My Sister In Law Stacy whom I highly admire  gave me this Rocky Road Ice Cream recipe several years ago after she made it at one of her infamous back yard parties.  Let me just tell you she could teach lessons on having the most smoothly run, planned, fun and delicious backyard barbecues.  I strive to be like her!!  So in an effort to be more like her we had my Cousin Kaylynn and her boyfriend Kyle over this past weekend for a barbecue and I decided to make the Stacy’s Rocky Road ice cream, and boy howdy am I ever so happy I did.  This ice cream is rich, chocolaty, smooth and super yummy!  Please don’t let the summer pass you up before you make this, heck you must make this, today!

Ingredients: 3 cups sugar, 3 T flour, pinch salt, 8 cups milk, 4 eggs, lightly beaten, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 cups whipping cream, 9oz chocolate chips, 3 cups mini marshmallows, 2 ¼ cups mini chocolate chips, 1 ½ cups chopped almonds or pecans

In a heavy saucepan, add your sugar

flour and a pinch of salt (if you unsure of a pinch I used about 1/2 tsp)

Then gradually add your milk, stirring well

While you waiting for your milk mixture to heat up, crack 4 eggs, and beat lightly

Stirring constantly the milk mixture will start to boil, be careful it will rise so keep a close eye on it, let it boil for 2 minutes, then remove from heat and let cool slightly

Then slowly temper some of the milk mixture in with the eggs, this will bring the eggs up to a higher heat without making scrambled eggs

Then slowly add all the eggs in whisking constantly

Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches 160 degrees and coats the back of a spoon.

Then stir in chocolate chips

Prepare a ice bath, I just used my kitchen sink

Add your pot in the ice bath, and whisk constantly for about 2 minutes, until mixture cools down

Then add vanilla and stir well

cover surface with plastic wrap and put in fridge to cool.

Once cooled add in whipping cream

Marshmallows, chocolate chips and nuts (not pictured)

Place back into fridge another 30 minutes to cool

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Stir before filling ice cream cylinder

Put in ice and rock salt and let the ice cream maker do its thing!

In about 45 minutes you will have a beautiful soft serve!

Everyone must have a little sampling

Then put it back into the freezer to ripen and really freeze for a few hours

Sprinkle on some fresh nuts, and enjoy!

Print This RecipeRocky Road Ice Cream

3 cups sugar

3 T flour

pinch salt

8 cups milk

4 eggs, lightly beaten

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups whipping cream

9oz chocolate chips

3 cups mini marshmallows

2 ¼ cups mini chocolate chips

1 ½ cups chopped almonds or pecans (optional)

In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt.  Gradually add milk.  Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for 2 minutes or until thickened.  Remove from heat and cool slightly.

Whisk a small amount of hot milk into eggs; return all to pan; whisking constantly.  Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches 160 degrees and coats back of a metal spoon.  Stir in 9oz chocolate chips and stir until melted.

Remove from heat.  Cool quickly in ice water bath and stir for 2 minutes.  Stir in vanilla.  Press plastic wrap on surface.  Refrigerate until cool.

Stir in whipping cream, mini marshmallows, mini chips and pecans.  Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.  Stir before filling cylinder of ice cream freezer 2/3 full. Pour into ice cream maker use crushed ice and rock salt.  Allow to ripen for 2-4 hours before serving.

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  1. That looks absolutely delicious. You’re making me want to go buy an ice cream maker.

  2. YUM- O!! I reeeally wish I had an ice cream maker!! =0) Thanks for the recipe. I bookmarked it for the “Someday” when I get one. 🙂

  3. Oh my goodness this looks absolutely heavenly! I will make this soon… I’m already picturing a warm brownie, ice cream and some whipped cream!!! 🙂

  4. Great post and your step-by-step pictures are so appreciated. I’m saving this and sending it on to my cousin (the ice-cream maker) with details of when I’ll be there to try it.

    BTW, years ago a friend gave me a set of measuring spoons that includes three extra spoons — a dash, a smidgen, and a pinch. She found the set at Restoration Hardware and I just love them!

  5. Well, now I’m hungry for Rocky Road and too impatient to make it so….I guess a trip to Ben and Jerry’s is in order! This does look like a great recipe…for later….when I can wait 🙂

  6. If your ice cream tastes half as good as it looks, you have a winner here. Thanks so much for the instructions and pictures you provided to make it easy for the the rest of us to do. I hope you are having a wonderful day.

  7. What a good idea to put the ice in your sink. I put the pot into a bowl which usually spills on the counter. Why didn’t I think of this? duh:) I love to make ice cream and make it all year long so I will try your recipe for sure. Thanks for sharing.
    Joyce

  8. Jenna,
    You are too sweet to make up all those things about me!! I must say, your ice cream looked absolutely delicious!! I haven’t made that recipe in a while… Labor Day may be calling!!
    Take care and give the boys a kiss and hug!
    Stacy

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