Mocha Almond Fudge Ice Cream
Rich and creamy homemade mocha almond fudge ice cream studded with roasted almonds and chopped chocolate. Recipe yield 6 cups.
Mocha almond fudge ice cream was always a family favorite during childhood jaunts to the ice cream store, but we all know homemade is infinitely better.
Crunchy roasted almonds and slivers of semisweet chocolate accentuate the deep mocha flavor making these scoops a dream for all coffee, chocolate, and ice cream lovers!
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Mocha Almond Fudge Ice Cream
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 23 minutes
- Yield: 6 cups
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Description
Rich and creamy homemade mocha almond fudge ice cream studded with roasted almonds and chopped chocolate.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 4 cups half-and-half, divided
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 Tbsp dark cocoa
- 1/2 Tbsp instant espresso
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp vodka
- 1/2 cup roasted salted almonds, finely chopped
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
Instructions
- Whisk together cornstarch and 1/4 cup half-and-half in a small bowl; set aside. Combine remaining half-and-half, sugar, cocoas, instant espresso, vanilla, salt, and vodka in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, whisking to dissolve cocoa. Whisk in reserved cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Cook until mixture resembles a thick milk shake.
- Remove from heat and cool to room temperature, then cover and chill for 6 hours in the refrigerator.
- Pour chilled ice cream mixture into frozen cylinder of ice cream maker; freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions. Add almonds and chocolate in the final minute of freezing. Spoon mixture into a freezer-safe container and place in the freezer until firm.
Notes
For the instant espresso, I used one pack of Starbucks VIA Italian Roast. The vodka prevents the ice cream from freezing too firmly.
Keywords: Mocha Almond Fudge, Ice Cream
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Your mom is definitely wise. That’s a lovely looking ice cream, your pictures are gorgeous.
Loved it. It looks fabulous!!!!
So glad you take after your mom, Laura! Ice cream year ’round is a real thing at our house. I can never get enough of coconut ice cream or any chocolate flavor! Love, love, love this flavor combination and how you added a bit of dark cocoa for a more intense flavor. Gorgeous styling and photography as usual, my friend. 🙂 Definitely will be pinning and making! xo
Aha this is where you get your wiseness from clearly Laura! What a gorgeous sounding combination and luckily we are still having warm weather so it is perfect for us 😀
This ice cream looks wonderful!! Have a great weekend!
All year on the ice cream please! This is a great recipe – wonderful flavors and gorgeous photos!
You always take the most gorgeous ice cream photos! Drooling!
Your mom is very very wise indeed. We had ice cream today, in fact 🙂 These are just gorgeous and oh so chocolatey!
Your Mom is a very wise woman!! I eat ice cream year round! Your flavors here are amaaaazing! Beautiful photos!
I agree with your Mom – this is a treat to be enjoyed year round! Yours is making my mouth water big time!
A wise woman, indeed! I agree completely. 😀
Love this flavour + texture combo!!
I thought we were the only family who ate ice cream in winter! You know, it’s -25C here in Toronto, but we always have ice cream in our freezer. It would be nice to have your mocha almond fudge right here, right now!
Oh my goodness this looks so rich and indulgent. Yum!
Wow! Can’t beat dark chocolate and almonds. We reached a high of -16C today here. I wouldn’t even have to find room in my freezer my KA ice cream canister. I’ll just set it out the back door 😉
Oh my goodness, I feel for you – but yes, out the back door would work just fine! 🙂
Ok, now you are talking!! This would be my favorite and I would likely eat the whole batch in one siting!! 🙂
It’s been such a warm California winter that ice cream sounds perfect! Especially when dark chocolate and almonds are involved!
I’m the one that’s always frozen at my house, but no one else would balk at ice cream in the winter. Especially rich, decadent fudge ice cream 🙂
That ice cream looks so rich and delicious! I love this flavor.
Yum! Must admit I have never eaten mocha almond fudge ice cream, but it sounds really good!
Laura, this ice cream looks amazing….. All my favorite ingredients, dark chocolate, almonds, espresso!
Thank you for the recipe – can’t wait to try it!
Marilena