Rocky Road Ice Cream
Yield: 8 servings
This homemade Rocky Road Ice Cream recipe stars a rich and creamy chocolate base that's loaded with toasted almonds, chewy marshmallows, and chocolate flakes. It's the perfect decadent treat on a hot summer day...or any day. Because, ice cream!
Ingredients
- 4 large egg yolks
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon Morton kosher salt
- 1½ cups whole milk, divided
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped (or chips)
- 1½ cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup sliced, toasted almonds
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- ⅓ cup chocolate shavings (see Notes)
Instructions
- Chill your ice cream maker bowl according to the manufacturer’s instructions, until it's very well frozen.
- In a heatproof medium-sized bowl, whisk the egg yolks, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and ¼ cup of whole milk until very well combined.
- Add the remaining 1¼ cups of milk to a medium saucepan and heat until just steaming.
- Carefully and slowly, drizzle the warm milk into the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly to temper the chocolate egg yolk base.
- Once combined, pour the tempered chocolate egg yolk base into the saucepan and stir over medium-low until it thickens into a custard and can coat the back of a wooden spoon. This should take about 5 minutes, but keep a close eye on it.
- Pour the chocolate custard through a fine mesh sieve into a large clean bowl. Add the chopped chocolate and whisk to melt and fully combine. Then whisk in the heavy cream and vanilla.
- Place a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the ice cream base (so it doesn’t form a skin) and then place it in the fridge to chill until very cold - at least 4 hours, and preferably overnight.
- Churn the ice cream according to your ice cream maker's instructions until it is a soft serve consistency - usually about 20 minutes. Then fold in the sliced almonds, mini marshmallows, and chocolate shavings.
- Transfer the ice cream to a large loaf pan and wrap it tightly with plastic wrap. Freeze for 4 hours, or until firm to your liking.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 453kcal Carbohydrates: 36g Protein: 7g Fat: 32g Saturated Fat: 18g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g Monounsaturated Fat: 10g Trans Fat: 0.02g Cholesterol: 155mg Sodium: 187mg Potassium: 320mg Fiber: 3g Sugar: 29g Vitamin A: 872IU Vitamin C: 0.3mg Calcium: 130mg Iron: 2mg
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