Rocky Road
Ice Cream Recipe
Rocky road ice cream is consistently named one of America’s most popular ice cream flavors.
Just What Is Rocky Road Ice Cream?
This ice cream flavor is a combination of chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, chocolate chunks, and chopped nuts.
The story goes that this ice cream was popularized by William Dreyer and Joseph Edy.
William Dreyer first created this ice cream by starting with chocolate ice cream. He then chopped up walnuts and marshmallows with his wife’s sewing scissors and added them to the ice cream.
Wall Street Crash of 1929 happened soon after. Times were tough for the average person. Dryer and Edy popularized this ice cream under the name of Rocky Road, because they wanted “to give folks something to smile about in the midst of the Great Depression. ”
This popular ice cream has been giving people something to smile about ever since.
If you’ve never tried it before, one lick will make you add it to your list of favorite ice cream flavors!
Serving Tip
Sprinkle a little extra chocolate, nuts, and marshmallows on top and remind the folks you’re enjoying the ice cream with that just like in the Great Depression, there is plenty to smile about!
CHOOSE FROM 2 DIFFERENT ICE CREAM RECIPES
Below, you have 2 different ice cream recipes to choose from:
Philadelphia style: eggless, quick and easy: Jump to Recipe
Custard style: with eggs, a little extra creamy: Jump to Recipe
Rocky Road Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/3 cup bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate 8 oz
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup pecans or almonds chopped
- 1/4 cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- On your stove or in your microwave, heat milk until it just starts to bubble.
- While the milk is heating, finely chop chocolate in a food processor or blender.
- Stir chopped chocolate and sugar together.
- Blend hot milk and chocolate together until chocolate completely melts and the mixture is smooth.
- Cool in refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.
- Once cool, stir in heavy cream and vanilla.
- Chill in fridge for at least 30 min.
- Pour mixture into your ice cream maker.
- Mix about 20-25 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Add chopped nuts and chocolate chunks.
- Mix in ice cream maker an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove from ice cream maker and place in a storage container.
- Stir in marshmallows immediately.
- Enjoy!
- Helpful Hint: For best results, freeze marshmallows before stirring into ice cream.
Rocky Road Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup unsweetened chocolate 2 oz
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs large
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup pecans or almonds chopped
- 1/4 cup chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
- 2/3 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler.
- Slowly add cocoa powder, stirring until smooth.
- Using a whisk, stir in milk.
- Stir until mixture is blended and smooth.
- Meanwhile, beat eggs 1-2 minutes until they are light and fluffy.
- Gradually stir in sugar and whisk for 1 minute.
- Pour about half of the milk mixture onto the beaten eggs.
- Beat well to combine and then return the egg/milk mixture to the saucepan.
- Continue to cook over low heat until mixture thickens and begins to stick to the back of your spoon.
- Remove from heat. Cool slightly.
- Add heavy cream and vanilla extract.
- Chill 1-2 hours until cold.
- Pour this mixture into your ice cream maker.
- Churn for 20-25 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Add chopped nuts and chocolate chunks.
- Churn 5 more minutes.
- Remove from ice cream maker and place in a storage container.
- Stir in marshmallows immediately.
- Enjoy your homemade ice cream!
- Helpful Hint: Freeze marshmallows ahead of time so that when you stir them into your ice cream – the ice cream doesn’t partially melt!
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