Finally, as promised much much earlier...the recipe for chocolate & cinnamon ice cream! I have made this 3 more times since my original mention of it (and promise to post soon) in May, mere days before the baby arrived. Maybe those three batches are what accounts for his rapid weight gain... not because he's been eating the ice cream, but because I have. That is, if I can get to the ice cream before my husband does...
This reminds me of Mexican hot chocolate, but nice and creamy and cool. Hardly surprising given the cinnamon. I swear you'll never make another chocolate ice cream recipe again.
- 750 ml (3 cups) whole milk
- 1 cup vanilla sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 3/4 cup dark dutch process cocoa
- 1.5 - 2 tablespoons cinnamon (depending on the freshness/ strength of your cinnamon)
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup creme de cacao
combine first 5 ingredients in a heavy bottomed saucepan and blend vigorously with a high speed immersion blender until smooth and frothy. Heat gently over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until hot and thickened - about 20 minutes. If it curdles slightly, re-blend with the immersion blender. Remove from heat and allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Stir in the buttermilk, transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for one hour. After one hour, blend in the creme de cacao.
Process in your ice cream maker according to directions.
what great photo!!! i'm crazy about chocolate ice cream!!! and yours looks very delicious!!!
margot(from: margotcuisine.canalblog.com)
Posted by: margot | July 27, 2007 at 10:44 AM
my gosh! it's terrible!
Posted by: leonine19 | July 27, 2007 at 12:26 PM
The photo is gorgeous and a true testament to how decadent this recipe is.
Wonderful!
Posted by: Hilda | July 27, 2007 at 01:24 PM
OMG, this looks sooooo good! Your photo captures the greatness of choc ice cream. I am longing for some.
Posted by: Anh | July 27, 2007 at 08:03 PM
I want this Ice cream!!!!
Posted by: $ha | July 28, 2007 at 12:09 AM
I've made something similar to this before and the sight of it again has me drooling! I need to make more.
Posted by: brilynn | July 29, 2007 at 01:38 PM
I love mexican vanilla which has cinammon in it, and I bet I'd love this as well. Thanks for the recipe and idea!
Posted by: Jerry | July 29, 2007 at 02:40 PM
Looks so decadent!! Love the glass.
Posted by: Steamy Kitchen | July 29, 2007 at 07:48 PM
you know how to tempt someone!
Posted by: bea at La tartine gourmande | July 30, 2007 at 07:35 PM
Incredibly beautiful,mouth watering picture!
Posted by: Myrtille | July 30, 2007 at 10:23 PM
Oh my god...that looks so amazing that I'm going into anaphalactic shock as I type. Must.Lie.Down.Now.
Posted by: Noodle Princess | July 31, 2007 at 10:33 PM
Strike that...this is hard core food porn!
Posted by: Noodle Princess | July 31, 2007 at 10:34 PM
O-MY-GOD!!! What a blog!!! I've never been so amazed by so many tasty recipes!!! I was looking for picnic recipes and Google took me to your place and O-MY-GOD!!! You're really good at cooking and making people starving!!! I would eat everything here!!! You rock!!!
Thanx for sharing your recipes with us and believe me, many of your recipes would be tested by me!!!
See ya.
Alexandra
Posted by: Miss Tiny | August 01, 2007 at 04:58 PM
I will try this...it's way too hot here in Montreal.
Posted by: Aimee | August 04, 2007 at 06:03 PM
Ooohh la la! Be still my beating heart! That looks heavenly! I love Mexican chocolate, in fact I melted a chocolate bar recently with some hot milk and cinnamon for a nice cup of hot cocoa. But this, this is gorgeous!
Posted by: Christine | August 14, 2007 at 03:04 AM
Hi
Greetings from Singapore.
I am just passing by, this is absolutely gorgeous - i got to have my ice-cream now!
thanks for sharing
Nora
http://www.kuihrecipes.com
Posted by: Nora | August 23, 2007 at 02:13 AM
Greetings from Japan! I just love your site, and this recipe looks divine! It's been so hot here in Yokohama, I will be trying your recipe out this weekend- I can't wait! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Aime | August 23, 2007 at 06:14 PM
Nice. There can never be too many posts about ice cream.
Posted by: Kevin | August 28, 2007 at 08:09 PM
Fabulous - you have a wonderful hand with buttermilk, seriously.
Totally unrelated, I’ve been having so much fun reading your blog (and cooking from it) that I nominated you for Blog Day. Cheers!
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Posted by: Veronica Morris | August 31, 2007 at 01:36 PM
Holy Hootis. I'm dyin' here. I was toying with the idea of making a chocolate sorbet tonight. Phoooey! Pfffffft! Pllllllttttttth! Chocolate and Cinnamon Ice Cream Is What I Want Right NOW. I just opened some Vietnamese cinnamon from Penzey's. O baby. But I don't have any buttermilk. Don't have ANY. Cripes.
Posted by: elle | September 07, 2007 at 07:57 PM
One week in late august I tried Mayan hot chocolate and HaganDaaz's version of cinnamon chocolate ice cream, and well, I've fallen in love. Normal, average chocolate, doesn't do it for me anymore; it has to be spicy. If I ever get an ice cream maker, it'll be the first flavour i try :)
beautiful pictures!
Posted by: Sandra | September 12, 2007 at 06:45 PM
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, yeah that's worth smiling about on a dull Monday at work, lol, love the pic and the post
Posted by: cathy | November 05, 2007 at 07:19 PM
Oh My Gosh... this looks absolutely terrible...
for my waistline...
Posted by: M Vroom | May 19, 2008 at 02:58 AM
can i make this without an ice cream maker???
Posted by: pRiyA | June 05, 2008 at 11:37 AM
i made it. it is unbelievably delicious and so easy to prepare.
Posted by: pRiyA | June 06, 2008 at 01:03 PM