Low-fat Chocolate Ice Cream

Posted By Newfie2007.

Ingredients.

2 cups milk (2% or fat-free)
1/4 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
2 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 large eggs
1 can sweetened, condensed milk (low-fat or fat-free)
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions.

To start, bring the milk to a simmer in a heavy pot. Whisk in the cocoa (I like Droste) and return to a gently simmer. Let it heat for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and add the chopped chocolate. Stir until it’s all melted. Slowly pour the hot, chocolate milk into the beaten eggs, whisking constantly, so as not to curdle the eggs.

Return the whole mixture to the pan and put over low heat. Stir until it thickens slightly. Don’t let it boil or you will scramble the eggs. And no one likes chocolate scrambled eggs…

Remove from the heat and pour through a strainer.
Stir in the vanilla extract and sweetened, condensed milk. Chill overnight.

Freeze in your Pierre, er, ice cream maker according to the instructions. When done, the ice cream will be soft serve consistency.

Place in a container and freeze a bit longer. Put some plastic wrap right down on the surface of the ice cream, right under the lid, to protect it from whatever else you might have going on in your freezer.

Then — get a spoon.