Chocolate Orange Zest Ice Cream

In my 7th month of pregnancy I bought an ice-cream machine. In my 10th month (because that's how long you're really pregnant), I actually made ice cream. It was dangerously easy.

6 oz dark chocolate, finely chopped
2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
Zest of two oranges
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla

In a medium sauce pan over medium-low heat, combine milk, cream, zest and chocolate.

In a bowl mix together sugar, eggs and vanilla. Set aside.

Let chocolate and milk cook for about 5 minutes until chocolate is fully melted and is almost at boil.

Then add about 3 TB of the warm mixture to eggs/sugar, 1 TB at a time. You want to add slowly as to not scramble your eggs.

Once you've added the 3 TB, then start adding this mixture back into saucepan. Be sure to stir constantly until it's fully incorporated.

Cook for another 5 -6 minutes on medium low until it thickens a bit.

Cool mixture overnight in your refrigerator.

Pour into your ice-cream machine the following day, and follow the instructions.

And you're done!

This recipe makes 5 cups of ice cream.