ice cream

As much as I enjoy chocolate, I can’t eat plain old chocolate ice cream.  I need add-ins, like roasted nuts or coffee or chocolate chips.  The combination of this chocolate ice cream with nutella (yum!) and roasted almonds is divine.  This is an easy recipe, perfect for those nervous about making ice cream with eggs, like me.  I am determined to try that one of these days, but for now, the simplicity of this creamy concoction will do just fine.  This is the perfect dessert to end a meal, even my parents agree.

Nutella Ice Cream with Almonds

3 cups whipping cream
1 300 mL can sweetened condensed milk
4 TB cocoa
4 TB nutella
1 cup roasted almonds, coarsely chopped

Whip together the first four ingredients until everything is well incorporated.  Place in the chilled canister and follow the directions of your ice cream machine.  5 minutes before your ice cream is ready, add in the roasted almonds.  Chill for a couple of hours and enjoy every heavenly bite.

A couple weeks ago, we went to sin city and had a fabulous few days there.  It was a nice break and we enjoyed some quality family time.  On our last day there, we stopped for some mint chocolate chip ice cream. It was the worst mint ice cream I have ever had!  When we got home, I was happy to find some cream in the fridge and found my easy recipe for one of our favorite flavours. 

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
1 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups cream
1 tsp vanilla
1.5 tsp mint extract
3 drops green food coloring
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Dissolve the sugar in the milk.  Add the rest of the ingredients (except the chocolate chips) and chill the mixture for an hour.  Follow the directions of your ice cream maker.  Add the chocolate chips in the last ten minutes.  Enjoy!