Dairy-free chocolate ice cream

 A friend of mine is horrendously allergic to dairy, poor bastard. He's also a chocoholic. With spring in the air, I thought it would be a nice challenge to make a dairy-free chocolate ice cream that doesn't have a horrible taste/texture.

You will need:

1. 2 large eggs

2. 1 cup sugar

3. 1/3 cup cocoa powder

4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5. 2 1/2 cups oatmilk (I use Kirkland brand from Costco)

In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs for a minute until light, fluffy, and homogenous. Slowly whisk in the sugar until fully combined. Even more slowly add the cocoa powder. By the time all the cocoa powder is added, the texture will be like a batter. Add the vanilla and whisk to combine. Add 1 cup of the oatmilk slowly, whisking to keep even consistency. Add the remaining oatmilk and whisk to combine. Pour into your ice cream maker and run accordingly. 

The result should be a dense, creamy-textured, chocolatey ice cream. It misses that edge of fattiness from dairy, but it's remarkably good. Note that it isn't particularly healthy, not with that much sugar, but I care more about making something good than making something healthy.

Chocolate italian ices

 This had been planned to be Hot Cocoa Gelato, but once I tasted the product and felt the texture on my tongue, I realized what I'd made. This is exactly the same as the chocolate Italian ices from the corner pizziaria of my youth. So my failure was a success; there's no bad data, right?

You will need:

1. 1/4 cup cocoa powder

2. 1/2 cup sugar

3. 1/3 cup boiling water

4. Pinch salt

5. 4 cups whole milk

Mix the cocoa, sugar, and salt in a sauceman, then add boiling water and whisk until combined. Heat saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it begins to boil. Add the milk and continue to whisk until hot. I have a gelato maker with a built-in refrigeration unit, so I added the hot mixture and turned it on. If you don't, I'd suggest refrigerating the mixture overnight and then skim off the top and add to your ice cream maker. Incidentally, chilled hot cocoa is delicious.