Milk Chocolate Stout Ice Cream
This lightly sweet Milk Chocolate Stout Ice Cream includes stout beer, such as Guinness, so it's definitely not for kids! Smooth and creamy, it's a chocolately, malty homemade ice cream that's perfect straight from the freezer. A wonderful adult ice cream.
Ingredients
- 7 oz milk chocolate (in pieces) (I used Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips)
- 1 cup milk (1% or 2% is fine)
- ½ cup sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ¾ cup stout beer (such as Guinness, which is what I've used)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Place milk chocolate pieces in a bowl large enough to hold the ice cream mixture. Heat milk with sugar and salt in a saucepan. Gradually whisk the hot milk into the egg yolks in a separate bowl, then return to the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture coats a spoon. Pour custard through a strainer (don't skip this; it removes clumps) over the milk chocolate; stir until smooth. Add heavy cream, stout beer, and vanilla.
- Chill mixture several hours or overnight. Churn in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions. Scrape ice cream into a freezer-safe container and freeze for a few more hours to allow the ice cream to firm up. It scoops well straight from the freezer.
Notes
adapted from The Perfect Scoop
