Aztec Chocolate Ice Cream combines chocolate and cinnamon with a bite from red chile flakes. A sweet lime glaze tops off this creamy dessert.

Of course you can buy excellent ice cream free from every allergen including dairy. There are also many exciting flavours but sometimes the whole point is to make something from scratch.

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Homemade ice cream is a fun, easy family kind of dessert that’s perfect for casual entertaining. My Donvier ice cream maker is over twenty years old and has served me well. The metal insert lives in my freezer and I’m ready to make ice cream any time I want.

Custard Based Ice Cream

A custard base contributes to the velvety smooth decadence of this chocolate ice cream. To make custard you simply heat egg yolks, cream and sugar, how hard can it be?

The technique is to stir the mixture until it thickens then remove it from the heat before the yolks scramble. Recipes often say, “stir with a wooden spoon until your finger drawn across the back of the spoon leaves a line.” Okay, I can do that. Then, like any normal person trying to figure out what that means I stand there stirring, swiping my finger across the spoon and wondering if that’s good enough. Is that a line or should it be more of a line?

You just need to make it to know what I mean. If you cook it one minute too long (which I’ve done many times) you can pour it through a strainer.

I think an ice cream maker is a worthwhile investment and perfect gift for any ice cream lover. My sister and I each have the same ice cream maker so for large gatherings we can double the recipe and use them both.

Let me know in the comments below if you have a favourite homemade ice cream.

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