Jack Daniels Chocolate Ice Cream Recipes

JACK DANIEL'S CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine egg yolks and sugar in small bowl until smooth and lemon colored. Place cream, milk and vanilla bean in small saucepan over medium heat and bring to boil. Immediately remove from heat and cool slightly. Remove vanilla bean and add a small amount of cream to the yolks, stirring briskly. Slowly add yolks to remaining cream, stirring constantly. Strain through cheesecloth or a fine sieve. Melt chocolate over hot water in the top half of a double boiler or in the microwave. Stir into cream mixture and strain once more. Stir in whiskey and chill. When well chilled, pour into an ice cream maker.

JACK DANIEL'S CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large stainless steel or enameled saucepan, heat the milk until bubbles rise around the edge of the pan.
• Remove from the heat, add vanilla, cover, and let steep for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the chocolate with the whiskey in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat and set aside.
• In a big bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until thoroughly combined; gradually whisk in the warm milk.
• Pour this mixture back into the saucepan and heat, stirring constantly, until just slightly thickened; the temperature should be 170° on an instant-read thermometer.
• Strain the custard through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean bowl and let cool.
• Stir the melted chocolate mixture and cream mixture into the custard; cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Freeze the ice cream in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions; transfer to a freezer container and freeze for an hour or two to firm before serving.

CHOCOLATE LOVERS' FUDGE WITH JACK DANIEL'S® WHISKEY

Steps:

• Pour whiskey into a small bowl, add pecan halves, and allow them to soak in the whiskey for about 3 hours.
• Line 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil. Cut 2 pieces of foil about 14 inches long, and cut or fold each to an 8- inch width. Cover the bottom and 2 sides of the pan from left to right with 1 piece of foil. Use the remaining foil piece to cross the first layer of foil from top to bottom of the pan. Press foil firmly into the corners, and fold any excess over the sides of the pan. You will now have a double foil sling to lift the finished fudge from the pan.
• Drain pecans, reserving 2 ounces of the whiskey, and set aside.
• Place milk and dark chocolate in the top of a double boiler over 1 inch of simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, smooth, and shiny, about 5 minutes.
• Remove melted chocolate from the heat and slowly pour in sweetened condensed milk, stirring until well blended. Add melted butter and salt, stirring continuously. Mix in reserved whiskey and stir until mixture is creamy and smooth.
• Pour into the prepared pan. Use an offset spatula to spread smoothly and evenly. Arrange 16 pecans on top, in 4 rows of 4 pecans each. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Use the foil sling to lift the fudge from the pan. Place the fudge on a cutting board and cut into 16 pieces with a bench scraper or sharp knife.

JACK DANIEL'S CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a sauce pan sift cocoa and sugar add the whipping cream and half and half with wire whisk whisk well.
• Add the chocolate and heat over medium high heat stirring constantly until chocolate is melted.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl whisk eggs until frothy, add 1/4 of the hot chocolate mixture whisking constantly, add this to the chocolate mixture whisk well.
• Stir over medium high heat for 4-5 minutes until chocolate coats back of a spoon.
• Pour into a metal bowl and set the bowl in a bowl of ice water to chill while cooling In a sauce pan add the whiskey and ignite (please dont burn yourself).
• Stir the whiskey into the chocolate mixture.
• Once cooled place in ice cream maker freeze according to manufactures directions.

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE AND HAZELNUT TARTLETS WITH JACK DANIEL'S ICE CREAM

Steps:

• For sauce:
• Stir sugar, corn syrup, and 1/3 cup water in heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and boil without stirring until mixture turns deep amber, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with wet pastry brush, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately add butter and salt (mixture will bubble vigorously). Stir until butter melts. Add cream and coffee; whisk to blend. Cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.
• For ice cream:
• Stir sugar, corn syrup, and 1/3 cup water in heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and boil without stirring until mixture turns deep amber, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with wet pastry brush, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately add butter and salt (mixture will bubble vigorously). Stir until butter melts. Add cream and coffee; whisk to blend. Cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.
• Whisk sugar, egg yolks, and pinch of salt in medium bowl. Gradually whisk milk mixture into egg mixture; return to saucepan. Stir over medium heat until thickened slightly and finger leaves path when drawn across spoon, about 4 minutes (do not boil). Strain into another medium bowl. Stir in Jack Daniel's. Cover and chill custard until cold, at least 5 hours.
• Process custard in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer ice cream to container, cover, and freeze. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep frozen.
• For crust:
• Blend flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in processor. Add butter. Using on/off turns, process until coarse meal forms. Add 3 tablespoons ice water; using on/off turns, process until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if too dry. Form dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill dough 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Divide dough into 6 equal portions. Press 1 dough portion onto bottom and up sides of each of six 4 1/2x1/2- inch tartlet pans with removable bottoms. Freeze crusts 30 minutes.
• Bake crusts until dry and set, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
• For filling:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grind nuts in processor until paste forms. Transfer to bowl. Add chocolate and salt to bowl. Bring cream and milk just to boil in small saucepan; pour over chocolate mixture in bowl. Whisk until chocolate melts. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Add sugar, egg, and egg yolk; whisk until smooth.
• Pour filling into cooled tartlet crusts, dividing equally. Bake until filling is set and some small cracks appear on surface, about 15 minutes. Cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
• Remove pan sides from tartlets. Place 1 tartlet on each of 6 plates. Serve with scoop of ice cream and drizzle with sauce.

JACK DANIEL'S® FUDGE

Steps:

• Line a 5x7-inch dish with foil, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
• Place chocolate chips in a glass bowl and microwave for 1 minute. Stir and keep microwaving at 15-second intervals, stirring each time until chocolate is melted. Add sweetened condensed milk, whiskey, vanilla, and salt. Stir until all ingredients are incorporated. Stir in pecans.
• Pour fudge into the lined dish and let set, 2 to 3 hours. Lift out of the dish using the foil overhang and cut into 24 squares.