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I’m on a S’mores kick, if you couldn’t tell. For me it just screams of summer. Ice cream screams summer too and since July is National Ice Cream month, I figured I’d share one of the most delicious ice cream recipes I’ve ever made. Sunday, July 15th, is National Ice Cream day so you have time to make this and give thanks on this special day that means so much to me 🙂
There are shortcuts you can make with this recipe, using lesser quality chocolates or not doing the mix of 60% and 70%, but I strongly suggest using the chocolates listed if you can. If you can’t find them, they are essentially bittersweet chocolate. It will yield a deeper, richer flavor. If you can’t, it will still taste good, I promise! Obviously, the more home-made ingredients you use the better it will taste as well, but if you aren’t up for it go ahead for the store-bought. Don’t deny yourself this decadent treat!
While I haven’t met an ice cream flavor I didn’t love and anytime I order out I always get Mint Chocolate Chip, this is my at-home favorite recipe. Even my husband, who loves ice cream but doesn’t like a lot of “stuff” in his ice cream loves this.
S’more Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 qt half and half (or 2 cups heavy cream and 2 cups whole milk)
- 4 oz unsweetened good cocoa powder, about 1 cup
- 1 vanilla bean ( or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
- 2 oz 70% chocolate, chopped finely
- 4 oz 60% chocolate, chopped finely
- 8 egg yolks
- 6 oz sugar, about 1 cup
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To add into ice cream after churning:
- 1 cup graham crackers, chopped
- 4 oz milk chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup small marshmallows
Add the cocoa powder to a large, heavy sauce pot that is at least 3 quarts. Slowly add in enough half and half to make a paste. It will be clumpy and a bit difficult to mix altogether at first, but be patient, it will get there. Slowly, pour the rest of the half and half in and mix well with a whisk.
Slice the vanilla bean lengthwise and scraps the seeds out. Add the seeds and the bean to the chocolate mixture. Heat over medium-high heat until the mixture is scalding.
Take the pot off of the heat and remove the vanilla bean. Stir in the 60% and 70% chocolate. Stir until it is completely mixed. Make sure you mix well, otherwise your chocolate will be gritty. Set aside.
Whip the egg yolks and sugar until light and fluffy. While whipping fast, or on high-speed, slowly pour in the chocolate mixture, tempering the eggs.
Return the mixture back to your pot and heat on low-medium heat, stirring constantly. The mixture will thicken and should coat the back of a spoon. This takes about 5 minutes. Do not cook over 8 minutes and do not cook on a higher heat or you eggs will cook!
Pour the batter into a bowl and cover. Allow to cool in the refrigerator overnight.
The mixture should be very thick once cooled, almost like a custard. Process in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. While the ice cream is churning, melt the marshmallows in the microwave for about 15 seconds. This is the easiest and least messy way to melt them!
When the ice cream is finished churning, pour half of it into a large bowl that you plan on storing your ice cream. Add half of the graham crackers, milk chocolate, and marshmallow and fold into the ice cream. Pour the rest of the ice cream into the large container and pour the rest of the graham cracker, milk chocolate, and marshmallow in. Fold these extras in as before.
Let the ice cream freeze for a few hours before enjoying.
Source: adapted from Chasing Delicious
18 comments
Kanan said:
July 13, 2012 at 9:35 am
ice cream looks very yummy
Annie @ Annie's Noms said:
July 13, 2012 at 12:09 pm
I need an ice cream maker…. 🙁 This looks so delicious, but I can’t make it :'(
Ahu said:
July 13, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Holy moly I could go for a bowl of that right now!! Looks gorgeous.
Sara N. said:
July 13, 2012 at 4:49 pm
I love your pictures! This looks like it’s straight from an ice cream shop. Awesome!
maeghan said:
July 13, 2012 at 4:57 pm
Thank you! It honestly tastes that way too. I snuck some before dinner today 🙂
Yeauser said:
July 14, 2012 at 4:04 am
This looks so delicious. S’more ice cream, what’s not to love? 🙂
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Christine said:
July 14, 2012 at 4:03 pm
OMG this looks amazing – I can’t wait to try it!!
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aimeeberrett said:
July 18, 2012 at 6:25 pm
This ice cream looks amazing, though I’m not going to lie, I’m terrified of making ice cream with eggs, its so much simpler without. But I might just try it because this looks so good. Otherwise, I’ll just make a simple chocolate ice cream but add your mixins.
maeghan said:
July 18, 2012 at 6:33 pm
That can definitely be done! I used to be timid with eggs, but now I go for the extra creaminess! 🙂
Jim said:
August 13, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Hi! I use an old Mormon pioneer recipe to make my ice cream custard. Yours is very similar (more egg yolks in yours though). How many quarts of finished ice cream does your stated recipe make? Thanks!
maeghan said:
August 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm
This makes roughly 1.5 quarts. Hope you enjoy it!
Jim said:
August 14, 2012 at 12:12 am
Thanks very much Maeghan. Also, if you don’t mind, the chocolate you describe in your recipe;
■2 oz 70% chocolate, chopped finely
■4 oz 60% chocolate, chopped finely
Is this the percent of cacao contained in the chocolate bar? Could you please recommend a brand and names of the chocolate bars you use? Is it the Ghirardelli brand or another?
Also, wow! 8 egg yolks in 1.5 quarts of ice cream? That is huge! My recipe uses only 6 egg yolks and that is in THREE quarts of finished ice cream! So, I would need 16 yolks for 3 quarts? Almost 3 times as much as I’m used to?
Thanks for your further help!
Jim
maeghan said:
August 14, 2012 at 7:15 am
Jim, it is a very dense ice cream and I love the result so I haven’t tinkered with the custard to see how less eggs would result. Since it uses a bit of chocolate and other ingredients, perhaps make one batch and see how you like it. You can always make another afterwards and play around with it! I’ve looked at the original source to see if anyone has done this yet, and if so they haven’t written about it. Yes, that is the percent of cacao and Ghiradelli works great and is easily found.
Jim said:
August 14, 2012 at 8:41 am
Thanks Maeghan! I will give your recipe a try and let you know how it turns out in my old-time White Mountain hand crank freezer.
maeghan said:
August 14, 2012 at 8:44 am
Hope you enjoy!
Jim J. said:
August 24, 2012 at 10:29 am
Hi again Maeghan!
I prepared a double batch of your Smores custard yesterday afternoon and stored it in an ice chest full of ice cubes. This morning, the custard is the consistency of warm chocolate pudding. It’s probably the same consistency as my Mormon pioneer recipe custard AFTER I add the 48oz of heavy whipping cream they call for in their recipe. Your recipe contains much less cream than theirs and double the amount of egg yolks. I am making 3 quarts of hand-cranked ice cream. Does the consistency of the “custard” I made with your recipe sound like what you are accustomed to?
Thanks!
Jim
maeghan said:
August 24, 2012 at 10:32 am
Jim, don’t worry and just make it. It’s going to come out great 🙂 Yes, the consistency is fine. The only problem you may have is once you add all of the extras with the hand crank, but I’m a girly girl 🙂