Do you think Olympians eat ice cream? If not, they definitely should. Missy Franklin lives in my neck of the woods, and I'd love to give her some of this stuff. She seems really nice and fun; I think she'd like it. PS, I think the swimming relays are one of the most exciting things to watch. I'm on the edge of my seat and holding my breath to see who will come on top. Can we have a relay every night please?
Since it's the last day of National Ice Cream month, I had to give you guys another ice cream recipe. After my first foray into roasted strawberries, I knew that I wanted to include them in as many things as possible. Enter this ice cream. Since chocolate and strawberries pair so well together, I figured I would roast some strawberries in a simple syrup (which turned them into a very tasty jam) and then add them into a super creamy chocolate ice cream while it was churning. The result is a wonderful dark strawberry flavor in every bite that's mixed with cold, creamy, rich chocolate. I scaled this recipe down to two cups (because I like to have a wide variety of ice cream flavors available), so excuse me while I go finish the bowl. Dinner schminner; I'll just have this please.
Roasted Strawberry & Chocolate Ice Cream for Two
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Note: This recipe is scaled down to make two cups. If you want to make a full recipe, multiply everything by three but use 5 egg yolks.
For the ice cream:
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon Dutch process cocoa powder
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Pinch of salt
2 egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the roasted strawberries:
2 cups strawberries, hulled and diced in half
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup hot water
To make the ice cream base, in a medium saucepan over medium high heat, whisk together 1/3 cup of the cream and the cocoa powder until the cocoa powder is dissolved. Bring it to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium low and let boil for 30 seconds, whisking constantly. Remove from the heat and whisk in the semisweet chocolate until melted and smooth. Stir in the remaining 1/3 cup of cream and pour into a medium sized bowl. Place a fine mesh strainer over the bowl.
In the same pan, mix together the milk, sugar, brown sugar, and salt over medium high heat. Meanwhile whisk the egg yolks together. When the milk mixture is warm, slowly pour two-thirds of it into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Then pour the egg yolk mixture back into the pan while stirring. Continue to heat it over medium high heat, stirring with a spoon, until the mixture has thickened and coats the back of the spoon. Do not let it boil. Once it has thickened, remove it from heat and pour it through the fine mesh strainer into the chocolate mixture. Stir together and add in the vanilla extract. Once everything is incorporated, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator. Once completely chilled, churn according to the manufacturer's instructions.
While the ice cream base is chilling:
To make the roasted strawberries, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Place your cut berries on a sheet pan, combine the hot water and sugar, and pour on top of the berries. Cook them in the oven for 10-15 minutes until softened. Let them cool, and add them to your ice cream during the last few minutes of churning.
Store your ice cream in an airtight container in the freezer until ready to serve.
Adapted from David Lebovitz's The Perfect Scoop
Since it's the last day of National Ice Cream month, I had to give you guys another ice cream recipe. After my first foray into roasted strawberries, I knew that I wanted to include them in as many things as possible. Enter this ice cream. Since chocolate and strawberries pair so well together, I figured I would roast some strawberries in a simple syrup (which turned them into a very tasty jam) and then add them into a super creamy chocolate ice cream while it was churning. The result is a wonderful dark strawberry flavor in every bite that's mixed with cold, creamy, rich chocolate. I scaled this recipe down to two cups (because I like to have a wide variety of ice cream flavors available), so excuse me while I go finish the bowl. Dinner schminner; I'll just have this please.
Roasted Strawberry & Chocolate Ice Cream for Two
Print this recipe
Note: This recipe is scaled down to make two cups. If you want to make a full recipe, multiply everything by three but use 5 egg yolks.
For the ice cream:
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon Dutch process cocoa powder
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Pinch of salt
2 egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the roasted strawberries:
2 cups strawberries, hulled and diced in half
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup hot water
To make the ice cream base, in a medium saucepan over medium high heat, whisk together 1/3 cup of the cream and the cocoa powder until the cocoa powder is dissolved. Bring it to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium low and let boil for 30 seconds, whisking constantly. Remove from the heat and whisk in the semisweet chocolate until melted and smooth. Stir in the remaining 1/3 cup of cream and pour into a medium sized bowl. Place a fine mesh strainer over the bowl.
In the same pan, mix together the milk, sugar, brown sugar, and salt over medium high heat. Meanwhile whisk the egg yolks together. When the milk mixture is warm, slowly pour two-thirds of it into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Then pour the egg yolk mixture back into the pan while stirring. Continue to heat it over medium high heat, stirring with a spoon, until the mixture has thickened and coats the back of the spoon. Do not let it boil. Once it has thickened, remove it from heat and pour it through the fine mesh strainer into the chocolate mixture. Stir together and add in the vanilla extract. Once everything is incorporated, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator. Once completely chilled, churn according to the manufacturer's instructions.
While the ice cream base is chilling:
To make the roasted strawberries, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Place your cut berries on a sheet pan, combine the hot water and sugar, and pour on top of the berries. Cook them in the oven for 10-15 minutes until softened. Let them cool, and add them to your ice cream during the last few minutes of churning.
Store your ice cream in an airtight container in the freezer until ready to serve.
Adapted from David Lebovitz's The Perfect Scoop
