ICE CREAM... on low carb? YES!

For those of us with a sweet tooth, the switch to a low carb diet is a bit daunting on "I WANT SOME ICE CREAM" kind of days. It feels like the rest of the world is all "I got some ice cream and you don't!" (language... if you aren't familiar with Eddie Murphy...)

SO, before we all have a meltdown, I decided to whip some up. There are some great, cooked, custardy style bases out there... you cook and then chill before adding to ice cream maker...

I want ice cream NOWWWW... or in under 30 mins NOW anyway.... cocoa powder needs heated to dissolve... chocolate bars just need melted. I started with a Trader Joe's and a Russell Stover sugar free.

 Break up the 2 bars into the scored chunks, micro on 1 minute at 50% power. NEVER nuke chocolate at 100%... it will scorch and be nasty, lumpy... and not good eats. Stir a little, put back in for 30 second increments at 50% power until you can stir smooth with a fork.  We're going to be adding about 2 cups of heavy whipping cream total. It is no carb and lower water content. Adding a watery dairy product will result in lumpy, nasty chocolate. Add a 1/4c and stir in. 

Get to the 2 Cups total, adding about 1/2 C at a time, stirring smooth.

 At this point, you have some of the most AMAZING chocolate pudding, EVA.

 Add @1.5-2C coconut or soy milk - unsweetened - has 1 carb per cup. Then add 6 squirts of sugar free chocolate syrup. (Or vanilla. Or even the sugar free "simple syrup".)

 Taste - if it is not sweet enough, add a TBSP or 2 of Xylitol or Splenda (powdered splenda has carbs, so watch that).

 Get frozen liner for ice maker from freezer. You DO have to think far enough in advance, night before, to put liner in freezer... I use, thaw, wash, and return to freezer. I store it in the freezer!)

 Add the chocolatey mixture to the maker

 Add blade and cover, turn on. It is that easy! Like my home improvement project reminders in the background... whoops... I never claimed to be better homes and gardens photo ready.

 As it churns, the mixture thickens and starts to have body. 

 At around 20 mins, it stops churning and the ice cream is thick and luscious!

 Take THAT low carb!!! Take THAT Eddie Murphy! I got some ice cream!

This batch had about 4 carbs per serving (4 servings per this batch), mostly from the chocolate. I don't post exact carb counts, depends on your own ingredients and how you serve it.