German Chocolate Ice Cream Food

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat half-and-half, milk, cocoa and chocolate chips to simmering over medium heat, stirring with whisk until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat.
• In large bowl, beat egg yolks with whisk until lightened. Gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Gradually add warm milk mixture, stirring until combined. Return mixture to saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, coats back of spoon and reaches 170°F. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate until cold, at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Pour mixture into ice-cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Meanwhile, place cake pieces on cookie sheet; freeze 20 to 30 minutes.
• Stir cake pieces into ice cream; swirl in frosting. Transfer to freezer container. Cover; freeze 2 hours or until serving time.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Gradually add milk and eggs; stir until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon and reaches 160°, about 15 minutes. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. , Fill ice cream freezer cylinder two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze. Remove ice cream from the freezer 10 minutes before serving.

NO-CHURN CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• For the ice cream: Whisk together the condensed milk, cocoa powder, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. The mixture will become very thick; set aside.
• Whip the cream with a mixer on medium-high speed until firm peaks form, about 2 minutes. Fold about 1 cup of the whipped cream into the cocoa mixture with a rubber spatula until combined, then fold the lightened mixture into the whipped cream until well blended. Pour into a chilled 9-by-5-by-3-inch metal loaf pan, and freeze, covered, until thick and creamy, like soft-serve, about 2 hours. Swirl in any desired mix-ins with a spoon. Continue to freeze, covered, until solid and scoopable, about 3 hours more.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Chocolate-Pecan Ice Cream: Line a cookie sheet with Reynolds® Cut Rite® Wax Paper; set aside. Slice chocolate ice cream into sheets about 2 inches thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut rounds just larger than the cupcakes from frozen ice cream. Place on wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Press toasted pecan pieces into ice cream letting pecans protrude from the ice cream. Cover and freeze 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line twelve 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with paper baking cups. Set aside.
• In a small bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a small saucepan combine chocolate and water. Cook and stir over low heat until melted; cool about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Beat in sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat on low speed until combined then beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Beat in chocolate mixture. Add the flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Spoon batter into bake cups, filling cups about 2/3 full.
• Bake about 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool thoroughly.
• Just before serving, heat caramel ice cream topping until warm. Remove wrappers from cupcakes; place cupcakes on plates or in shallow bowls. Top each cupcake with one round of Chocolate-Pecan Ice Cream "Frosting." Top with toasted coconut and drizzle with warm caramel ice cream topping.