Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m not a big fan of chocolate ice cream. Never have been. I really don’t know why that is, because I love other chocolate things. I love brownies, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate cake. And, I absolutely adore chocolate pudding, especially when it’s homemade. But chocolate ice cream, not so much. The name of this particular ice cream, however, is Chocolate Ganache Ice Cream but I really love chocolate ganache! Love, love, love! You could put chocolate ganache on Brussels sprouts and I would eat it. You could even put it on duck lips, and I’m pretty sure I would still eat it. So of course, when I saw this recipe, I had to try it. And, I’m glad I did.

This Chocolate Ganache Ice Cream from Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From My Home to Yours, is made by basically rolling two recipes into one. First, there is her decadent, deep, dark chocolate ganache, which is sublime all by itself. Then, there is a rich, creamy custard, which is the base of the ice cream. The two are blended together and, when churned in an ice cream machine, become melded into one glorious, velvety and intensely chocolaty mound of frozen lusciousness. Seriously, people. This ice cream is a little bit of chocolate heaven in a bowl! (And this coming from someone who doesn’t really care for chocolate ice cream, that is really saying something.)

I also added some dark chocolate bits to the ice cream as well. You know, just in case it wasn’t quite chocolaty enough.

If you love chocolate ice cream (and even if you don't), you have got to try this one!

This article appears in Aug 12-18, 2010.