Bradford's Corner

If you missed National Rocky Road Day on June second, don’t despair. You can always catch up today: National Chocolate Ice Cream Day. No one’s going to quibble if you toss in some almonds, marshmallows and chocolate chips.

Decadent Chocolate Ice Cream

1 1/3 cups milk

1 1/3 cups heavy cream

1 vanilla bean

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup cocoa

2 eggs

1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon vanilla

8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Combine milk and cream in large saucepan over medium low heat. Split vanilla bean and toss in. Simmer, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and discard bean. Put sugar, eggs, yolk and cocoa in mixing bowl. Beat until thick. With mixer on low, blend in 1 cup of warm milk/cream mixture. Stir chopped chocolate into saucepan, then add mixing bowl contents to saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until it resembles chocolate pudding. Cool completely before processing in ice cream freezer.