Rocky Road Ice Cream

5 from 1 vote

A rich, smooth chocolaty bowl of deliciousness blended with fluffy mini-marshmallows and chopped roasted almonds. A great treat with terrific textures and flavor.

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: frozen, ice cream

Servings:

Calories: 384kcal

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

1 ½ cups heavy cream
1 ½ cups whole milk
1 cup granulated sugar divided
dash of sea salt
2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate finely chopped
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ to 2 cups miniature marshmallows to taste
1 ½ cups coarsely chopped whole roasted almonds

Instructions

Place a large bowl in your sink and fill it about half full with ice. Place a slightly smaller stainless-steel or glass bowl inside the bowl with the ice bath. Add the heavy cream to the inside bowl. Set a fine mesh strainer on top of the bowl.
In a medium saucepan whisk together the milk, ¾ cup of the sugar, a dash of salt and the cocoa powder. Heat on medium until the mixture reaches 185°F on an instant-read thermometer. Once you reach 185°F, continue to cook the mixture for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, but do not boil.
Remove from the heat and add the chopped chocolate. Stir until all the chocolate has melted. Set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the remaining ¼ cup sugar until slightly thick and foamy. Temper the eggs by drizzling a small amount of the hot chocolate mixture to the eggs, while whisking constantly. Continue whisking and adding more hot chocolate mixture to the eggs until all is combined. Return the chocolate and egg custard to the saucepan.
Place the mixture on the stove top over medium heat. Using a wooden spoon, stir the custard constantly until it again reaches 185°F on the instant-read thermometer (or when it coats the back of the wooden spoon). Do not allow the mixture to boil.
Remove from the heat and pour the hot chocolate custard through the fine mesh strainer/sieve into the bowl with the cold heavy cream. Add the vanilla extract and stir until completely blended.
Cool the mixture by stirring every 5 minutes or so while over the ice bath. After about 30 minutes, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for at least 8 hours.
Process according to your ice cream maker instructions.
Once processed, spoon about ¼ of the chocolate ice cream into a storage container and sprinkle with ⅓ of the nuts and marshmallows. Repeat two more times by layering the ice cream, then the nuts and marshmallows, ending with the last of the ice cream. Freeze in a sealed container until ready to serve.

Notes

You will need an ice cream maker, a fine mesh sieve/strainer, and an instant-read thermometer to make this ice cream.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

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