by Sharlene

Homemade chocolate ice-cream #WeekendCooking

 

Ok so this KitchenAid Ice-cream mixer attachment is some of the best $45 ever spent.

Last time I talked about my very own gula melaka (palm sugar) coconut ice-cream recipe 

And here’s something else I made, chocolate ice-cream.

I am a lover of chocolate but also, I am very particular about chocolate. As you probably may have guessed, I don’t like milk chocolate much. Chocolate to me must be dark and delectable. It cannot be too sweet. I like nuts in chocolate, but usually only hazelnuts.

So maybe that’s why I didn’t immediately turn to chocolate ice-cream as the first ice-cream to try. I have had quite a few chocolate ice-creams that just haven’t quite fit the bill. Too sweet or too milky.

This one, recipe from David Leibovitz’s book The Perfect Scoop is indeed perfect. Rich and creamy. Just the right amount of chocolate-y. Not too much that all you can eat is just one spoonful.

It uses both cocoa powder and chocolate, so use good ones!

 

He does, also have a different version of chocolate ice-cream on his blog, one adapted from Jeni’s Splendid. I borrowed her cookbook recently and have been intrigued by her way of making ice-cream, which involves a cornstarch slurry and no eggs.

Have you made ice-cream that way before?

 

 

 

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  1. I actually dabbled into making ice cream with a cornstarch slurry before, which gives it a somewhat richer almost custard-like texture without using egg. Later on I settled on Philadelphia-style ice cream making as it is just easier and has a lighter texture. Your ice cream looks amazing though, especially the barking on that scoop.

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  6. We made ice cream for a while, then stopped. You make me think of taking it up again!

    best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  7. Now back from my trip … You’re killing me with the ice cream!! I just bought strawberries at the farmer’s market. I may have to do a little ice cream making. 🙂

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