Chocolate Macadamia Nut Ice Cream
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Recipe type: Ice Cream
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Serves: 6 cups
 
This is by far my favorite homemade ice cream to date! Very rich chocolate flavor with the salty crunch of Macadamia nuts make for a satisfying treat.
Ingredients
  • 6 egg yolks
  • ½ sugar
  • 1 cup table sugar
  • 1 cup table cream (half & half)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 pinch salt (optional)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 5 oz. macadamia nuts, chopped
Instructions
  1. Beat egg yolks in a bowl; beat in sugar.
  2. Heat the table cream and milk in a pan over medium heat.
  3. Melt the chocolate over low heat.
  4. When milk is hot, mix a small amount into chocolate and stir until blended.
  5. Repeat with small amounts of milk until all milk is added.
  6. Add hot milk/chocolate mix into eggs slowly, stirring as you add.
  7. Cool in refrigerator.
  8. Add whipping cream, vanilla and salt, mix throughly.
  9. Chop macadamia nuts.
  10. Freeze in ice cream maker.
  11. When almost frozen, add macadamia nuts.
Recipe by Cooking Outdoors at https://cooking-outdoors.com/chocolate-macadamia-nut-ice-cream/