What is better than chocolate ice cream?
Answer: Chocolate Custard
What is better than Chocolate Custard?
Answer: Chocolate Custard with Valrhona
Serious, you should try it. I tweeted a while back about picking up Paula Deen’s Chocolate Celebration magazine and finally had that chance to try something. Before I spill the goodness, let me fill you on a little lesson that I learned- again.
Always read the recipe completely before deciding to tackle it. There have been so many times that I have gotten to the end of a recipe and found out I do not have the necessary equipment or feel that I want the recipe to end in a different way. In this case, I don’t know why it was not quite obvious from the title- I did not have an ice cream maker.
Thankfully I had some credit at a local store, so I was able to pick one up without paying anything for it. I also spoke to my friend that makes ice cream and found that he just whips his up in a blender and then freezes it. Perhaps I will try that next time.
Anyway, here is the chocolatey goodness. As I mentioned this is courtesy of Paula Deen in this years chocolate celebration edition. I did make the following changes:
- Instead of 3 (1-oz) squares semisweet chocolate, I used 2.46 oz of Valrhona Tainori Bar
- Instead of 7 egg yolks, I just used 3 1/2 eggs. I just cannot bear to put that many egg yolks in knowing that they are not very healthy for you.
Chocolate Custard Ice Cream
7 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
dash salt
2 cups half and half
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
3 (1 oz) squares semisweet chocolate
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
chocolate spinkles (optional)
1- In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolks, sugar, cocoa and salt.
2- in a large saucepan, combine half and half and cream. Heat over medium- low heat until tiny bubbles form around edge; do not boil. Gradually whisk one-fourth of hot cream mixture into egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Pour egg yolk mixture into remaining hot cream mixture, whisking constantly. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture is thickened and coats a spoon, about 10 minutes. Add chocolate and vanilla, stirring until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Into a bowl, pour mixture through a fine-mesh strainer. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
3- Pour mixture into an electric ice-cream freezer, and freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions. Serve and enjoy! Top with chocolate sprinkles if desired.
Does anyone have favorite chocolate ice cream recipe’s out there? I would love to hear them!
Especially if it is healthier than this…
Oh my goodness, I think I’m in love with this recipe. It would be prefect for my next girl week-end. Thanks for sharing.
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It really was delicious. Hope you had a good weekend… I am just getting back because I was not feeling well. Anyway, now I am in DC and just got back from a city tour- AMAZING! More to come!
Awesome. Hope you feel better. I am from that area and it’s a pretty amazing place. Enjoy!
Feeling much better- thanks. Yes, this place is amazing. I ran past the White House, Washington Memorial and the World War II memorial this morning. What a great morning!
I bet that was. BTW, there are some great and fun boutique chocolate store’s there.
We tried to make it to a chocolate shop and got there after they closed. But in general the restraunts were fantastic. More about that to come!
Wait? a blog all about chocolate? AMAZING! Great recipe.
Leigh
Yes, all about chocolate… and how I relate everything to chocolate… a little crazy, but it adds to the challenge! And a good excuse to eat chocolate.
That looks so good. I’ve never heard of Varlhona, but it looks like my kind of chocolate. My kids love making homemade ice cream, and i think this will be our next batch!
There are many other brands that would work well such as Amano or Millcreek Cacao. I hope you come back, we discuss chocolate most every Friday!
42 yrs old and I’ve never tried custard. This looks delicious@
Oh, it is simply heavenly. I love it! I hope you get to try it soon! If you are ever in utah, I can let you know where to find it!
holy cow that looks good! all those food network shows make me wish i had an ice cream maker. and they also make me want to eat it with a little cookie on top, which i have never actually done. this looks heavenly and now i want an ice cream maker even mor!.
nice styling for the pictures too!
We actually bought an ice cream maker and still went out for ice cream tonight…
I just ate but your post makes me want DESSERT
Sweet! Thanks for coming by today!
You seriously have to stop. Now I’M STARVING!!!!
Hopefully craving sweets? That is the mission of our blog, to be the sweetest on the web! So when you say that it equals “Mission Accomplished”!