I have been making gelato and ice creams for about 20 years now. It is my absolute favorite dessert to enjoy alongside a gooey homemade cookie. I recently tried some stracciatella gelato and I knew I had to make my own. This is so creamy and delicious and is \sure to win the hearts of your loved ones and yourself.
Stracciatella Gelato
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla paste
- 4 egg yolks
- Pinch of Sea Salt
Prepare
- First, heat the heavy cream and milk to medium high heat and stir occasionally for five minutes.
- Next, stir in the sugar and the egg yolks in a bowl until the mixture appears thick and creamy.
- Off the heat on the cream/milk base. Slowly add 1 Tbsp of the milk mixture to the bowl of egg and sugar by whisking quickly, and continue to add until the bowl of sugar is warm. Then slowly start to add the sugar mixture into the milk mixture while whisking quickly. This is called temping and allows you to incorporate the egg without cooking it to create a creamy base.
- Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature and then transfer to the fridge and refrigerate for two hours.
- In your ice cream machine following the manufacturers instructions. As the gelato is coming together start to drizzle 2 – 3 Tbsp of the shell chocolate. As it mixes it will start to create little hard chocolate flecks throughout your gelato.
- Place in an ice cream container, freeze, and enjoy!
