Chocolate Gelato With Peanut Butter Recipes

DEEPLY CHOCOLATE GELATO

Steps:

• Heat the milk, cream, and 1/2 cup sugar in a 2-quart saucepan, until the sugar dissolves and the milk starts to simmer. Add the cocoa powder and chocolate and whisk until smooth. Pour into a heat-proof measuring cup.
• Place the egg yolks and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on high speed for 3 to 5 minutes, until light yellow and very thick. With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour the hot chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. Pour the egg and chocolate mixture back into the 2-quart saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. A candy thermometer will register about 180 degrees F. Don't allow the mixture to boil!
• Pour the mixture through a sieve into a bowl and stir in the coffee liqueur, vanilla, and salt. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the custard and chill completely.
• Pour the custard into the bowl of an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's directions. Stir in the roughly chopped chocolate, if using, and freeze in covered containers. Allow the gelato to thaw slightly before serving.

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM RECIPE

Steps:

• Line a large baking sheet with wax paper.
• Mix together powdered sugar and peanut butter (if your peanut butter is solid at room temperature, you may need to warm it slightly in the microwave to be able to add the powdered sugar).
• Drop ½ tsp portions of the mixture onto the wax paper, with ½" space between.
• Put in freezer to harden.
• Add 1 cup cream and cocoa powder to a 2 or 3-quart saucepan. Whisk to combine.
• Bring mixture to a boil. Boil for 15 seconds whisking constantly.
• Remove from heat add peanut butter and chocolate and whisk until smooth.
• Add the additional 1 cup cream. Whisk to combine.
• Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and place a fine metal strainer over it. Set aside
• Add milk sugar and salt to the same saucepan you used to make the cream/chocolate mixture, whisk to combine. Warm over medium heat
• Whisk egg yolks in a medium bowl.
• Once the milk mixture is slightly warm, add ½ cup of warm milk to the beaten egg yolks and whisk to combine. Add the milk/egg mixture back into the saucepan, whisking during the addition.
• Stir the mixture constantly with a spatula until the mixture slightly thickens and lightly coats the spatula.
• Pour the custard through the metal strainer into the other ingredients in the bowl. Stir until combined.
• Discard any residue left on the strainer.
• Add vanilla and stir to combine.
• Chill for at least 3 hours in the refrigerator, or overnight.
• Once the ice cream mixture is completely chilled, churn it for 30-40 minutes in an ice cream maker until it reaches the consistency of frozen yogurt.
• Add half of the churned ice cream to a freezer-friendly container.
• Add half of the frozen peanut butter chunks to the ice cream in the container. Repeat with the second half of the ice cream and peanut butter chunks. Stir lightly to combine.
• Freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Serve!

SALTED PEANUT GELATO

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine milk, evaporated milk, cream, and sugar. Heat over medium until steaming, but do not boil.
• Place the yolks in a medium bowl, then whisk in 1/3 hot milk mixture. Transfer the egg-milk mixture back to saucepan and return to medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 12 minutes.
• Set a medium bowl in a bowl of ice water, then pour the custard into the empty bowl. Let the mixture stand, stirring occasionally, until cool, about 45 minutes. Transfer the custard to a blender with peanut butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; blend until smooth.
• Transfer the custard to a gelato machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 45 minutes.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Melt chocolate over low heat.
• Gradually stir in cocoa powder and milk while continuing to heat.
• Beat sugar into eggs in a separate bowl.
• Stir hot chocolate/milk mixture into eggs.
• Add cream and vanilla extract.
• Cool.
• Just before adding to ice cream maker, stir a cup of ice cream mixture into peanut butter.
• Once mixed, stir into rest of ice cream mixture.
• Freeze in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
• I used all-natural peanut butter (100% ground peanuts).