Chocolate Icecream (egg free)

[EmeraldSue]

DD requested chocolate, Choc chip Icecream, and I haven't been 100% happy with any of the choc Icecream recipes that I've made until now. I made it yesterday and it was really creamy and delicious when I tested a spoonful (or two) last night. I tested it again tonight just to be sure , and it was still soft and easy to scoop. 10/10!

[EmeraldSue]

This is my favourite chocolate icecream, but sometimes I have trouble getting all of the chocolate incorporated smoothly. I have played around with the method a few times, and think that I've finally cracked it
I used the same method as my ganache. I put the chocolate into the bowl and blitzed it into crumbs. I then added the condensed milk and whizzed it together with the chocolate. I scalded the cream on the stovetop and then poured it onto the choc/condensed milk mixture though the lid with the blades turning. I cooled the mixture in the fridge overnight, and then churned the icecream in my icecream machine. I now have the most delicious, smooth and creamy rich chocolate icecream.

[judydawn]

Thanks for sharing your new method with us ES. I must try it.

[Cornish Cream]

Great work on the new method ES.

[judydawn]

I was just writing this out Sue and I realised you've heated milk and not cream as the recipe states, is that right?

[EmeraldSue]

Oops! Thanks Judy.
I've corrected my error - it was the cream that I heated

[judydawn]

Thanks Sue.

[cookie1]

I love it when we get improved amendments. Thanks ES. 

[judydawn]

I've made this today using Sue's version but I did use evaporated light milk instead of cream to reduce calories.  I thought what the heck, I'll try it with milk.  It's in the freezer to harden up more now but the taste test straight from the ice-cream machine was very promising.  I used half dark Lindt and half Cadburys milk chocolate. Will report back when it's fully set.

[judydawn]

Reporting back on this ice-cream using light evaporated milk instead of cream and following ES's directions.  Absolutely beautiful, scoopable and delicious without being too rich.  Thanks Sue, I love it.

[EmeraldSue]

I made this again today and further modified my method. This time I only heated 400 ml of the cream and poured it through the hole in the lid onto the ground choc/condensed milk with the blades running. Once it was incorporated, I scraped down the sides, set the blades running again on speed3/4 and poured the remaining 200 ml of cold cream in until fully mixed. This meant that the mixture was cool enough to churn immediately in my icecream machine.

[judydawn]

DD, SIL and 2 gks almost ate all of the batch I made yesterday after we'd been out to dinner tonight.  They loved it as much as I do.