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How to Make Chocolate Ice Cream?
It's hard to find anything more indulgent than chocolate ice cream. Did you know you can make all types of chocolate ice cream at home using your KitchenAid® stand mixer1 and the Ice Cream Maker attachment? Your favourite chocolate frozen treat is as easy as mixing the ice cream base, adding it to the freezer bowl, and letting it churn for less than 30 minutes.2
1. Sold separately.
2. Allow bowl to freeze 24 hours prior to use
ICE CREAM MAKER ATTACHMENT RECIPES - CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
Many recipe variations for chocolate ice cream can be created with your stand mixer attachment, but you'll find the following ingredients as a starting point for most:
INGREDIENTS:
Heavy whipping cream
Whole milk
Egg yolks
Sugar
Cocoa powder
Chopped chocolate (milk, semi-sweet or dark)
PREP TIME
A recipe's exact cooking time will depend on the ingredients you need to prepare. For soft-serve, an ice cream recipe can be made in under an hour, and for scoopable, harder ice cream, it may take 3-5 hours:
PREP TIME
15 minutes
CHURNING TIME
20-30 minutes
FREEZE TIME
2-4 hours for hard ice cream
FLAVOURS: CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM ADD-ONS
A spoon-worthy version of your malt shop favourite can be made with Chocolate Malt Ice Cream. You only need to add some malt powder and vanilla to your mixture. If you want to add extra texture, you can also chop up some chocolate malted candies.
If you'd like, make Chocolate Cherry Chip Ice Cream with real cherries and semi-sweet chocolate to balance out the sweetness. You can make a classic Rocky Road Ice Cream by combining mini marshmallows, toasted walnuts, cocoa powder, and chocolate chunks. Ice cream cakes are also another way to take homemade chocolate ice cream recipes to the next level!
HOW TO CONTROL ICE CREAM SWEETNESS
It is generally true that chocolate will be more bitter at higher cocoa percentages. Use dark chocolate or semi-sweet ice cream varieties with at least 60% cocoa to make your ice cream less sweet. Choose milk chocolate varieties with higher sugar content if you have a sweet tooth. It is also possible to use unsweetened cocoa powder and adjust the amount of sugar as desired.
The best thing about homemade ice cream is that it can be made to your exact tastes - a task made simple by the variety of chocolates available. Adding other ingredients to your ice cream can increase or balance its sweetness. You can counter sweetness by adding bitter espresso grounds, salted caramel, or tart fruits. On the other hand, you can turn up the sweetness with marshmallows, toffee, brownie pieces or nearly any other confection that complements your chocolate base.
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM USING A KITCHENAID® STAND MIXER ICE CREAM ATTACHMENT
Let's look at how your KitchenAid® Ice Cream Maker attachment makes it possible to whip up all the chocolate ice cream recipes you want.
HOW TO MAKE A CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM BASE
Make chocolate ice cream according to the directions on the recipe. Generally, you'll combine egg yolks, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt, then slowly add heated milk. Chocolate, cream, and other flavourings are usually added after this mixture has thickened on the stovetop. Before adding the ice cream base to the ice cream maker, it is best to chill it.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR ICE CREAM MAKER ATTACHMENT
Three main parts make up the KitchenAid® Ice Cream Maker attachment: the freeze bowl, dasher, and drive adapter. It is compatible with all full-sized tilt-head and bowl-lift KitchenAid® stand mixers with one exception3, but the setup process is slightly different.
Use this guide to attach the KitchenAid® Ice Cream Maker attachment to your stand mixer.
1. Freeze the freezer bowl for 24 hours before using it and leave it in the freezer until you are ready to add your ice cream base.
2. Attach the bowl to the stand mixer base similarly to a regular bowl.
3. Place the dasher inside the bowl.
4. Connect the drive adaptor to the stand mixer motor head.
5. Lower the tilt-head or raise the bowl, depending on your model until the drive adaptor engages the dasher.
HOW TO CHURN ICE CREAM
1. Turn the stand mixer to “Stir” before adding your ice cream mixture.
2. Pour your ice cream base into the freeze bowl with the dasher churning.
3. Let run for 20-30 minutes until the desired consistency is reached.
4. Add in any additions like nuts or candies after about 15 minutes of run time.
5. Remove the dasher.
6. Transfer mixture to serving dishes for soft-serve or to an airtight container using a spatula or wooden spoon. For hard ice cream, freeze for 2-4 hours.
3. Ice Cream Maker attachment is not compatible with KitchenAid® bowl-lift stand mixer model KPM5 or the mini tilt-head stand mixer models.
IS A STAND MIXER ENOUGH TO MAKE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM?
Yes. With a regular stand mixer bowl and a wire whisk, you can thoroughly combine your ingredients for your ice cream base even without the Ice Cream Maker attachment. Mixture should be put in a freezer bag and frozen flat after it has been combined. After the frozen mixture has been broken up, blend it or process it in a food processor until it is smooth.
The mixture can also be poured into a freezer-safe container, such as a glass loaf pan and frozen for 4-6 hours.
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM AT HOME?
With KitchenAid® attachments, your stand mixer's already versatile capabilities are further enhanced.1
Would you like to indulge in an ice cream cake? You can master both the cake and ice cream portions with a stand mixer. How about strawberry cheesecake ice cream? You can rely on your stand mixer for every step along the way. Using the Ice Cream Maker attachment, you can easily make 2 quarts of ice cream, gelato, or sorbet in less than 30 minutes after preparing the freeze bowl and ingredients.2
1. Sold separately.
2. Allow the bowl to freeze 24 hours prior to use.
KITCHENAID® CULINARY TOOLS FOR HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
Discover our collection of KitchenAid® culinary tools that can help you spark your creative side when making chocolate ice cream at home.
