Hi my name in Erin and I love caramel. Caramel sauce, caramel candy, caramel in a can, caramel… well caramel. There. I said it. It’s all out in the open. Now you know I love ice cream… but when caramel sauce is involved… the ice cream simply becomes a vehicle for the caramel. Unless it’s chocolate ice cream. David’s chocolate ice cream.
This is his recipe for Philadelphia Style Chocolate Ice Cream (pg 28). This is not the custard based kind. I was concerned that it would be less creamy and rich than I would have liked, but the fact that I was out of whole milk (the recipe calls for a cup) and I substituted whole cream (which I appear to always have stocked on hand) made for a texture that, right out of the machine, was like the thickest, richest pudding I have ever had.
I added David’s ridiculously simple Creamy Caramel Sauce (pg 170) over the top and BLAMMO! Perfection. Well except because you’re me and you don’t realize until it’s melted into pieces that the spatula you were using really wasn’t heat proof so you have to toss the whole batch of burnt sugary goodness and start over. Starting all over was well, well worth it. This was gorgeous, chocolatey, caramely, sugary and absolutely wonderful.
I won't lie. Almost as good as sex. Seriously people.
Enjoy!
Erin
That's it. I'm staging an ice cream intervention and sending someone over to your home immediately to collect your ice cream maker.
Posted by: Erin | July 25, 2008 at 09:03 PM
The caramel looks gorgeous on top of the chocolate! Actually, it looks insane. Caramel and chocolate is such a great combination. I sort of wish I hadn't seen this right now. Maybe if I had seen it around breakfast, I wouldn't feel so deprived. But now I'm going to bed. Without that ice cream.
Posted by: Victoria | July 25, 2008 at 09:34 PM
Erin-
Ha ha NOOOOOOOO!
Victoria-
I hope you had caramel filled dreams.
EB
Posted by: EB | July 26, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Have I told you lately that I love you? I just don't know if I would be able to wait for it to cool!!
Posted by: Cakespy | July 28, 2008 at 09:32 AM
Jessie-
OH man. Totally didn't wait for it to cool. Notice all the bubbles in the picture? Still bubbling from the pot. But I have to say that a stay overnight in the fridge made it even creamier and richer. Mmmmm.
Love the love!
EB
Posted by: EB | July 28, 2008 at 09:46 AM
And I sit on the floor and cry as usual!
Posted by: Barbara | July 28, 2008 at 03:23 PM
That does look delicious -- and caramel reminds me of childhood, too -- the days before we worried about what it would do to our dental work, or the calories it would add to our hips! But who cares? It's hot outside, and that ice cream looks so good!
Posted by: Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) | July 28, 2008 at 08:22 PM
Lydia-
Thanks so much for stopping by! I think summertime is the perfect time to throw ice cream caution to the wind. Don't you?
Barbara-
You've got some comin'! Promise.
EB
Posted by: EB | July 29, 2008 at 09:37 AM