Midnight Chocolate Ice Cream

Step 1

Step 1 Place the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl.

Step 2

Step 2 In a pot, warm the cream until bubbly around the edges. Pour over the chocolate and stir until the chocolate has fully melted and you have a thin, smooth ganache. Set aside.

Step 3

Step 3 In the same pot add the milk, sugar, sea salt and black cocoa. Whisk to combine then cook over medium heat while whisking until the sugar and cocoa granules dissolve, about 5-7 minutes.

Step 4

Step 4 Add the ganache to the pot and whisk mixture together until well combined. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Check that salt/vanilla is to your taste.

Step 5

Step 5 Pour base into a bowl through a fine mesh sieve, to catch any unmixed lumps. Cover the bowl and set in fridge overnight or for at least 8 hours. Freeze ice cream machine bowl, if using.

Step 6

Step 6 The next day churn the ice cream according to machine instructions.