Chocolate Ice Cream

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup (60 grams) chopped dark chocolate
• 2 tsp cornflour
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tbsp castor sugar
• 3/4 cup (100 grams) fresh cream

Method

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from the fire, add the dark chocolate and mix well to get a smooth sauce. Keep aside.
2. Mix the cornflour in 1 to 2 tablespoons of cold water and keep aside.
3. Heat the milk in a heavy bottomed pan. When it comes to a boil, add the dissolved cornflour and castor sugar and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes, stirring continuously.
4. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
5. Whip the cream till soft peaks form.
6. Gently fold the cooled milk mixture and the melted chocolate into the whipped cream using a spatula.
7. Pour into a freezer-proof dish and freeze till slushy.
8. Remove from the freezer and beat with a whisk till it is smooth and creamy.
9. Freeze again till firm.

Tips

You can also add white or dark chocolate chips into this recipe at step 8, to get Chocolate Chip Ice-cream.