Rich Chocolate Ice Cream

I do a lot of experimenting with different flavours of ice cream, but there are two that I get asked to make all the time. One of them is this delicious chocolate ice cream (the other, just in case your wondering - you will have to wait for). Unfortunately, you will need an ice cream machine for this recipe, unless you are truly dedicated in which case you can take it out of the freezer every10-15 minutes and stir to make sure it stays nice and creamy. 

- 300ml Double cream

- 300ml Milk (whole or semi)

- 100g Dark chocolate (but no more than 65% cacao)

- 50g Milk chocolate 

- 7 egg yolks 

- 150g Caster sugar

- 1tsp Vanilla extract (not essence)

- Combine the milk and cream in a saucepan and heat until it comes to a gentle boil. Meanwhile, in a bowl whisk together the egg yolks and caster sugar until it turns almost white in colour. 

- Once the cream/milk has come to the boil, slowly pour it into the bowl with the eggs, stirring all the time. Once you have combined the two, add the vanilla and chocolate (save a few pieces if you want to add them at the end as chocolate chips).

- Put the chocolate mixture back into the saucepan and heat gently until it thickens slightly. Make sure it does not boil, or it will split. 

- You have the ice cream mixture, now all you need to do it put it in your ice cream machine.  

Enjoy! Its pretty good on its own but if you're feeling inspired add some crushed hazelnuts.