Chocolate Ice Cream with Fudge Sauce
Again, Bill was scrounging in the pantry for Oreos and I knew I needed to make a new dessert. This rich Chocolate Ice Cream with Fudge Sauce was the perfect way to end the meal on a hot, humid summer’s day!
Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream is one of life’s simple pleasures! Your family will love it as much as mine did.
Why You Must Make
- With its deep chocolate flavor and rich and silky smooth texture, you’ll adore this chocolate ice cream.
- And to make this dessert even more sublime, add the luscious chocolate topping. Although the addition of the fudge sauce could cause you to lapse into a diabetic coma, that recipe is definitely worth sharing as well.
This is the second marvelous recipe I’ve tried from David Lebovitz’s (affiliate link) The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments, and it won’t be the last.
Recipe Tips
You’ll definitely need to make this luscious, rich chocolate ice cream recipe to kick off the summer. It’s guaranteed to help you beat the heat, though I don’t think my family would snub it mid-winter, either!!
- Use the best quality ingredients for the best results. Try Ghirardelli brand unsweetened chocolate and Droste Dutch process cocoa powder for a good boost of chocolate flavor.
- PRO-Tip: Dutch process cocoa is less acidic and provides a deeper chocolate flavor than regular cocoa powder.
- Make sure you buy heavy cream or heavy whipping cream. The milk fat should be between 36 and 40%.
- And also add whole milk not 2% milk since the additional fat will make the ice cream creamier.
- Did you know eggs act as an ice cream stabilizer? Since this ice cream is made without eggs, you have an excuse to devour it over a few days.
Photos circa 2011.
Frequently Asked Questions
Many ice creams are made with a custard base containing eggs, but Philadelphia-Style Ice Cream is thickened with other ingredients like cornstarch, milk powder, or cocoa powder.
Yes, it’s highly recommended. It’s possible to make it without a churn, but it would require that you place the ice cream mixture in the freezer in an airtight container and whisk it every 20 minutes or so until it’s too firm to mix.
Alcohol lowers the freezing point of ice cream, making it easier to scoop, along with adding flavor. This ice cream would be great with a slosh of Kahlua as the coffee flavor enhances the chocolate beautifully.
Chocolate Ice Cream with Fudge Sauce
Dreamy chocolate Ice Cream topped with homemade hot fudge. Makes 1 quart.
Ingredients
For Ice Cream:
- 2 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 6 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For Fudge Sauce:
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee, optional
- ⅓ cup cocoa
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons rum
Instructions
To make ice cream:
- Combine cream, cocoa, sugar, and salt in a large saucepan. Heat while whisking till the mixture comes to a boil.
- Remove from heat and add the chocolate, whisking till melted, then add milk and vanilla. David recommends pouring the mixture into a blender and processing for about 30 seconds to make sure no unmelted chocolate particles remain.
- Chill in the refrigerator overnight or till very cold. Freeze using an ice cream maker, following the manufacturer's instructions.
To make Fudge Sauce:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. In a saucepan, combine butter and cream and heat until the butter has melted.
- Add dry ingredients to the cream mixture, constantly whisking.
- Boil, stirring constantly until thick and smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Add vanilla and rum. Cool and store in the refrigerator.
- The fudge sauce can be reheated in a microwave, as needed.
Notes
Ice cream recipe from The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1/2 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 384Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 90mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 2gSugar: 27gProtein: 4g
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26 Comments on “Chocolate Ice Cream with Fudge Sauce”
Everyone at my house really loved it!! Thanks for the recipe! We will make it again this weekend!
Thanks, sweet Mina!!!
Hi, Carole!!!
Thanks so much, Brenda! Hope to crack open a cookbook this week and join you on Sunday 🙂
Lizzy, I made ice cream yesterday too – I just love my ice cream maker! I have yet to make chocolate though and this looks like the recipe to try. And there’s no such thing as too much chocolate so I’d be having mine with chocolate sauce too (and maybe a little whipped cream). Thank you so much for sharing this with Cookbook Sundays and I hope you come back next month. Have a great week!
You have been busy in the kitchen this week!
THANKS!!!! This is an excellent recipe…and I was surprised how creamy it was despite the lack of eggs.