Try These Tasty Chocolate Ice Cream Recipes

Chocolate ice cream is the ultimate summer dessert. What is even better, these days it is very easy to make your own homemade ice cream with an ice cream maker such as the Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker.

The machine practically does it all for you and you get all the credit! Because you do no t have to freeze the bowl for hours before you make the ice cream you can make ice cream on short notice with your Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker.

Here are a few very tasty recipes you can try with your Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker,

Velvety Soft Serve Mocha Ice Cream

What You Need:

How to Make It:

1. Place the sugar into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add the coffee crystals to the sugar.
3. Pour the milk over the top of the sugar.
4. Add the vanilla and stir until the sugar and coffee have completely dissolved.
5. Add the whipping cream and stir well to combine.
6. Fold in the chocolate pieces until blend in well.
7. Pour the mixture into the freezer canister on the ice cream maker.
8. Freezer as directed by the manufacturer. 
9. Ripen the ice cream for 4 hours.

Makes 16 servings

It is important to ripen this ice cream.  Even when it's ripened it will have a velvety soft serve consistency.

Chocolate and nuts are always a winner in any ice cream recipe. So, here is a tasty recipe where you use this combination. You will have no trouble making it with your Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker

Chocolaty Toasted Almond Ice Cream

What You Need:

How to Make It:

1. Pour the cold water into a small mixing bowl.
2. Sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water and let stand for at least 2 minutes.
3. Pour the milk into a heavy saucepan and place over medium heat.
4. When the milk reaches 170 degrees whisk in the sugar and salt.
5. Stirring continuously, cook the mixture until the sugar has completely dissolved.
6. Place the eggs into a small mixing bowl.
7. Pour 1/4 C of the hot milk into the eggs and whisk until well combined.
8. Pour the egg mixture into the pan with the hot milk, whisking as you pour.
9. Place the heat on low and stirring constantly cook the custard about 5 minutes or until it coats the back of a metal spoon.
10. Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the gelatin mixture until completely dissolved.
11. Blend in the melted chocolate.
12. Quickly cool the custard in an ice water bath for 5 minutes.
13. Stir in the whipping cream and vanilla until well blended.
14. Press plastic wrap onto the custard surface and chill the custard overnight.
15. Fill the ice cream maker cylinder 2/3 full of mixture and freeze according to manufacture's directions.
16. Stir in the toasted almonds and allow the ice cream to ripen at least 2 hours.

Makes 2 quarts

When adding nuts to homemade ice cream be sure to always follow the directions on the recipe.  If nuts or fruit are added to soon they become hard and loose their flavor.

Here is a recipe for Italian Chocolate Gelato. It may be a little more trouble than other recipes, but we all know Italian ice cream is the best. You should still have no problem with a Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker.

Sinfully Chocolate Gelato

What You Need:

How to Make It:

1. Pour the milk into a large saucepan placed over medium heat.
2. Add the sugar and the egg yolks to the milk.
3. Stirring continuously, cook for 4 minutes or until the mixture coats a metal spoon and runs clear when a finger is passed through it.
4. Remove the pan from the heat.
5. Add the melted chocolate and whisk until very smooth.
6. Cover the surface of the chocolate mixture, not the entire pan, with plastic wrap.
7. Chill the chocolate for several hours or until very cold.
8. Pour the chocolate mixture into the ice cream maker's freezer canister.
9. Freeze as directed by the manufacturer.
10. Ripen for 4 hours.

Makes 16 servings

Gelato is an Italian style ice cream.  It is not as rich as regular ice cream because it is made with milk instead of cream.  To quickly chill the chocolate mixture, place it in an ice bath for 1 hour, stirring often.

Here is a recipe for a Sherbet that is very tasty and refreshing. No less sinful I'm afraid. Still, with your Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker you will have no problems at all.

Creamy Bittersweet Chocolate Sherbet

What You Need:

How to Make It:

1. Place the chopped chocolate into a saucepan and place the pan over medium heat.
2. Add the water, sugar and whipping cream.
3. Whisking constantly, bring the mixture to a steady boil.
4. Boil gently for 1 minute then remove from the heat.
5. Stir in the vanilla until well blended.
6. Cover the pan and chill 8 hours or overnight.
7. Place the mixture into the cylinder of an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacture's directions.
8. Ripen the sherbet for at least 4 hours.

Makes 12 servings

This makes a great dessert for any dinner party.  Place a scoop in a dessert bowl and top with fresh raspberries, fresh strawberries or pomegranate seeds.

Here is a tasty Sorbet recipe. Sorbet does not contain milk or cream, but I do not think you will find it less tasty or less sinful. This is yet another way to use your Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker.

Light Chocolate Ice Sorbet

What You Need:

How to Make It:

1. Pour the water into a small saucepan placed over medium heat.
2. Stir the sugar into the water until dissolved.
3. Add the chocolate and the brandy and stir to combine.
4. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.
5. Remover the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
6. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufactures directions.

Makes 1 quart

Sorbet is similar to sherbet but unlike sherbet is made without milk products.  Sorbet has a slightly mushy consistency and is often made with fruit puree or chocolate.  Superfine sugar is a very fine sugar that dissolves quickly.  If you can not find superfine sugar regular sugar will also work.  When substituting regular sugar the measurements will remain the same.