Luscious Dulce de Leche Ice Cream with dark chocolate is a decadent dessert with a distinctive caramel flavor.
This post was originally published in November 2015. I have taken and uploaded new photos, but the recipe and blog post remain unchanged.
Disclaimer: By reading this post, you should clearly understand it may affect all your life. Because this luscious and dulcet Dulce de Leche Ice Cream with coffee and chocolate morsels is outrageously delicious.
If you have already got your favorite ice cream combo, don’t you dare try this one.
If you don’t happen to be an ice cream lover, after trying this one, you may turn into a huge fan.
Wait! Did I mention pecans, didn’t I?
Wait again! Are there any people don’t like ice cream?
It just sounds fabulous. Let me repeat Dulce de Leche Ice Cream.
If you have read my recent post, you know I love dulce de leche. I love it that much that when I was a boy I almost blew the kitchen.
Luckily, I’ve grown up, and I don’t attempt to make homemade dulce de leche. Actually, I had such an idea a few years back, but Andrey callously banned it. I mean, what was he scared about?
A couple of years back, when we were still living in Russia, my university mate moved to Brazil. In fact, I discovered some Brasil recipes thanks to her. I remember she told once that dulce de leche produced in the South American is the best. That time I was intrigued. Now I totally agree with that remark. Most of the dulce de leche you could find in the Canadian stores produced in Argentina. And it’s so good.
I mean, it’s absolutely dangerous to buy a jar. For the past couple of months, I bought dulce de leche few times to use it in cooking, and since I haven’t posted any related recipes you may freely assume how did I end up.
This Dulce de Leche Ice Cream is with the distinctive caramel flavor. Even though I used a good amount of the caramel spread, it wasn’t overly sweet to my taste (I didn’t use much sugar, though). Besides, incorporating the ground coffee helped to balance the sweetness out. Still, you can adjust the amount of the ingredients to your taste.
All right. I feel I’ve got to let you go.
Let you go to the kitchen. To make this fantastic Dulce de Leche Ice Cream.
If you don’t have a jar of caramel spread, you can always make it from scratch. Just try not to blow up the kitchen – you will need it soon for your Christmas food adventures (Santa is waiting for his cookies too!)
Do you like dulce de leche? Have you ever incorporated it in ice cream? Would you ever agree I make some dulce de leche in your kitchen?
Dulce de Leche Ice Cream
Course: Dessert6-8
servings20
minutes30
8
Luscious Dulce de Leche Ice Cream with dark chocolate is a decadent dessert with a distinctive caramel flavor.
Ingredients
2 cups (450 ml.) heavy (whipping or 35%) cream
1 1/2 cups (375 ml.) whole milk
5 egg yolks
1 cup (300 gr.) dulce de leche
1 tsp. vanilla extract
75-100 gr. dark chocolate, finally grated
a pinch of salt
optional additions: espresso powder, toasted pecans, etc.
Directions
- Using a medium saucepan, add the heavy cream and milk; stir until well combined.
- Place over medium-low heat and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, using a separate heat-proof bowl, whisk together the egg yolks with dulce de leche and a pinch of salt, until smooth.
- Once the cream and milk mixture begins to simmer, pour half into the bowl with the eggs, whisking vigorously while you pour to prevent eggs from scrambling (this method is called “tempering”).
- Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and coats a wooden spoon, about 5 minutes. Do not let the mixture boil.
- Once the custard mixture has thickened, remove from heat and add the vanilla extract; stir until well combined.
- Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer (Just in cases there’s any small pieces of cooked egg) into a container. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing the plastic directly onto the surface of the mixture, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
- Once chilled, pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s directions. It usually takes around 25 minutes. When ice cream is almost done churning, add the grated chocolate or / and other additions.
- Transfer ice cream into a freezer-safe container and place in the freezer for at least 2 hours to harden. Enjoy!
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Okay, this ice cream looks beyond fabulous, Ben! I’m right there with you in your love of Dulce de Leche! Put in an ice cream? So much YES! Love the addition of coffee and pecans too! You already know I’m going to have to leave out the chocolate, but I have a feeling this ice cream is crazy yum without it! Cheers, buddy!
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Even though is pretty darn windy and cold her win San Diego, California I would eat this in a heartbeat! I love the fact that you added the ground coffee, not only for flavor, but it gives it a toothsome quality. Pecans are my favorite nut and with the dulce de leche you can’t go wrong.
That post Brigadeiro – Brazilian Sweets had me rolling with laughter Ben. “The bad news was I wasn’t really able to sample it since I needed to lick the wall and ceiling.” Classic line!
Kevin | Keviniscooking recently posted…Cream of Broccoli Soup
Ground coffee introduces a fantastic texture, all together with the pecans and chocolate. Love this line too, haha. Thanks Kevin!
I would bathe in dulce de leche if I could. This flavor combination – caramely dulce de leche, pecan, chocolate AND COFFEE sounds so amazing I want to swear swearwords of joy! And it looks creamy. Box it and sell it!
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Haha, it’s so dangerous to make and sell ice cream in our family. Thanks Jeff!
Ben Maclain|Havocinthekitchen recently posted…Dulce de Leche Ice Cream
wow. D de L is one of my favorite flavors, but this ice cream is D de L on crack!!! Love it !
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Thanks Mimi!
Ben Maclain|Havocinthekitchen recently posted…Dulce de Leche Ice Cream
Ice cream anytime! Dulce de leche ice-cream looks so dreamy and creamy. I would love to have 4 large scoops! :)
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Yes, anytime. Agree! Thanks Anu!
Ben Maclain|Havocinthekitchen recently posted…Dulce de Leche Ice Cream
This is what I said out loud when I saw the first photo: “oh hell yeah!!”. I grew up in South Fla, near Miami, and ate my fair share of all things Dulce de Leche. This ice cream, with it’s additions of pecans and dark chocolate, takes it beyond a whole other level of deliciousness. Love the recipe Ben and can’t wait to try it out.
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This ice cream looks insanely dangerous, Ben! Not the dangerous like ‘I’m going to beat you up and steal your lunch money.’ Nope, more like ‘I want to eat that entire container of ice cream and then not feel bad about it.’ I totally need to pick up some dulce de leche today! Yum!
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Oh Ben!! this ice cream, looks amazing and I would love to try this, so creamy and luscious!
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