Chocolate Honey Custard Ice Cream {Honey-Sweetened}
Creamy chocolate honey custard ice cream that's absolutely delicious, and sweetened with honey.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk see note
- ⅔ cup (8 ounces) raw honey see note
- ½ cup (2 ounces) cocoa powder
- 1 egg
- pinch of salt
- ½ tablespoon pure vanilla extract see note
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
Instructions
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In a microwave safe bowl or medium saucepan heat milk in microwave or over medium heat until bubbles just begin to form around edges (see note for alternative method if you are concerned about using a raw egg).
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Remove saucepan from heat (or bowl from the microwave). Add raw honey and stir until completely dissolved. Whisk in cocoa powder until dissolved and smooth. Add egg and salt and whisk until smooth. Add vanilla extract and cream and stir until thoroughly mixed in. Cool to touch.
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Give the mixture a good stir and place it in gallon freezer bag. Submerge the bag in ice water for 30 minutes until chilled completely. If making in advance, pour mixture into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Press plastic wrap directly over mixture so it doesn't develop a film on top. Then chill in the refrigerator for 6 hours or up to 24 hours.
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Process ice cream in your ice cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions. Scrape mixture into a container with a lid. Freeze ice cream for at least 2 hours before serving or up to a week.
Recipe Notes
1. I always use whole milk in this recipe, but feel free to experiment with other kinds.
2. I use raw honey in this recipe. If you use regular honey from the store keep in mind that it is not always the same. Often honey from the store has been watered down or mixed with corn syrup so it turns out different.
3. For best results, use a good quality vanilla extract rather than an imitation vanilla. We love 
4. This recipe does use a raw egg. If you are opposed to that (see this mayo post for my thoughts on it), you can follow this method so the egg gets cooked. Whisk the egg and milk into a saucepan. Heat on the stove over low heat slowly until bubbles form on sides and mixture starts to thicken. Then remove from heat and add the other ingredients as the recipe states.