Jeni's Darkest Chocolate Ice Cream in the World

By susanwadle

Ingredients

• FOR THE ICE CREAM BASE:
• 2 cups milk
• 4 tsp. cornstarch
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp. light corn syrup
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 3 tbsp. cream cheese, softened
• FOR THE CHOCOLATE SAUCE:
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 cup brewed coffee
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 oz. bittersweet chocolate

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Make the ice cream:In a bowl, stir together 1/4 cup milk and the cornstarch; set slurry aside. In a 4-qt. saucepan, whisk together remaining milk and the cream, sugar, syrup, and salt; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook for 4 minutes; stir in slurry. Return to a boil and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Place cream cheese in a bowl and pour in 1/4 cup hot milk mixture; whisk until smooth. Then whisk in remaining milk mixture.

2. Make the chocolate sauce:Bring cocoa, brewed coffee, and sugar to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan over high heat; cook for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate.

3. Stir sauce into ice cream base.Pour mixture into a plastic bag; seal, and submerge in a bowl of ice water until chilled. Pour mixture into an ice cream maker; process according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to a storage container and freeze until set.