Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Goat’s Milk Ice Cream
Like most people who are lactose intolerant, my sensitivity to cow’s milk varies from week to week. In general, I can eat most dairy products. Some things that I can’t even come close to are young cheeses like brie and mozzarella, cream cheese, and ice cream.
As someone who grew up loving ice cream, it’s the one thing I miss most about being lactose intolerant. Since getting my ice cream maker attachment for Christmas, I have been really excited about trying out alternative milks for making ice cream.
Since I can eat goat and sheep’s milk products, I knew I wanted to try to get my hands on some goat or sheep milk to make ice cream at some point. Imagine my surprise when Hubby brought home a carton of goat milk from the store one day. It turns out the grocery store near us here in Ohio carries goat milk right next to the refrigerated soy milk. Sometimes Ohio amazes me.
I instantly started searching for an ice cream recipe to use my goat milk in. Obviously, I gravitated towards chocolate recipes. I used high quality chocolate/cocoa (Scharffen Berger) like I always do in my ice cream recipes. I decided to chop up some bittersweet chocolate to throw in to the ice cream during the last few minutes of churning. This boosted the chocolate flavor and gave the ice cream a nice crunchy texture.
We both loved this ice cream. If you’re not used to the flavor of goat milk, I would definitely recommend starting with a chocolate ice cream. The milk does have a unique flavor that I refer to as “goaty” as if that means anything… I think the goaty flavor would be even more prominent in a vanilla ice cream that I could barely taste it in this chocolate ice cream.
The goat milk ice cream was not as creamy as the other chocolate coconut milk based ice cream recipes that I made, but we both really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to continuing my quest to try alternate milks for future ice cream recipes.
One Year Ago: Blueberry Basil Goat Cheesecake Bars
Two Years Ago: Chocolate-Chocolate-Chocolate-Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes (aka, Quintuple Chocolate Cupcakes)
Three Years Ago: Homemade Coleslaw
Four Years Ago: Goat Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper Toasts
Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Goat's Milk Ice Cream
Ingredients:
3 cups goat’s milk
1 cup evaporated goat milk
3.5 oz good quality dark chocolate, chopped
5 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar (divided, 1/4 c. and 1/2 c.)
1 tsp vanilla
5-6 oz good quality dark chocolate, chopped into chunks
Directions:
Put the goat’s milk, evaporated goat milk, 1/4 cup of the sugar, and the chopped chocolate into a heavy bottomed pot. Bring to a simmer, whisking the chocolate so that it melts and incorporates into the milk. Turn off the heat.
In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and 1/2 cup of sugar. Whisk a cup of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks and sugar. This will temper the eggs and help prevent them from curdling (turning into scrambled eggs) in the hot milk. Whisk in another cup and then pour that mixture back into the pot with the remainder of the milk mixture.
Turn the heat back on medium-low and cook, stirring, until the mixture begins to thicken. Remove from heat and strain though a fine mesh strainer into a bowl. Whisk in the vanilla.
Cool thoroughly in the refrigerator, stirring occasionally until cold. This can be done the day before you want to make ice cream to ensure the mixture is ice cold before going into the ice cream machine.
Freeze according to your ice cream machine’s directions, adding the chocolate chunks during the last 2 minutes of processing.
Recipe adapted from Former Chef
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
these look so fun! i, too, am LI, but i carry lactaid with me everywhere… and jp licks makes a lactose free flavor 🙂
Lactaid is my best friend. I have spare pills in the car, in Hubby’s wallet, in my purse and desk. Can’t ever be too prepared! I have had their lactose free flavors and they’re quite tasty. I wish they had more than one a month though!
Ooooh. This looks too good. I’m gonna have to try that.
I love the idea of using the cone method for ice cream cupcakes. I hadn’t thought of that. That strawberry down the middle of the cupcake is so perfect! I’m so glad you entered again!
I wouldn’t be able to live without ice cream! Your cupcakes are beautiful. Good luck in the competition!!!
They look pretty! Love the photo of the cross section where you can see the strawberry.
~ingrid
Those cupcakes look scrumptious! Oh, and you’ve gotta try Purely Decadent made with Coconut Milk Ice Cream! It’s rich and creamy, a lot like gelatto!
Thanks Vegiegail – I’ll have to check that out.
So cute! These are so pretty with the strawberry in the middle and they look delicious.
voted for your strawberry one..good luck!
gorgeous. love the inset strawberry. love the Neapolitan theme.
bethany@scoopalicious
I agree with you about the non-dairy ice creams available in stores. However, If you have an ice cream maker vegan chick-0-stick ice cream is unbelievably rich, creamy and delicious.
Here is the recipe http://couldntbeparve.blogspot.com/2008/09/chick-o-stick-ice-cream_04.html
Hey, these cupcakes sound awesome! I use to be Lactose Int., but I found the best cure ever & seriously have been L.I. cured for 7 years. I could not give up my dairy & use to take 3 Lactaid every time I ate.I heard about “Lactogen” on the radio on the way home from a trip. I would do anything to get rid of my L.I. so it was $90.00 at the time so I said what the heck I spent $200.00 a year on Lactaid. I was floored that it worked & 7 years later still no signs. I drink milk every morning, cheese everyday, & ice cream when ever. It retrains your body to except lactose, so for 42 days while you take it (a mix to drink with water) you have to stay away from all dairy & anything with dairy in it. I just went to the health food store during that time. I am sure you can find it on the web. Lactogen is the name
This is my second post, it erased my first. But for all you suffering with Lactose Int. try Lactogen it really works I have been cured for going on 7 years now. It was only $90.00 when I tried it & I was spending $200 a year on Lactaid at the time. I now can drink milk every morning, & eat cheese every day & ice cream when ever. It is not an on going thing you take it once for 43 days & that is it.