How to make Stracciatella ice cream
How to make Stracciatella ice cream
Making stracciatella ice cream is very simple and requires only a few ingredients. Stracciatella is a variety of chocolate ice cream that has chocolate chips or chunks spread across the vanilla ice cream base. Here is the basic recipe for preparing stracciatella ice cream:
Ingredients:
– 500 ml fresh cream for desserts (whipping cream)
– 250 ml of whole milk
– 150 g of sugar
– 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or the seeds of a vanilla pod
– 100 g of dark chocolate (or milk, if you prefer) cut into flakes or pieces
Instructions:
1. Begin by chilling the bowl of your ice cream maker in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours if your ice cream maker requires chilling.
2. In a saucepan, mix the milk, cream and sugar. Heat the mixture over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until the sugar has completely dissolved. Make sure the mixture doesn’t reach boiling point.
3. Add the vanilla extract or the seeds of the vanilla bean to the mixture and mix well. Let the mixture cool slightly.
4. Transfer the mixture to the bowl of the chilled ice cream maker and start the ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Generally, the ice cream maker will take about 20-30 minutes to transform the mixture into creamy ice cream.
5. While the ice cream is forming in the ice cream maker, prepare the chocolate chips. You can do this by simply breaking up the dark chocolate with your hands or using a knife to cut it into small pieces.
6. A few minutes from the end of the process in the ice cream maker, slowly add the chocolate flakes to the ice cream. Make sure you spread them evenly throughout the ice cream. The ice cream maker will keep spinning to incorporate the chocolate flakes evenly.
7. Once the process in the ice cream maker is complete, your stracciatella ice cream will be ready to be enjoyed. You can serve it immediately for a softer texture, or transfer it to an airtight container and place it in the freezer for a firmer texture.
Now you can enjoy delicious homemade stracciatella ice cream! You can also customize the recipe by adding more chocolate or adjusting the amount of sugar to your taste.