Chocolate Chili Ice Cream

Serves: 6

Hal Herzog

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

37

Sweetness

47

Sourness

33

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Heavy Cream

1 cup

Milk

6 large

Egg Yolk

2 tsps

Cinnamon

Directions:

1

In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt 6 ounces of the bittersweet chocolate, chopped, and the unsweetened chocolate, stirring until the mixture is smooth, and remove the bowl from the heat

2

In a heavy saucepan combine the cream and the milk and bring the mixture just to a boil

3

In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks and the brown sugar, add the cream mixture in a stream, whisking, and pour the mixture back into the pan

4

Cook the custard over moderately low heat, stirring, until it registers 170°F

5

On a candy thermometer, strain it through a fine sieve set over another bowl, and whisk in the melted chocolate, the cinnamon, and the Kahlúa

6

Let the mixture cool completely and freeze it in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions, adding the remaining 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine, the crumbled chilies, and the almonds during the last few minutes of freezing time

7

In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt 6 ounces of the bittersweet chocolate, chopped, and the unsweetened chocolate, stirring until the mixture is smooth, and remove the bowl from the heat

8

In a heavy saucepan combine the cream and the milk and bring the mixture just to a boil

9

In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks and the brown sugar, add the cream mixture in a stream, whisking, and pour the mixture back into the pan

10

Cook the custard over moderately low heat, stirring, until it registers 170°F

11

On a candy thermometer, strain it through a fine sieve set over another bowl, and whisk in the melted chocolate, the cinnamon, and the Kahlúa

12

Let the mixture cool completely and freeze it in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions, adding the remaining 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine, the crumbled chilies, and the almonds during the last few minutes of freezing time