Chocolate Gelato

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups whole milk
• 4 ounces dark chocolate, chopped coarsely
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 place the cornstarch and about 1/2 cup of the milk in a jar with an airtight lid and shake to dissolve the cornstarch.
• 2 place the remaining milk and the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. stir to dissolve the sugar.
• 3 once all the sugar is dissolved, add the chocolate and stir until it is all melted.
• 4 continue stirring as needed until the milk mixture comes to a simmer.
• 5 add the cornstarch and milk slurry to the saucepan.
• 6 stir the gelato continuously until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• 7 place the gelato in a storage container, placing plastic wrap directly on top of the gelato to prevent a skin. put the lid on the container and place it in the refrigerator to cool for at least 6 hours or up to 2-3 days.
• 8 remove the gelato base from the refrigerator and strain through a seive in to your ice cream freezer.
• 9 freeze according to the directions of your freezer.
• 10 place the gelato in a freezer safe container, and allow to ripen in your freezer overnight.