Double Chocolate Cinnamon Ice Cream Food

CHOCOLATE ALMOND ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, half and half, cream, cinnamon and salt in a medium size saucepan over medium heat. Heat until steaming and then barely simmer for about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract and the chocolate until dissolved. Let cool and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. (You can shorten that time by placing it in the freezer for a couple hours.)
• Pour the chilled mixture into your ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. When it is almost finished churning, add the sliced almonds and allow the machine to finish churning.
• Serve immediately for soft serve ice cream or transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm. Enjoy!

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a 5-quart mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa. Using the paddle attachment, add the butter and mix just until combined. Incorporate the corn syrup and eggs. Add the milk chocolate and mix just until blended.
• Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to firm. Using a 1 1/2-ounce scoop, portion the dough onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool and freeze the cookies.
• Fill the cookies with ice cream and serve immediately.

CINNAMON ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Put the milk in a pan with the cinnamon stick and bring to the boil. In a bowl, whisk together the yolks, sugar and ground cinnamon. Discard the cinnamon stick, then strain the hot milk over the yolks, whisking continuously.
• Pour the custard mix back into a pan and cook on a low-ish heat for 8-10 mins, stirring constantly until thickened. Whisk the custard into the cream, then cool, chill and freeze in an ice-cream maker.

CINNAMON ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium-low heat, stir together the sugar and half-and-half. When the mixture begins to simmer, remove from heat, and whisk half of the mixture into the eggs. Whisk quickly so that the eggs do not scramble. Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan, and stir in the heavy cream. Continue cooking over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat, and whisk in vanilla and cinnamon. Set aside to cool.
• Pour cooled mixture into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

TO DIE FOR DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Stir whole milk, heavy cream, sugar, and cocoa powder together in a saucepan over low heat; cook, stirring, until sugar and cocoa powder have dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks in a bowl with an electric mixer until thick and pale yellow, about 4 minutes. Stir about 1/2 cup of cocoa mixture into egg yolks, whisking constantly.
• Pour egg yolk mixture into cocoa mixture; cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon, about 5 minutes. Pour cocoa mixture into a bowl.
• Place chocolate chips in a large microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave in 20 second intervals until warm, stirring until chocolate chips are melted. Stir chocolate chips and vanilla extract into cocoa mixture just until combined; refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Freeze chocolate mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Drop peanut butter by spoonfuls into ice cream; using a knife, fold peanut butter through ice cream to form ribbons of peanut butter throughout.

CHOCOLATE CINNAMON CARAMEL ICE CREAM WITH WHITE AND DARK CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Put the ice cream base in a 1-gallon container. Add the cinnamon. Freeze until firm and the mixture has formed a peak, about 10 minutes.
• Fold in both of the chips, and then swirl in the caramel sauce. Freeze thoroughly before serving, approximately 12 hours.
• You can swirl the 2 ice cream flavors together (Blueberry Buttermilk Cheesecake and Chocolate Cinnamon Caramel) if you keep 1 flavor semi-soft while the other is being prepared.