Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream (No eggs)

Confession: Ice cream is my downfall. I love, love, love it. My favorite way to end the day is to sit down on the sofa, cuddled in a blanket and a big bowl of ice cream in hand. I blame my father for this habit as he modeled this very routine to us children in our growing up years, night after night, bowl after bowl. And now, I (and my younger brother, too) are ice cream addicts- no small bowl will do- it must be large- a freezer with no ice cream in it is a very sad sight, indeed.

So- now that you now I am an ice cream addict, let’s move on and get to the point of this post!

I didn’t want to look at the ingredients of ice cream at the store. I just preferred to not KNOW what junk was in my ice cream. But, I did it anyway- and wasn’t really surprised when i saw the long list of weird and un-pronounceable ingredients. **sigh**.

So, I have begun to experiment with some different homemade ice cream recipes. I want to find several “go-to” recipes that I can use on a regular basis. And really- if the thought of homemade ice cream seems too involved, try to scratch that thought. It really is easy and does not take much time. All you have to do it mix up the ingredients, pour it in the ice cream maker’s canister. Then pour in ice and rock salt around it, plug it in, and the machine does the rest of the work. Your prep time for this recipe is 10 minutes maybe?

Also, this recipe does not have a custard base. I do want to try some of those in the near future, but this one is simply, cream, milk, sugar, cocoa. So, no cooking is involved, no tempering eggs. It’s quick, creamy, and delicious! You can clearly taste the creamy base. I also have not had a problem with this recipe becoming rock-hard in the freezer. Some homemade ice creams will do that. But this one has remained soft enough to scoop right out. The flavor reminds me a little bit of the taste of a Wendy’s frosty- in that it is not a real deep chocolate, but a lighter chocolate taste. We have loved it! And, of course, I have eaten more than I should! Don’t be like me!

NOTE*- if you have a Sams Club or similar store in your area, that is a great place to buy Whipping Cream and Half and Half- much cheaper than a grocery store!

• 3 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 cups half and half
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• pinch of salt

Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk it together.  (there will probably be some specks of cocoa that don’t seem to dissolve. But not worry about those because they will dissolved in the churning process)

Now pour the mixture into the ice cream maker’s canister.

Churn according to your ice cream maker’s instructions.

When the churning is completed, freeze in the freezer. (I think this ice cream actually tastes better when it has had the chance to completely freeze and sit for a few hours or overnight!)

This makes a large amount of ice cream…at least 8 servings- if not more

Enjoy!!!

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