Chocolate Ice

Total Time: 12 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3 ounces high quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (70%)
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan over medium heat, bring 2 cups water, the sugar and cocoa powder to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 2 reduce heat, simmer one minute until sugar is dissolved and cocoa evenly blended.
• 3 stir in chocolate until melted.
• 4 remove from heat, transfer to a bowl, and cool to room temperature.
• 5 stir in orange juice and zest.
• 6 cover and refrigerate until completely cold (i usually go overnight- the texture is transcendent when it is completely cooled like this).
• 7 stir chocolate mixture, and transfer to your ice cream maker, freezing according to manufacturerer's instructions.