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Rocky Road Ice Cream

Name: Rocky Road Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 4-1/2 quarts.
Ingredients: 3 cups whole milk; 3 cups half-and-half cream; 9 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2-3/4 cups sugar; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 6 cups heavy whipping cream; 3 cups miniature marshmallows; 2-1/4 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans; 6 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. + cooling Process: 20 min./batch + freezing

Makes

about 4-1/2 quarts

Updated: Apr. 22, 2022

My daughters always want to put this rocky road ice cream in cones just like the ice cream shops do. We especially like the marshmallows, chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Sometimes we even add extra chips on top...and whipped cream, too. -Dale Langford Atwater, California

Rocky Road Ice Cream Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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Ingredients

3 cups whole milk
3 cups half-and-half cream
9 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2-3/4 cups sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
6 cups heavy whipping cream
3 cups miniature marshmallows
2-1/4 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
6 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine milk and half-and-half; heat to 175°. Add chocolate, sugar and salt; stir until chocolate is melted and sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
Quickly transfer to a large bowl; place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally for 2 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions. (Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze 2-4 hours or until firm. Repeat with remaining ice cream mixture.