Easy Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• 10 oz dark chocolate melted à
• See melting chocolate instructionsà
• 1 cup milk
• 8 large egg yolks
• 1 cup heavy cream 

1- Bring milk to a simmer. Meanwhile, combine egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat at medium-high speed until very thick and pale yellow, 3 to 5 minutes. 

2- Add half of the milk to egg-yolk mixture and whisk until blended. Stir into remaining milk and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat a spoon. 

3- Remove from heat and immediately stir in cream. Pass the mixture through a strainer into a medium mixing bowl set in an ice bath. Whisk in melted chocolate and let chill, then freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Store in a plastic container in the freezer.