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chocolate chip ice cream

The Best Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

5 from 1 vote
A rich and creamy homemade vanilla custard base featuring delicate, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate shards. This classic dessert is perfect for any occasion.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 380
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups heavy cream Keep cold until ready to use
  • 1 cup whole milk Do not substitute with skim
  • 6 large egg yolks Room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar Lowers freezing point
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract High quality pure extract
  • 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate Chopped and melted for shards

Equipment

  • 1 Ice cream maker Bowl must be frozen solid
  • 2 Mixing bowls For whisking and ice bath
  • 1 Saucepan For cooking custard
  • 1 Fine mesh strainer For smooth base

Method
 

  1. Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl and set a smaller bowl with a strainer inside.
  2. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until pale and thick.
    whisking egg yolks and sugar for custard
  3. Heat the heavy cream and whole milk in a saucepan until steaming.
  4. Slowly whisk half a cup of the hot dairy into the egg yolks to temper them.
    tempering egg yolks with hot cream
  5. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook until it coats the back of a spoon.
  6. Strain into the ice bath, add vanilla, and chill in the refrigerator for four hours.
  7. Churn the chilled base in an ice cream maker until it reaches soft serve consistency.
    churning ice cream base in machine
  8. Melt the chocolate and stream it into the churning machine during the final two minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 120gCalories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 5gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 190mgSodium: 45mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 800IUCalcium: 90mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Let the ice cream rest at room temperature for 5 minutes before scooping for the best texture.

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