How to Make Amazing Chocolate Ice Cream at Home

This recipe will make about 3 1/2 quarts of ice cream.

Ingredients:

4 cups half n half

4 cups heavy whipping cream

3 cups sugar

3 tablespoons cocoa powder

4 tablespoons chocolate syrup

3 egg yolks

Also, you will need rock salt and ice for your ice cream maker. It is probably best to refer to your owners manual to see how much of each you will need since ice cream makers are different sizes.

Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream

Instructions:

Combine heavy whipping cream and half n half into a pan and heat it up until just before it boils.

While it is heating, combine the sugar, cocoa powder, and egg yolks.

Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients as they are heating.

Cook for 15 minutes.

Mix in the chocolate syrup and then chill the mixture in the fridge for several hours. The longer you chill the mixture the better, but just be sure that it is cold before you pour it into the ice cream maker.

Follow the directions on your ice cream maker for how to turn the mixture into delicious homemade chocolate ice cream.

When the chocolate ice cream was almost done in the ice cream maker we threw in some peanut butter chips to add more flavor into the ice cream. You could add chocolate chips to make double chocolate chip ice cream!