Homemade Ice Cream Rocky Road Recipe

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As a Natures Sleep 2014 brand ambassador we are celebrating July with Homemade Ice Cream recipes! I receive Natures Sleep products from time to time for review purposes but all opinions are my own. So tell me, who is ready for some delicious homemade ice cream recipes?

Homemade Ice Cream Rocky Road Recipe and Sleeping In! Win a Vitex Gel memory foam pillow. New winner each week! #NaturesSleep

Summer time means it is the perfect time for cold desserts! This is when we pull out the ice cream maker and get busy with some delicious homemade ice cream! My favorite is homemade rocky road ice cream! It’s a favorite tradition to make with the kids and one that is sure to please. Plus; there is no better time to enjoy ice cream than in July!

Homemade Ice Cream Rocky Road Recipe and Sleeping In! Win a Vitex Gel memory foam pillow. New winner each week! #NaturesSleep

Rocky Road Homemade Ice Cream

My inspiration comes from the popular Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream recipe book. Seriously if you don’t have it; you have to get it! It’s the best ice cream recipe book on the market. And believe me; I love my homemade ice cream and have tried a lot of different ones. I use Ben’s Chocolate recipe for the base of the rocky road homemade ice cream with just a little modification. Then add in the extras to make it unique to rocky road!

Yield:

Homemade Ice Cream Rocky Road Recipe

Homemade Ice Cream Rocky Road Recipe and Sleeping In! Win a Vitex Gel memory foam pillow. New winner each week! #NaturesSleep

Ingredients

  • 4 ounce Dark unsweetened Chocolate
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup heavy or whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 1/3 cup whole natural almonds
  • 1/3 cup mini marshmallows

Instructions

  1. Melt the chocolate and milk in a sauce pan on low heat until the chocolate is completely melted and blended with the milk.
  2. Stir frequently to ensure it doesn't scald or burn the chocolate.
  3. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  4. Beat eggs until fluffy
  5. Whisk in the sugar a little bit at a time; ensuring it it blends completely
  6. Add in cream, vanilla and salt.
  7. whisk until blended
  8. Add in the chocolate mixture and whisk until completely blended.
  9. Cover and place in the refrigerator until cold. This is usually 1-3 hours.
  10. Remove from refrigerator and process in ice cream maker according to manufacturers instructions.
  11. About 26 minutes into the processing of the ice cream ( or when there is only 15 minutes left) add in the almonds and marshmallows.
  12. Serve immediately for soft serve OR; place in an air tight container in the freezer for a few hours to harden it up.
  13. This recipe makes 1 quart of ice cream

Homemade Ice Cream Rocky Road Recipe and Sleeping In! Win a Vitex Gel memory foam pillow. New winner each week! #NaturesSleep

Homemade Ice Cream Rocky Road Recipe and Sleeping In! Win a Vitex Gel memory foam pillow. New winner each week! #NaturesSleep

What do you love about homemade ice Cream and sleeping in?

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33 Comments

  1. Amber, could you please come over and make this for me and my family?! It looks amazing and I am scared I might mess it up! I am not the best in the kitchen even though I like to try. YUM

  2. I can’t wait to try this recipe. My son made ice cream at school as a class project and can’t wait to make more.

  3. That’s the kind of thing I like to settle in for and devour after the kids go to bed. I would thoroughly enjoy that.

  4. Your recipe sounds amazing. It’s hotter then a firecracker in NC right now. I’d love the pillow too was just thinking its time to replace mine and that looks so comfy.

  5. Sleeping in and ice cream….two of my favourite things! Thanks for sharing the Rocky Road recipe. Looks like a great one to try.

  6. Oh my goodness, this sounds amazing. Rocky Road is one of my favorite flavors… I had no clue that Nature’s Sleep was offering this contest, sounds like fun

  7. Oh my, it looks as creamy and delicious as could be. As for sleeping in, I think I could do it every single day for hours beyond my alarm clock if given the chance.

  8. Boy that ice cream looks delicious. I just love seeing things like ice cream homemade. It just goes to show what we take for granted here.

  9. I love Ice Cream and this looks delicious! I am wanting some right now! I need to make homemade ice cream again!

  10. i love rocky road, used to buy at baskin robbins, but now too fattening….your’s looks better than the brand name….

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