Rich Chocolate Ice Cream Food

CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of just-simmering water, ensuring the bowl doesn't touch the water, or do this in the microwave in 20-second bursts until smooth and glossy. Leave to cool slightly. Pour the cream, condensed milk and vanilla into a second bowl and beat for 3 mins using an electric whisk until slightly thickened and the beaters leave a trail in the mixture when lifted across the bowl. Be careful not to overwhip, as you don't want the mixture to be too stiff - as soon as the beaters leave a trail, it's ready.
• Gently fold the melted chocolate and cocoa powder into the cream mixture until thoroughly combined, ensuring the spatula is reaching the bottom of the bowl so all the chocolate gets mixed in. Fold in most of the chocolate chips, reserving a small handful. Scrape the mixture into a 1-litre freezerproof container, then scatter over the reserved chocolate chips. Cover and freeze for at least 6 hrs until firm but scoopable. Will keep frozen for up to a month. To serve, scoop the ice cream into chilled bowls or ice cream cones and sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt, if you like.

RICH DARK CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Break up the chocolate and place with the butter in a MWC on Low for 5-10 minutes or warmish oven for about 15 minutes. Remove and stir until melted and blended together.
• Over a low heat dissolve the sugar in the water then turn up the heat and boil rapidly for a few minutes to get a light syrup. It's ready before the syrup takes any colour. Leave the mixture to cool for just a minute.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a basin, trickling in the hot syrup. Continue whisking until the mixture is thick and mousse-like.
• Whisk in the cream. Then fold in the melted chocolate and butter until thoroughly blended.
• Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and churn until frozen. Transfer to plastic container and place in the freezer for an hour before serving.
• Serving: take it out for 5-10 minutes before serving, or longer, so it comes to the right scooping temperature.

RICH CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Bring milk to a simmer. Meanwhile, combine egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat at medium-high speed until very thick and pale yellow, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add half the milk to egg-yolk mixture, and whisk until blended. Stir into remaining milk, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat a spoon.
• Remove from heat, and immediately stir in cream. Pass mixture through a strainer into a medium mixing bowl set in an ice bath. Whisk in melted chocolate, and let chill, then freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Store in an airtight plastic container in the freezer.

FRENCH CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Heat milk in medium saucepan.
• Stir in chocolate, continue stirring until chocolate is melted.
• 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.
• Stir over low heat until thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Cool in refrigerator at least 1 hour, or until well chilled.
• Stir in whipping cream and vanilla.
• Freeze in ice cream machine according to manufacturer's directions.
• Note: The use of the flour will help to give the ice cream body and smoothness.