Decadent Chocolate Ice Cream: Easy Homemade Recipe
DISCLAIMER: This chocolate ice cream recipe uses dairy products, if you would like a DF option, I would replace the cream with a dairy-free cream such as soy thickened cream and add about 5 grams more sugar.
Decadent Chocolate Ice Cream: Easy Homemade Recipe
Hello! I recently shared my “Easy Mango Sorbet Recipe to Try at Home” on Eats with Ash, and I JUST made the most decadent chocolate ice cream in my ice cream maker. So, I am sharing the recipe. I’m really happy with how the texture turned out, it was soft and creamy and really felt like an ice cream you get at a fancy ice cream shop. Also, it’s Luke approved so we KNOW it’s DELICIOUS!!
This recipe makes 2 Litres of chocolate ice cream. Stores up to 1 week in an airtight container in the freezer.
Ingredients/What You Will Need
- Ice cream maker (put the bowl in the freezer for at least 12 hours prior to making)
- 1 x saucepan
- Electric whisk to whisk the cream
- 150 grams of dark cooking chocolate buttons/chips (I used Nestle’s Dark Cooking Chocolate Chips)
- 750 mL of full-fat cream (or thickened/heavy cream)
- 130 grams of castor sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
Method
- Gently warm-up 125 mL of cream with the sugar in a saucepan over low-medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Take cream and sugar off heat, pour in chocolate. Stir until melted and combined. Add in salt and cinnamon.
- Whisk the rest of the cream together before it gets to soft peaks (you want it so that it’s still pour-able). Once it reaches this consistency, mix all ingredients together.
- Place in fridge for 30 minutes to cool down.
- Set timer on ice cream maker for 20 minutes, pour mixture in and let it churn.
- Put mixture into airtight container and freeze for 1-2 hours for a firm texture. You can eat it after the churning BUT I froze mine for longer to get that authentic ice cream feel.
- Enjoy!
Pro Tip: Before churning, add in chocolate chunks or crushed biscuits to change the flavour up a bit. The world is your oyster.
Serving Suggestion: Serve in a fancy glass bowl (see below) with chocolate sauce OR melt some chocolate to drizzle on top. I also added some caramilk chocolate buttons to one serve and that was delish!
What’s your favourite flavour of ice cream? Let me know in the comments below!
32 Comments
Mary Anne
This looks delicious! I can’t wait to try once the weather warms up in Ohio 🙂
Ash
Thank you! Oh yay summer for you as we go into the cooler weather in Aussie! 🙂
Kara
I’m totally a chocoholic and this looks AMAZING!
Ash
Aww yay me too! Thank you, it didn’t last very long in our freezer hehe!
Simona
Will definitely try with plant based milk, thank you!
Ash
Woo let me know how it goes, thank you! I once made chocolate ganache with a soy based cream and it worked really well!
Jarrod Dockendorf
Looks great!!!
Ash
Thank you 🙂
Latifah
I’m not typically a chocolate gal but this looks pretty tempting!
Ash
It was delish, thank you! It wasn’t super rich so that’s definitely a plus if you’re not a big chocolate person 🙂
Tiann Jackson
Okay, now I need an ice cream maker! This sounds absolutely amazing.
Ash
Woo it’s a great tool! I love my one, my partner bought me a Baccarat one for Valentine’s Day and it’s my new favourite thing. Thank you so much! 😀
Ginger
Anything with chocolate in it (or caramel, hazelnut and pistachio) and I can be your guinea pig for your next recipes if you like. Looks delicious!
Thanks for sharing!
Ash
Omg they all sound delish! I wonder if a Nutella ice cream would work or even Biscoff (with the spreads?) Thank you Gin 🙂
Ginger
I’m sure it would! In fact, I’ve had something similar to Nutella ice cream and it was reallyyyy yummy!
Ash
Omg I’m gonna put it on my list of what to try!
Danielle
I’ve been wanting to make homemade ice cream and had no idea where to begin. I can see I need to start with this recipe! It looks awesome! I’m going to try to make it this weekend. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Ash
Woo awesome! Can’t wait to see what you think! Thank you 🙂
dstill
That looks wonderful! I love homemade ice cream.
Ash
Thank you so much 🙂
Jordan Palmer
This looks absolutely delicious!
Ash
Thank you!
Domii
Looks yummy, I love chocolate!
Ash
Me too! 😀
adrianeryann
Okay YUM This sounds absolutely divine. I love how simple the steps are, and that cinnamon addition? Genius. I never thought of that combo but now I can’t not try it.
Also, huge shoutout for the dairy-free tip! My youngest is dairy-sensitive, so that swap is super helpful. Definitely going to test it with DF cream and maybe toss in some crushed cookies for fun.
Thanks for sharing such a clear, doable recipe. It’s giving “fancy dessert vibes” without the stress. And I have to agree… if it’s Luke-approved, it must be legendary!
Off to freeze my ice cream maker bowl!
Ash
Thank you, the small bit of cinnamon really works a treat for sure! I have IBS so plenty of times I’ve had to change my diet for sensitivities – so we always wanna make sure we can have something that’s safe for us (speaking for people with intolerances/sensitivities). Let me know how the cookies go, I think you could definitely do a chocolate cookies and cream for sure! Sounds delish. Hehe, yes my partner Luke is a chocoholic so if he likes it we know it’s good. Thank you so much 🙂
Alana
This looks amazing and so easy to make. I can’t wait to try it.
Ash
Thank you so much 🙂
Sarah Payne
I love making homemade ice cream. I would have never thought to add cinnamon to chocolate ice cream, very interesting. This looks like an easy and delicious recipe and I will have to give it a try.
Sarah – Exploring All Genres
Ash
Thank you, let me know how you go with it!
Anastasia
This looks delicious 🤤 seems I’ve found a dessert for the weekend!
Julie Hawley
Looks yum, and so easy to