Chocolate Ice Cream

From Confident Cooking. Does not include freezer or churning time.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 6 cups

Ingredients

• 3  cups  cream
• 1  cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 8  ounces  best-quality dark chocolate, chopped
• 6  egg yolks, beaten lightly
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. Place cream, milk, sugar and chocolate into the top of a double-boiler or a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; stir over medium heat until chocolate has melted and sugar has dissolved; remove from heat; cool slightly; whisk in egg yolks and vanilla extract.
2. Pour mixture into ice cream maker and follow manufacturer’s instructions to make ice cream.