Simple Chocolate Ice Cream

Classic, homemade chocolate ice cream is always a crowd pleaser. Eggs and milk are the only fresh ingredients you need; the rest will probably be in your pantry already!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 228 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• ice
• 1.5 cups milk
• 0.33333334326744 cup cocoa powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Fill sink with several inches of ice water.

Step 2

Beat eggs and cocoa powder in a bowl until well-blended and smooth.

Step 3

Heat milk, evaporated milk, sugar, and cocoa powder mixture in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until custard comes to 180 degrees F (82 degrees C), about 10 minutes. The custard should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Step 4

Remove saucepan from heat and immediately transfer to sink to halt cooking. Continue to stir custard until cooled; stir in vanilla extract.

Step 5

Pour custard into an ice cream maker once it reaches 40 degrees F (4 degrees C). Freeze according to manufacturer's directions until softly frozen. Transfer ice cream to a lidded container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer at least 2 hours to overnight.