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Guinness-Milk Chocolate Ice Cream

Source of Recipe

From "The Perfect Scoop" by David Lebovitz


Recipe Introduction

"If you like the hearty taste of Guinness stout, this is the ice cream for you. I was curious as to whether the beer flavor was too strong, so I asked my friend Heather, a knockout whose microscopic waistline belies the fact that the girl really knows her beer, to come by and taste. She gave this one a big thumbs-up, so I sent her home with the whole container. The next day the phone rang. It was Heather, telling me that she offered some to her attractive new neighbor, whom she'd been looking for an excuse to approach, and he was smitten enough to ask her out on a date between spoonfuls. While I can't promise that sharing this ice cream will wind up being an icebreaker for you, I don't see any reason not to give it a try."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 7 ounces milk chocolate (with at least 30 percent cocoa solids), finely chopped
â—¦ 1 cup whole milk
â—¦ ½ cup sugar
â—¦ Pinch of kosher or sea salt
â—¦ 4 large egg yolks
â—¦ 1 cup heavy cream
â—¦ ¾ cup Guinness stout
â—¦ 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract


Recipe

Put the chocolate in a large bowl and set a mesh strainer over the top.

Warm the milk, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks. Slowly pour the warm mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks into the saucepan. Stir the mixture constantly with a heatproof spatula over medium heat, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula.

Pour the custard through the strainer over the milk chocolate, then stir until the chocolate is melted. Once the mixture is smooth, whisk in the cream, then the Guinness and vanilla. Stir over an ice bath until cool.

Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Makes about 1 quart