Recipe: Hops & Clover Honey Chocolate Ice Cream

July 08, 2022

Chocolate ice cream made with Intrigue's Hops & Clover Honey chocolate bar is a must this summer! The creamy ice cream finishes with sweet honey notes, followed by a hint of slightly floral hops that lingers beautifully.

Hops & Clover Honey Chocolate Ice Cream

4-6 servings

Ingredients:

1 Hops & Clover Honey spiced bar, chopped
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup whole milk
86 grams demerara sugar
pinch of salt
3 medium egg yolks

Directions:

Warm the cream in a small saucepan until just steaming.
Take the pan off the heat and add chocolate. Let sit for 2 minutes, then start stirring to combine.
Once the chocolate is melted and combined with the cream, pour this mixture into a medium sized bowl and set a mesh strainer on top of the bowl.
In the same saucepan, warm milk, sugar and salt until steaming. Set aside
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks. Slowly pour in the warm milk mixture, stirring constantly. Scrape this mixture back into the saucepan on medium heat.
Stir the mixture constantly with a heatproof spatula. scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula.
Pour the custard through the strainer on top of the chocolate mixture. Stir until smooth.
Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to its instructions.

Pro tip: if the mixture is too thick to pour into your ice cream machine, stir until it is pour-able.