Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2010

Delicious! I'm not sure what the one star reviewer was on about -- if you follow the directions, this works fine. Just be aware: yes, you do need to FOLLOW the directions. The pre-cooled bowl seems to help. I used a thick Pyrex one, and that conducted the heat outwards very well. Maybe that's part of the secret. Also, be sure to whisk vigorously whenever combining ingredients (the egg and chocolate steps especially) or you will have lumps. C'est la vie. Great recipe! Thanks for sharing!

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Mairead

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2010

This is the first recipe I've tried with my new ice cream maker and it turned out delicious!!!!! It was soft-serve consistency after churning for 25 minutes and after 3 hours in the freezer, it is the consistency of store bought. Wow. That's all I can say, is WOW. I followed the recipe exactly as written except I cooled the first part down in an ice bath before cooling in the fridge. I will make this again and again...oh, and I used a chopped up Hershey bar since I had no fine chocolate...didn't think chocolate chips would do. Okay, okay, one more thing- I also poured it through a strainer after heating and I'm glad I did because I was able to capture some egg-type chunks. Thanks for a great go-to recipe! The kids and hubby loved it...

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JERSEYGIRL

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Sayreville, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2010

This was VERY good. I used Dutch process cocoa and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Some of the chocolate pieces must not have melted fully because we ended up with a few solid pieces in the ice cream. We liked it though.

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MJ Simmons

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Living In: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2010

I halved the recipe and made it in two batches in my tiny half-pint ice cream maker. I used half as much sugar as called for. This is the first homemade ice cream recipe I've made and it's amazing-- lucious-tasting and incredibly smooth. I'm making it for the third time right now, and will make it many more times!

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JPMJ

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Comox, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2010

OK, I made this twice. The first was to try it as is. That was very good, but not enough chocolate for me. It was the creamiest ice cream I have ever had. Don't forget to run the liquid through a fine strainer to get any egg solids out before you give it a final chill before going into the machine. In all cases, leave it in the machine until the machine starts to beg to shut it down. YOU MUST HAVE A COLD FREEZER. This is the number one error for all the people who said that they could not get their ice cream to get past the liquid stage. My final, and best chocolate ice cream was made with 4 egg yolks, and 3.17 oz of Ghirardelli 86% Cacao Intense Dark Midnight Reverie chocolate. I also used two tablespoons of Hershey dark syrup, and a little extra cream. The ice cream is heaven.

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Massimj

Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2010

I used only 1 oz. of semisweet chocolate and added an ounce of unsweetened chocolate (I used the Choco-bake product that's premelted). I still thought the ice cream was too sweet. Next time, I'll omit the semisweet chocolate and use 2 oz. of unsweetened. The texture of the finished product was fantastic. I used an electric ice cream maker, which never produces a particularly solid ice cream, but I love the "soft serve" texture. Not sure how it makes 8 servings. Four of us finished it off in no time!

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cofarb

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Skaneateles, New York, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2010

This is the best ice cream I have ever made. The flavor is rich and delicious and the texture is smooth and dreamy. I doubled the recipe and used whole milk. I also poured the mixture through a strainer to get rid of any chocolate chunks and egg yolk bits that didn't dissolve. It really helps with the texture. With the recipe doubled, it made about 2 quarts, plenty for my family. My dad tasted the base before freezing it and he said it was so good, he would've eaten that! Thank you so much for this recipe. Will be keeping it forever!

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Erin

Home Town: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2010

This is only the second time I've made ice cream. Not bad, but maybe better if I stirred more? Could use a little more chocolate.

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Icecreamchick

Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2010

Fantastic. I have always made vanilla but this was a great change. It came out so smooth. I also used Pensky's cocco and wow!

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JEWETT

Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2010

This was my first time making ice cream. I borrowed my neighbors ice cream maker and I will say that this tasted wonderful. Mine ended up more like soft serve but thats probably due to my lack of experience. I topped it off with sprinkles and 'Chocolate Syrup' from this site.

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