Steps to Prepare Sweet Shoppe Ice Cream

Nuclear Chocolate Ice Cream

I like that it has a little ice cream shoppe to set your favorite sundae on.

Recipe Summary Nuclear Chocolate Ice Cream

This is the most chocolate, most rich, densest, custard-style ice cream ever devised. It's spiked with coffee flavor and with such a powerful taste, it earns the name Nuclear.

Ingredients | Sweet Shoppe Ice Cream

2 cups milk

⅔ cup white sugar

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon instant espresso powder

1 pinch salt

4 egg yolks

3 ½ ounces dark chocolate

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Heat milk, sugar, cocoa powder, espresso powder, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until milk is barely simmering.

Beat egg yolks in a bowl; gradually stir in about 1/2 cup hot milk mixture. Beat until smooth. Transfer egg yolk mixture back to the saucepan and continue cooking and stirring until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt dark chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes.

Remove saucepan from heat and stir melted chocolate into milk-egg mixture; transfer mixture to a large bowl, cover, and refrigerate until well-chilled, 4 hours to overnight.

Stir cream and vanilla extract into chilled chocolate mixture and pour into an ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's directions until it reaches "soft-serve" consistency. Transfer ice cream to a lidded container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, ice cream should be placed in the freezer at least 2 hours or overnight.

I use a Lindt(R) Special Dark Chocolate bar in this recipe. Dark chocolate chips are nearly as good. I have an in-pan mixer, so I mix this custard furiously at every stage (taste it right along; you may want to increase sugar slightly or adjust coffee up or down). I freeze the mixture in my Donvier(R) ice cream freezer, 1-quart size. Try it! It will knock your socks off.

Info | Sweet Shoppe Ice Cream

prep: 20 mins cook: 15 mins additional: 6 hrs 30 mins total: 7 hrs 5 mins Servings: 10 Yield: 10 servings

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