Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream

NOTE: This recipe supersedes the December 20, 2008 Chocolate Marshmallow Idea.

Store-bought chocolate marshmallow ice cream is the only ice cream I consistently eat out of the container.  I have no idea why.  I consider this a “standard flavor,” but perhaps not everyone agrees with me {cough} holly {cough}.

Sue (at Matt’s work) requested this flavor.  This one’s for you Sue.

Even if this recipe was an utter failure, since it was the impetus for making homemade marshmallow fluff, it would have been worth it.

Ingredients
6 large egg yolks
pinch of salt
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Prepared homemade marshmallow fluff

Directions:

Heat 2 cups cream and 1 cup milk.  Heat until steaming and remove from heat.

In a bowl, beat the 6 egg yolks and the 1/2 cup of sugar.  Slowly add the cocoa 1/4 cup at a time and mix with a fork (do NOT use a whisk because it clumps and is virtually impossible to incorporate into milk mixture).

Slowly add the hot cream and milk mixture to the cocoa mixture, mixing until all is incorporated. Return milk/cocoa mixture to sauce pan and heat until thickened and steaming. Strain into a spouted bowl and cool slightly.

When slightly cooled, place plastic wrap on surface to prevent skin forming and place in refrigerator overnight.

Churn according to your ice cream machine’s instructions.

The next step is to gently swirl the fluff into the ice cream.  It is a little tricky because the fluff is very soft (and very sticky) and if it is handled too much, it is easy to over-incorporate it, ending up with swirl-less chocolate-marshmallow ice cream (still tasty but not “right”).  We filled a disposable pastry bag with fluff and piped a thick layer onto a layer of ice cream, then repeated until the ice cream was used up.  We then very gently swirled the layers with a knife.

Ice cream machine used: KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker Attachment

Verdict:

Everyone who tried this ice cream liked it, even non-chocolate and non-fluff personages.  In an especially unusual turn of events, Holly’s dad wanted more.

Sue — the original requestor — made subtle comments indicating her willingness to be bribed into doing unpleasant work tasks in exchange for a gallon of this ice cream.

Holly: YUM^5

Possible changes for next time:

-nothing!
-maybe try chocolate fluff in marshmallow ice cream, or other inversions

Posted by Matt on February 8th, 2009 in Add-ins, Chocolate, Recipes, Standard Flavors, Swirl | Print This Post | Email This Post

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