Nuclear Chocolate Ice Cream

This is the most chocolate, most rich, densest, custard-style ice cream ever devised. It’s spiked with coffee flavor and with such a powerful taste, it earns the name Nuclear.

Original recipe makes 10 servings

Ingredients

2 cups milk
2/3 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1 pinch salt
4 egg yolks
3 1/2 ounces dark chocolate
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

PREP

20 mins
COOK

15 mins
READY IN

7 hrs 5 mins

Directions

Heat milk, sugar, cocoa powder, espresso powder, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until milk is barely simmering.
Beat egg yolks in a bowl; gradually stir in about 1/2 cup hot milk mixture. Beat until smooth. Transfer egg yolk mixture back to the saucepan and continue cooking and stirring until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt dark chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat and stir melted chocolate into milk-egg mixture; transfer mixture to a large bowl, cover, and refrigerate until well-chilled, 4 hours to overnight.
Stir cream and vanilla extract into chilled chocolate mixture and pour into an ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer’s directions until it reaches "soft-serve" consistency. Transfer ice cream to a lidded container; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, ice cream should be placed in the freezer at least 2 hours or overnight.