Chocolate Grits Ice Cream

Name: Chocolate Grits Ice Cream
Prep time: 7 h 10 min
Cook time: 7 h 10 min
Total time: 7 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 6 servings Shaved chocolate, for garnish, optional; 177 milliliters Dutch-process cocoa powder; 4 larges egg yolks; 355 milliliters half-and-half; 355 milliliters heavy cream; 85 grams 1/2 cup chopped dark semisweet chocolate; 59 milliliters stone-ground grits, plus more for garnish, optional; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 vanilla bean; 2 Tbsps whole milk

The recipe Chocolate Grits Ice Cream could satisfy your Southern craving in roughly 7 hours and 10 minutes. One portion of this dish contains approximately 9g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 511 calories. This recipe serves 6. If you have milk, sugar, half-and-half, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Summer event. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks lightly with a whisk, about 30 seconds.

Ingredients you will need

Egg Yolk

Equipment you will use

Whisk

Bowl

Add the cocoa, sugar, and 2 tablespoons of the milk and beat until thickened and dark, glossy brown in color, about 3 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Cocoa Powder

Sugar

Milk

In a small saucepan, heat 1 1/2 cups half-and-half and the cream over medium-low heat until a candy thermometer registers150 degrees F. (You may see steam rising from the pan, but the milk and cream should not start to boil.)

Ingredients you will need

Candy

Cream

Milk

Equipment you will use

Candy Thermometer

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

With a sharp knife, slice the vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape the tiny black seeds into the half-and-half, and add the vanilla bean to the pan.

Ingredients you will need

Vanilla Bean

Seeds

Equipment you will use

Knife

Frying Pan

Add the grits and continue to cook, stirring occasionally and maintaining the temperature around 150 degrees F, until the grits swell and the mixture thickens to the consistency of a thin porridge, about 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the freshness of the grits and the coarseness of the grind.

Ingredients you will need

Hot Cereal

Grits

Remove the vanilla bean and discard.

Ingredients you will need

Vanilla Bean

Whisk 1 cup of the half-and-half and grits mixture slowly into the cocoa mixture, stirring constantly until the liquids are thoroughly incorporated.

Ingredients you will need

Cocoa Powder

Grits

Equipment you will use

Whisk

Add the chopped chocolate to the grits mixture remaining in the saucepan and stir until it dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir the cocoa mixture into the grits and chocolate mixture and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching, until the custard thickens to the texture of a thick, liquid pudding, 8 to 12 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Chocolate

Custard

Cocoa Powder

Grits

Equipment you will use

Sauce Pan

Let cool to room temperature and transfer to a container. Press plastic wrap onto the surface of the custard and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight, until the custard is very cold.

Ingredients you will need

Custard

Wrap

Equipment you will use

Plastic Wrap

Pour the custard into an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's instructions until the ice cream becomes very thick and holds its shape. Quickly transfer the ice cream to a container with a tight-fitting lid. If there is any space between the surface of the ice cream and the lid, pat a sheet of plastic wrap on the surface. Cover the container.

Ingredients you will need

Ice Cream

Custard

Wrap

Equipment you will use

Ice Cream Machine

Plastic Wrap

Freeze the ice cream until it has hardened, at least 2 hours.

Ingredients you will need

Ice Cream

Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving and remove the plastic wrap.

Ingredients you will need

Wrap

Equipment you will use

Plastic Wrap

Serve small scoops of ice cream in bowls, and garnish with shaved chocolate or for fun, a pinch of dry, raw grits.

Ingredients you will need

Chocolate

Ice Cream

Grits

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Equipment

Ingredients

Servings:

6servings

Shaved chocolate, for garnish, optional 177milliliters

Dutch-process cocoa powder 4larges

egg yolks 355milliliters

half-and-half 355milliliters

heavy cream 85grams

1/2 cup chopped dark semisweet chocolate 59milliliters

stone-ground grits, plus more for garnish, optional 118milliliters

sugar 1

vanilla bean 2Tbsps

whole milk

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spatlese. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 29 dollars.