Wow!! Who knew that you could actually eat ice cream without guilt or nasty chemical additives...and be totally satisfied? Well, it is another truth that needs to be told...and there is simply no end to what you can add to this recipe to make it whatever your craving!
What You Will Need:
1 Cup Lowfat or Whole Milk ( I prefer organic)
1 Cup Half and Half
1/2 Cup Agave Nectar
1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
1 oz Unsweetened Bakers Chocolate (if you have it)
1/4 Strong Brewed Coffee ( I use Dark Roast)
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
2 Egg Yolks
Pinch Sea Salt
DIRECTIONS:
Melt Chocolate on low heat in medium saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and heat slowly until milk bubbles on sides. Stir while bubbling to continue to combine ingredients well (About 5 minutes total). Pour into a metal mixing bowl and cool completely ( you can cradle in an ice bath to speed up this process..just add ice and water to a larger bowl and place smaller bowl on top). This will take about 30 minutes. Then, pour into ice cream maker and mix according to it's directions. If you would like to add additional ingredients to this such as Peanut butter chunks, Chocolate Chips, Perppermints etc., do so during the last 5 minutes of mixing so that they remain in their own form and do not break down into the body of the ice cream. IF you do not have an ice cream maker...have no fear...you can hand churn...as long as you have absolutely nothing else to do for 4-6 hours. ( I actually did this a few weeks ago...which is why I now have an ice cream maker)
Hand Churning Directions:
Follow directions above but after you are finished cooling the mixture, place in freezer and Stir vigorously every 1/2 hour making sure you are breaking up all of the ice crystals that have formed.
Enjoy!!!
