Spicy Chocolate Ice Cream

Believe it or not, until recently, I had never made a chocolate ice cream.  I think I was a little scared.  Adding chocolate to the ice cream base, an ingredient with its own sugar and fat, made me think it would be more difficult to achieve a balanced taste and texture.  Turns out it just took a little research.  The fat in the chocolate means adding less fat elsewhere; combining both cocoa powder and solid chocolate helps balance out the flavor.  Easy.

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Peach Ice Cream, Two Ways

I was visiting the local farmers’ market the other day and discovered that one of the farms was selling fresh peaches.  The timing of this discovery was perfect because I had just come across two separate peach ice cream recipes. What better way to use peaches than in ice cream! 

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