Chocolate Whiskey Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 8 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups milk
• 6 -8 tablespoons whiskey (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 chop chocolate and melt in the microwave or on the stove.
• 2 beat egg yolks and sugar by hand until the mixture is thick and pale yellow (should be 2-3 minutes).
• 3 scald the cream and milk in a large saucepan.
• 4 pour about 1/4of the cream into the yolks and whisk; then return yolks to the saucepan.
• 5 cook at low heat (keep stirring!) until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.
• 6 strain into a bowl and add melted chocolate and whiskey.
• 7 stir until the mixture is well-blended, then chill thoroughly.
• 8 freeze in an ice cream maker.