With the aid of a blender, making homemade ice cream couldn’t get any easier. Simply throw all of the ingredients into a blender, blend until smooth, and then churn in your ice cream machine until almost done. Add in a little bit of shaved chocolate, churn for an additional few minutes, and then you’ll have the best chocolate cinnamon ice cream you’ve ever tasted.
I have decided to call this summer, “The Summer of Massive Amounts of Ice Cream.” It will, of course, be followed by, “The Autumn of Colleen Needs to Lose 50 Pounds,” but I’ll worry about that when the time comes. For now, I fully intend to keep my ice cream machine out on my kitchen counter at all times, so that I am reminded to use it each and every week. I’ll also write down a Post-It reminder to stock up on milk and heavy whipping cream every single time I hit the market after work. Now, all that’s left to decide, is what kind of ice cream to make.
One of the best ice creams I have ever tasted used to be a cinnamon ice cream served at a bookstore cafe in Washington, D.C. called Kramerbooks & Afterwards Cafe. It came alongside some sort of warm apple crumble dessert, but to be honest, I really only ordered it for the ice cream. My friend Tasha and I would sit with this over-the-top amazing dessert in front of us, literally fighting one another with spoons to get to the next bite of cinnamon vanilla ice cream heaven. To make things even better, we would, of course, eat this dessert while also drinking beer. Back in the day, there was nothing better than drinking beer with a side of ice cream.
These days, while I may not be drinking beer with my ice cream, I’m still wielding a big ol’ spoon whenever there is a sweet frozen cinnamon dessert, especially when there’s chocolate involved. So, while I may still be in love with last week’s Buttery Pineapple & Coconut Frozen Custard, this Chocolate Cinnamon Ice Cream with Shaved Chocolate has definitely earned an unforgettably large and special place in my cinnamon ice cream-loving heart. Unluckily for me, with the aid of a blender, it just happens to be pretty simple to make as well, which means that, “The Autumn of Colleen Needs to Lose 50 Pounds,” is right around the corner. Once again, I’ll worry about that when the time comes.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 Cups Whole Milk
- 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
- 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 2 1/2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/3 Cup Shaved Dark Chocolate
Directions:
- Place the milk, sugar, cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt into a blender and then blend for 2 minutes.
- Add the cream to the blender and then continue to blend for 1 minute.
- Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and churn for 20 minutes.
- While the machine is still running, slowly add the shaved chocolate and continue to churn for an additional 5 minutes.
- Spoon the ice cream into a container and freeze for several hours or until set.
Suggestions:
- The best way to shave chocolate is to freeze it first. Use a sharp knife to shave off small pieces and then finely chop any pieces that are too large.
- After you add the shaved chocolate to the ice cream machine, you can use a silicone spatula to help push it down into the ice cream.
- You can eat this ice cream right after it’s been churned but I prefer to freeze it for several hours first because I prefer my ice cream to be on the non-melty side.
Improvements:
- Add shaved white chocolate to this ice cream in addition to the shaved dark chocolate.
- Serve topped with additional shaved chocolate and a sprinkle of ground cinnamon.
- Sandwich a small scoop of this ice cream between two gingerbread cookies.
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Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 Cups Whole Milk
- 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
- 2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 2 1/2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/3 Cup Shaved Dark Chocolate
Directions:
- Place the milk, sugar, cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt into a blender and then blend for 2 minutes.
- Add the cream to the blender and then continue to blend for 1 minute.
- Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and churn for 20 minutes.
- While the machine is still running, slowly add the shaved chocolate and continue to churn for an additional 5 minutes.
- Spoon the ice cream into a container and freeze for several hours or until set.
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