There’s been a lot of ice cream in our lives this summer, but unlike previous years, very little of it has been of the homemade variety. We’ve visited several of the great local ice cream shops in our town more times than I can count. I wish I’d had more time/energy/motivation/freezer space to make homemade ice cream but it just hasn’t happened. So, I have to thank Katrina of Baking and Boys for selecting chocolate ganache ice cream for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie. It was just the push I needed to pull out my ice cream maker before the summer sunshine comes to an end.
For the first time in ages, I did not scale back the recipe at all. Can you believe it? If there’s one thing that’s certain to get eaten around here, it’s ice cream. That’s not to say I didn’t play with the recipe a bit, because I did. Initially, I planned to add mini marshmallows and chocolate chips – sort of along the lines of a rocky road, minus the nuts. When I mentioned my plan to Shane he suggested instead also adding graham cracker pieces to make the ice cream more s’mores-like. Sounded good to me, so that’s just what I did.
I confess that chocolate ice cream isn’t high on my favorites list – I’m more of a vanilla or mint chocolate chip girl – but I absolutely loved this ice cream! It surprised me in the best way possible. The ice cream starts with a pretty standard custard, which is added to a luscious chocolate ganache to make the base and after chilling in the fridge, it was almost pudding-like. It churned beautifully; I tossed in the marshmallows, chips and graham crackers in the last minute. After some time in the freezer, the ice cream is quite hard so it needs to sit on the counter for a few minutes before scooping, but we loved the texture. I used good quality semisweet chocolate, so the ice cream had a lot of chocolate flavor and wasn’t overly bitter. It was rich, creamy and smooth. I thought the graham cracker crumbs got a little lost so next time I’ll keep the pieces slightly bigger but otherwise, this was a huge hit! Shane declared it a winner too. I don’t think it’ll last long around here.
Many thanks to Katrina for hosting this week! Head over to her blog for the recipe (as well as some great photos of her cute boys – all 4 of them!) or find it on page 430 of Baking: From My Home to Yours.
Shane had a great idea to make it s’mores Ice Cream. And this was good stuff. Definitely a repeat, often….
Your ice cream looks perfect Tracey. Love the additions to make it into smores.
Love the pictures, and what a great idea to make s’mores ice cream!
Mmm, s’mores. And did you know today is National S’mores day? Awesome!
Thanks for churning along with me and making room in your freezer! The ice cream looks fantastic!
I love what you did with this! Smores are perfect for ice cream this chocolatey.
I’m not much on marshmallow but that does look quite tasty. Nice picture.
Looks yummy, Tracey! I bet my girls would love it since they love marshmallows. Cool ice cream dish, too. I thought of you and your love of mint/chocolate when I made my version of this recipe. =)
look so tempting, wish i can try it out!
This ice cream came out fantastic! I’m very glad you made a full batch 🙂
That is awesome! I love how everyone is doing ice cream!!!
Your ice cream looks amazing! Smores is my favorite! I absolutely loved this ice cream! I am slightly addicted!
This was my first time using the ice cream maker this summer, too. Don’t know why! We liked this ice cream very much, but next time, I think I’ll follow your lead with the S’mores!
Oh S’mores, you’re a woman after my own heart 🙂 I LOVE the swirl effect that the marshmallows have! I only had jumbo marshies so I had to chop them and then didn’t blend as nicely as yours. Maybe its time to buy myself that ice cream maker for my kitchenaid.
So glad that this was a winner for you even though you aren’t the enthusiastic chocolate ice cream eater. Don’t worry, we can still be friends 😉
GREAT adaptation of the TWD recipe! If I ever get an ice cream maker, I’m making s’mores ice cream first 🙂
YUM! I love your take on the TWD recipe… It looks AMAZING!
Absolutely genius!
Looks great…am sure that would be a hit around here. Churning the TWD one now as I am a bit behind, not sure if I will blog it or not at this point, but figured the guys would love to eat it!
It’s usually hard to improve on a Dorie recipe but I think the smores additions in this ice cream are perfect!
I’ve been wanting to make chocolate ice cream and I think finding this recipe is just the push I needed. This looks fantastic – especially with the s’mores additions.