Rich, dark, ultra-smooth, and creamy chocolate meets a hint of orange in a sweet ice cream like no other you've ever tasted.
Servings: 61/2 cup servings
Ingredients
¾cupsugar
1½cupsheavy cream
1cupmilk
½cupspecial dark unsweetened cocoa
½teaspooncinnamon
⅛teaspoonkosher salt
½teaspoonfinely grated orange zest
½cupdark chocolate chips
½cuporange juice
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
Instructions
Whisk together the sugar, cream, milk, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, and orange zest in a medium size saucepan. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer while stirring occasionally for 2 minutes.
Add the chocolate chips and continue stirring while the chocolate melts. Remove from the heat and stir in the orange juice and vanilla extract. Let cool and then chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
Pour the chilled mixture into your ice cream machine and churn according to the manufacturer's directions.
Notes
Special dark cocoa is my preference for this recipe. However, you can use a standard dutch cocoa or plain cocoa powder as well. (The color will not be as dark without the special dark cocoa.) I've made this both with and without orange zest, as well as with store-bought juice.The zest makes a big difference in the results. Fresh and store bought orange juices both work well. The fresh orange juice produces a milder flavor with a little more sweetness to it. The store-bought orange juice was just enough stronger than fresh that I preferred it in the end.