only 2 ounces of chocolate, the ice cream is very, very chocolaty. I took Bev's suggestion and added an additional 1/4 c. sugar to get a sweeter chocolate ice cream. This ice cream is so good.

[mclovett]

si far I have not been impressed with my ice cream maker...up until now that is ! this ice cream is delish ! Tastes as good as hagen daz...my only complaint was that there wasn't enough...it only made 1 quart when I probably should have doubled for a family of 6....