This Paleo Death By Chocolate Ice Cream is rich, creamy, and so delicious! 7 simple ingredients and a little hands on time for a treat that is so good you won't be able to tell it's healthy. Dairy free, naturally sweetened and gluten free.
Man, is this ice cream amazing! My sister requested some ice cream and I was glad to make some for her. Coming up with new flavors is always fun and this one was her favorite. Made with three types of chocolate- cacao powder, chopped chocolate, and chocolate chips for the ultimate chocolate treat. I think you'll love it as much as she does!
Although this ice cream is sweet and makes a great dessert, it's not over the top rich. It's not sickeningly sweet or overly rich where you can only have a couple bites. It is perfectly chocolatey and a little too easy to enjoy a whole bowl. It really reminds me of a fudgesicle which was a favorite treat of mine growing up.
Eggs for a creamy ice cream
I have a few other ice cream recipes on my site that are all egg free, but I really wanted to use egg yolks this time for creaminess. It turned out so good and it's not hard at all- promise! The mixture is made on the stove-top, the eggs are tempered then added. It's heated to cook the eggs so they aren't raw in the ice cream.
Then the mixture is chilled, churned and enjoyed. I always like the ice cream straight from the ice cream maker while it's soft serve consistency. It is the best and I always eat so much.
Coconut Free Ice Cream
I have gotten quite a few requests for a coconut free ice cream recipe. Coconut milk and cream make great ice cream due to the high fat content, but I decided to try almond milk for this and it came out great! You do need to use a high fat almond milk like Malk, not one of those low calorie ones that are basically just water. Those will make icy, non-creamy ice cream. I'm sure coconut milk can be used if you can't do almonds and will probably make it even more creamy.
Dairy Free Chocolate
For the chocolate that is uses, I use dairy free chocolate, there are so many great brands. I've used Enjoy Life Mini Chips, Hu Gems, and Alter Eco and they all work great and make this is rich.
I know you will love this death by chocolate ice cream and here are some other ice cream recipes you may enjoy: Paleo Chocolate Almond Butter Ice Cream, Paleo Pumpkin Ice Cream, and Paleo Strawberry Ice Cream.
Here is the ice cream maker I have. It's affordable and works great.
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Paleo Death By Chocolate Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 4 large egg yolks, room temperature
- 3 ½ cups almond milk
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2.5 oz chopped dark chocolate*
- ½ cup dairy free mini chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Before you begin, make sure ice cream bowl has been freezing for at least 24 hours.
- Place egg yolks in a medium bowl and whisk. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan combine almond milk, maple syrup, and cacao powder. Turn the heat to medium and whisk well. Mix until completely combined. Stirring the whole time, heat until almost boiling- about 5 minutes.
- Temper the yolks- whisking the yolks the whole time, add in spoonfuls of the warm milk mixture. Add about 1 cup and continue stirring. Slowly add tempered yolks back into the pan , whisking continuously. Stir until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove from heat and add in the vanilla and chopped chocolate. Whisk until smooth. Pour into a bowl to cool to room temperature, then place in fridge to chill at least 3 hours.
- Pour the cooled mixture into your ice cream maker and follow manufacturers directions for churning. Mine took about 12 minutes. Once it's done churning stir in the mini chips if desired.
- While ice cream is churning, prepare a loaf pan. Line it with parchment paper and cut away any excess that hangs too far over.
- Scoop ice cream into pan then freeze until solid- overnight is best. Or eat right away, it will be the consistency of soft serve. After removing it from the freezer, let sit out for 10 minutes at room temperature before scooping, just to make it easier.
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Tatyana says
Hi! I am obsessed with the strawberry ice cream and am so excited to try this one too. I’d like to sub coconut cream for the almond milk, is one 13.5 oz can a good amount?
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks! I'd say two cans of coconut milk. Hope you love it!
Mary Pichotta says
This looks so good. Can you make it without an ice cream maker?
Tatyana says
This looks AMAZING! One would consider the eggs in this recipe to be cooked, right? Asking on behalf of a preggo lady 😀
Jessica DeMay says
Yes- they are cooked! Enjoy!
Lisa says
This is probably a dumb rookie question but what do you mean by the yolks were cooked?
Jessica DeMay says
Not a dumb question! The eggs get cooked (step 4) so you don't need to worry about raw eggs. Hope that helps!
Sienna Smith says
Oh my goodness! This Paleo Death by chocolate ice cream looks like something out of a dream! This is what I’ve been waiting for! Absolutely will be making this on Saturday!
Jessica DeMay says
Thanks, Sienna! Hope you love it!
Roxanne DeVergilio says
Very icy, not creamy. Froze to hard as a rock. Not a good recipe. Most of he ice creams in Paleo Sweets recipe book are made from coconut milk and come out very creamy and do not freeze so hard you cannot scoop them.
Jessica DeMay says
Hi Roxanne- I'm sorry it came out icy. Did you read about how I suggest a high fat almond milk like Malk. If you use a low calorie one like Silk it's basically just water and will not be good. I also mention my other ice cream recipes that are made with coconut milk, but how people were requesting a coconut free option. Feel free to use coconut milk next time or try one of my other ice creams.