Simple Chocolate Ice Cream

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 large eggs
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 50 mins


• fill sink with several inches of ice water.
• beat eggs and cocoa powder in a bowl until well-blended and smooth.
• heat milk, evaporated milk, sugar, and cocoa powder mixture in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until custard comes to 180 degrees f (82 degrees c), about 10 minutes. the custard should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• remove saucepan from heat and immediately transfer to sink to halt cooking. continue to stir custard until cooled; stir in vanilla extract.
• pour custard into an ice cream maker once it reaches 40 degrees f (4 degrees c). freeze according to manufacturer's directions until softly frozen. transfer ice cream to a lidded container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. for best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer at least 2 hours to overnight.