French Chocolate Ice Cream

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped (or 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder)
• 1/2 cup sugar (you may increase up to 1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 1/4 cups whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 heat milk in medium saucepan.
• 2 stir in chocolate, continue stirring until chocolate is melted.
• 3 in another bowl, combine sugar with flour; stir in a little hot milk/chocolate mixture, add beaten egg to chocolate mixture; then add egg mixture to milk/chocolate.
• 4 stir over low heat until thickened, about 3 minutes.
• 5 cool in refrigerator at least 1 hour, or until well chilled.
• 6 stir in whipping cream and vanilla.
• 7 freeze in ice cream machine according to manufacturer's directions.
• 8 note: the use of the flour will help to give the ice cream body and smoothness.