This Weekend I made my first ever ice cream.
I spotted this pin on Pinterest entitled ‘The best chocolate ice cream you’ll ever have‘ and it led me to the fabulous Cup of Jo blog.
There are no eggs in this recipe and you don’t need an ice cream maker. It’s very easy and very, very rich because it’s pretty much an ice-cold ganache. Just a couple of spoonfuls is enough to satiate any chocolate craving.
I am going to play with the ingredients and cooking time and try this recipe again, because I think it needs a little work to make it perfect. I aim to make it softer and less fudgy…and with a little more coffee.
Coffee chocolate ice cream, like I had on our wedding day.
That’s the plan anyway. I’ll let you know how it goes!
….So here is is the result of my revised recipe Mocha Fudge Ice Cream.
Things we make 
egg me on
February 28, 2012
You’d never know this was your first attempt at homemade ice cream. Amazing job. It looks so rich and creamy, and a bit like gelato. Love that it doesn’t need an ice cream maker too.
thingswemake.co.uk
February 29, 2012
I definitely want to review the recipe before I post it, I think there must be an qty wrong somewhere as it is more of a fudge than an ice cream. I still ate it! I like fudge 🙂
Patty Knaggs
February 28, 2012
Talk about a thing of beauty 🙂
thingswemake.co.uk
February 29, 2012
It’s purdy aint it?
Fabulicious Food! (@RenBehan)
February 28, 2012
Mmmnnn! I looked at Cup of Jo and then went onto Cafe Fernando…Devil’s Food cake – have you seen it?! Another two great blog discoveries AND The World’s Best Ice Cream! Your photos are stunning x
thingswemake.co.uk
February 29, 2012
Thanks! I shall go look now!
Anastasia
February 28, 2012
It looks wonderful! Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate! My favorite kind of recipe! Beautiful photos, as always!
thingswemake.co.uk
February 29, 2012
Thanks Anastasia x
Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide
February 29, 2012
You know I love your ingredient shots, and I’m not an ingredient shot kind of guy. All your photos and recipes are great.
thingswemake.co.uk
February 29, 2012
Thanks Greg, I wanted an ingredients shot as it is an odd collection of ingredients for ice cream. I always add a 1970’s style filter to my ingredients shots…to make them a little retro 🙂
Sally
February 29, 2012
I’m not a fan of icecream and yearn for flavours other than chocolate. However this has me looking in my cupboards for condensed milk! The teens will love it.
thingswemake.co.uk
February 29, 2012
I promise I will retest this and post again. I think there may be an error in the recipe as it is ‘so’ thick. I think less cornflour, less cooking and a little more milk may be in order. (Check the comments on Jo’s original post) I love condensed milk as an ingredient.
Richard Mackney
February 29, 2012
Oh, hurry up and test it again so I can get the recipe 🙂 looking at this at 8:30 in the morning is going to throw my day right out. Great pics as usual.
thelittleloaf
February 29, 2012
I saw the same recipe and wondered whether to give it a try! It did look ridiculously rich though…looking forward to seeing how you adapt it!
Tandy
February 29, 2012
it looks delicious 🙂
Jajabor
March 1, 2012
Lovely photos! 🙂
I tried the same recipe from A Cup of Jo last night and like the others who have tried it, ended up with a fudgy-consistency. I still love it and the fact that it needs no ice-cream maker (don’t have one, doubt I’ll ever want one). Next time I’m going to cut down the cornflour, increase the condensed milk. Reducing cooking time’s also a good idea.
Good luck with your next attempt. I’ll check back to see if you’ve cracked it 🙂
thingswemake.co.uk
March 2, 2012
I have a revised version in the freezer now 😉
Cenk
March 4, 2012
Hello Claire – I’m sorry to read your first batch wasn’t a success. I’ve received similar comments to the original post on my blog and trying to find out what’s going wrong. All I can think of is the difference in the ingredients. Maybe Turkish cornstarch isn’t as strong as the ones sold in the US or UK? I’ve tried the recipe many times and have always achieved a creamy consistency. The photos I took, which were published on Cup of Jo, were taken right after I’ve taken the ice cream from the freezer. It never freezes solid. In fact, it was quite a challenge to get a shot with a solid scoop. Looking forward to your revised version.
thingswemake.co.uk
March 4, 2012
Hi Cenk – I made it again and changed things up a bit. It was much better this time, take a look: https://thingswemake.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/mocha-fudge-ice-cream/ Thanks SO much for the original recipe, it just needed a bit of an amendment for our different ingredients. Claire x
Jami @monstermamas
March 9, 2012
I’ve been really wanting some homemade ice cream lately so I am so glad I stumbled onto this post when I did lol. It looks like an absolutely delish idea, tysm for sharing!
rashmi krishna
February 20, 2014
Hi,
I just made the same ice cream yday after stumbling upon the link on Cup of Jo. Same issue of fudge like consistency. Is there any way I can get a creamier texture; by adding more condensed milk and heating it up again and repeating the process of cooling and freezing?
thingswemake.co.uk
February 20, 2014
Hi – I am not sure you can salvage what you have already got, but it’s worth a go…or you could roll it into balls and call it fudge! My revised recipe makes a much softer texture: https://thingswemake.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/mocha-fudge-ice-cream/