Chocolate Mint Gelato

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 3/4 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, fine quality, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 special equipment needed: ice cream maker.
• 2 stir together 1/4 cup milk and cornstarch.
• 3 whisk together sugar, cocoa, and remaining 1 1/2 cups milk in a small heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring. stir cornstarch mixture again and whisk into chocolate. return to a boil, whisking, then remove from heat.
• 4 add mint, a pinch of salt, and half of chocolate to saucepan, stirring.
• 5 set saucepan in a large bowl of ice water to cool, whisking frequently.
• 6 freeze chocolate mixture in ice-cream maker. when nearly frozen, add remaining chocolate and churn until blended.