dark chocolate ice cream
1½ quarts
[ICE CREAM BASE]
2 cupswhole milk
4 teaspoonscornstarch
1 cupheavy cream
½ cupgranulated sugar
2 tablespoonslight corn syrup
¼ teaspoonkosher salt
3 tablespoonscream cheese
[CHOCOLATE SAUCE]
½ cupunsweetened cocoa powder
½ cupbrewed coffee
½ cupgranulated sugar
1½ ouncesbittersweet chocolate
  1. For the ice cream base: Whisk together ¼ cup milk and cornstarch. Set aside.
  2. Bring remaining milk, cream, ½ cup sugar, corn syrup, and salt to a boil while whisking. Cook for 4 minutes.
  3. Whisk in cornstarch slurry. Cook until thickened, about 2 minutes.
  4. Temper cream cheese into milk mixture.
  5. For the chocolate sauce: Bring cocoa, coffee, and ½ cup sugar to a boil while whisking. Cook for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate to melt.
  6. Stir chocolate sauce into ice cream base.
  7. Cool over ice bath. Chill overnight.
  8. Freeze in ice cream maker. Freeze for 2 hours.
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