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Prep time
8 hours
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Serves
4 to 6
Author Notes
You know that moment when you are craving some ice cream, you pull it out of the freezer, and it’s hard as a rock? You decide to microwave it, but it ends up completely melting. Well guess what? This no fuss, no churn recipe will deliver a rich, decadent ice cream that’s scoopable the minute you take it out of the freezer.
The presence of liqueur in this dessert prevents it from fully solidifying, leaving us with a delightful soft serve. You will be able to taste the liqueur you are using, so feel free to play around—you could use Cointreau, sambuca, pistachio liqueur, coffee liqueur, raspberry liqueur, and the list goes on and on. If you want to skip the alcohol in this, the recipe will work without it as well, the ice cream will be firmer when pulled out of the freezer, so give it a few minutes at room temperature before scooping. —Carolina Gelen
Ingredients
- Chocolate ice cream
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3/4 cup
sweetened condensed milk
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1/4 cup
liqueur of choice (see author notes)
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1/3 cup
plus 1 tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa powder, sifted
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1/2 teaspoon
kosher salt
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1 cup
heavy cream, super cold
- Chocolate shell
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2 tablespoons
coconut oil
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1/2 cup
chopped (75 grams) dark chocolate
Directions
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Whisk the sweetened condensed milk, liqueur, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl until combined. In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
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Gently fold all the whipped cream in the cocoa mixture. Pour the mixture in a container and let it freeze overnight. Serve it as soon as you pull it out of the freezer—it will be nice and scoopable. Bonus points if you serve it in a frozen bowl. Don’t let it sit at room temperature for too long, it will start melting fast.
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For the chocolate shell sauce, simply melt the coconut oil and chocolate in a bowl, in the microwave or over a bain marie. Whisk to combine, then pour it over the ice cream and watch it harden.
Carolina is a resident at Food52. She's also one of the hosts of Choose Your Own Recipe Adventure, our YouTube show where our Food52 readers pick the ingredients and techniques for a brand new recipe. Carolina recently immigrated to the U.S. from Transylvania, a place she spent most of her life. She continues to get inspired by the classic Romanian and Hungarian foods she was raised on, creating approachable, colorful, and fun recipes. For more cooking ideas and candid moments, check out her Instagram @carolinagelen.
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