Richer Than Rich German Chocolate Ice Cream

Coconut, toasted pecans, Baker's® sweet German chocolate, and whipping cream--enough said. To die for! I have made this many, many times--everyone loves it (unless they don't like coconut).

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 477 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 3 cups milk
• 2 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 ½ cups heavy cream
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 6 ounces German sweet chocolate

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat milk, chocolate, sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan over low heat. Cook until the chocolate melts, stirring occasionally. Stir about 1/2 cup of the hot chocolate mixture into the eggs, then stir the egg mixture into the saucepan. Increase heat to medium and continue cooking and stirring until the mixture is thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour chocolate egg mixture into a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours. Stir in the heavy cream and vanilla extract.

Step 2

Pour the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions until it reaches "soft-serve" consistency. Stir in the coconut and pecans. Transfer ice cream to a one- or two-quart lidded plastic container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer for at least 2 hours or overnight.