Old-Fashioned Chocolate Ice Cream

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1 litre

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      3 hr 30

Appears in
The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

  • About

This is a lovely creamy ice cream, smooth and chocolaty without being overwhelmingly rich. For an extra treat you can turn it into Praline Ice Cream.

Ingredients

  • 175 g (6 oz) plain chocolate
  • 450 ml (¾

Method

Melt the chocolate in the top of a double saucepan and set aside. Bring the milk to just below boiling point. Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar in a bowl until thick and light and then whisk in the hot milk. Return the mixture to the saucepan and stir continually with a wooden spoon over a very gentle heat until the custard thickens just enough to coat the s