Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
NOTE: This
simple variation adds small chunks of a high-quality chocolate bar
to vanilla ice cream made with extract in place of the vanilla
bean. See figure 15 for information on chopping a
chocolate bar for ice cream.
11/2 cups whole milk
11/2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup sugar
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate bar, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS:
Follow Master Recipe instructions for Vanilla Ice Cream, adding chocolate about 30 seconds before churning is completed.
VARIATIONS:
For Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, replace vanilla extract with 1/4 cup clear or green crème de menthe.
For Oreo Ice Cream, replace chocolate with 1 cup coarsely crumbled Oreo cookies (see figure 16) about 30 seconds before churning is completed.