Light Chocolate Malt Ice Cream is a recipe I've had it in my binder for a while. It's originally from Sue, who got it from these two guys in Vermont, Ben & Jerry. Actually, it's adapted from a recipe in their ice cream book which Sue shared. There are quite a few different chocolate ice cream recipes in the book, but I like this one because it's a lighter chocolate that goes well with malted milk powder. It's like a chocolate malt in smooth, creamy, ice cream form.
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Light Chocolate Malt Ice Cream
This one is a lighter chocolate, but it's still pretty chocolaty. There's nothing lacking about it, and it has both melted chocolate and cocoa powder in the recipe. My version is a little bit different from the one in the book because I use dark chocolate rather than unsweetened and slightly less sugar. If you want to revert to the unsweetened version, see the note. I didn't add any chunks or cookies to this one, but it would be great with chocolate covered almonds or malted milk balls. Or nothing! This ice cream can definitely stand on its own.
Not Custard Based
This is one of the easiest types of ice cream to make because you don't have to prepare a custard. However, because there is melted chocolate in the recipe, which you melt over the stove along with some milk and cocoa powder. I used a double boiler, but you could easily just do this in a regular saucepan and be careful not to burn the chocolate. And yes, there are raw eggs. There was a time when I probably would have avoided this recipe due to that, but now I just live on the edge. So far, so good. But I wouldn't give this ice cream to anyone without letting them know about the eggs. Or the malt powder, for that matter! Some people might not be familiar with the flavor and wonder what it is.
Malted Milk Powder
Malted milk powder is a blend of wheat flour, malted barley extract, dried milk, salt, soy lecithin, and sodium bicarbonate. It was originally developed as a nutritional supplement for infants, but eventually people began adding it to milkshakes to make malts. If you've never had a chocolate, vanilla or strawberry malt, get yourself some malted milk powder and try it. Malts are not as popular as they used to be, but it's a flavor you'll remember. For this recipe, I used my usual Carnation brand. You can usually find it in the grocery store near the condensed, evaporated and boxed milks.
Recipe
Light Chocolate Malt Ice Cream
Equipment
- 1 ice cream maker
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces dark chocolate (42 grams)
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (20-24 grams)
- 1 ½ cups milk (12 oz/340 grams)
- 2 large eggs (100 grams)
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar (125 grams)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup heavy or whipping cream (8 oz/230 grams)
- ⅓ cup malted milk powder, sifted
Instructions
- Begin melting the chocolate along with ¼ cup of the milk in the top of a double boiler. Stir until chocolate is melted, then add the cocoa powder and gradually whisk in remaining milk. Whisk until smooth and remove from heat.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs until light, then gradually whisk in the sugar. Pour in the cream and vanilla and whisk to blend.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the cream mixture and whisk until blended, then whisk in the malt powder. Do your best to whisk out lumps of malted milk powder, but don't worry too much because they'll disappear during the freezing process. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 3 hours (or overnight) until very cold.
- Transfer to your ice cream maker and freeze using the manufacturer's directions.
Sue says
That certainly brings back memories! That’s a fun little book and this chocolate malt ice cream recipe is a great choice! I love malt!!! I don’t even know why anyone would bother with a shake. I would definitely hold out for a malt, or this ice cream. Yum!
As to the raw eggs…. Back in the day I made French Silk Pie on the regular with raw eggs and never had a problem. That doesn’t mean it couldn’t be a problem but sometimes you do make the choice to live on the edge.