May 27, 2011

Triple Chocolate Ice Cream

Ice creams are available in stores under various brands in numerous flavors. And consumers are really spoilt for choice. And top with, majority of brands comes with attractive offers. So when one has too many options to choose from, why would you go for a home made ice cream. As for me there is some satisfaction when you make your own than buy it straight from the shelf. Not that I don't buy them at all. But when you are making it at home, you are free to play around the flavors and the ingredients that go into it. This chocolate ice cream is a result of one such experiment. I started with the idea of adding cocoa powder for the chocolate flavor. While I took out the ingredients, the chocolate bar inside the fridge caught my attention. That also went in to the ice cream. And finally added the chocolate chips for the extra flavor. There isn't like too  much of chocolate, isn't it.





You need
  • Milk - 1 cup
  • Fresh cream - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar -1/2 cup
  • Chopped chocolate - 1/2 cup
  • Cocoa powder - 1 tblspn
  • Corn flour - 2 tspn
  • Chocolate chips - 2 tblspn

Method


Take the chopped chocolate in a MW safe bowl. MW for 1 to 2 minutes. After a minute, check if it is melted fully. Keep in intervals of 30 seconds. If melting it on stove top, do it using the double boiler method. Add the cream to the melted chocolate. Whisk well to blend chocolate and cream.

Make a paste of the corn flour with few tablespoons of milk. Boil the remaining milk. When the milk starts boiling, add the corn flour paste and cocoa powder. Stir well to prevent lump formation. Finally add sugar. When the sugar is fully dissolved, remove from fire. Add the chocolate+ cream to the milk mixture. Whisk to blend everything well. Cool and transfer to shallow freezable container. Make sure the height of the liquid is not more than 1 1/2 inch in height. This will ensure easier setting of the ice cream. 

Once the ice cream is slushy, break the ice crystal with a spoon or fork. Leave it to set again. Repeat it for 2 more times. When you are leaving  it for the final setting, stir in the chocolate chips.  Ice cream will set in another 3 hours.  The ice cream is enough to serve 3 large servings. 




Note: Once you have the final liquid mixture ready, you can pass it through a fine sieve to filter out the undissolved chocolate particles, if any. Though this is optional, this will give a more finer texture to the ice cream. I skipped this.

I am sending this chocolate ice cream to the Kids Delight-Cool Comforts, hosted by PJ, an event started by Srivalli


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12 comments:

  1. lovely icecream..my favorite icecream is this

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  2. Triple chocolate,yumm who will say no to this inviting and irresistible icecream..feel like finishing that bowl..

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  3. good one..I find it hard to sell chocolate in anything else but as is to my kids :)

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  4. Whoo ~ I scream for some some ice cream ~ what a treat is that!
    US Masala

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  5. Homemade ice-cream !! wow i can't imagine

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  6. Yup, there's never too much chocolate or ice cream!! Looks delicious.

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  7. wow..triple chocolate..cant ask for more..yumm

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  8. lovely triple chocolate....irresistible ice cream...

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  9. Chocolate is my weakness...Chocolate in ice cream is irresistible...looks delicious

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  10. for me pls yummyy n the choco chips makes it more tempting..

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