I can’t believe it’s been almost a week since my last post! What a slacker! In my defense, we’ve been pretty busy though. The other day we rescued a kitten from outside of a diner on a busy road. It was skinny and one of it’s eyes was cloudy, but she was sooooo friendly and sweet that we couldn’t resist her! My mother-in-law, who has no pets of her own but is clearly a cat hoarding enabler, was all like “Oh she’s so cute, we’ll take her to your house in my car!” We already have two indoor Siamese cats who would be royally ticked off if we brought another kitten into the house. But Mr. Hungry said he wouldn’t mind having an “outdoor” kitty, and that we could feed her and care for her, but she’d live strictly outside. We reasoned that she’d be better off at our house in a wooded, rural area, than in town on a busy road. So after checking with the owner of the diner to make sure she didn’t belong to anyone, we took her home with us.
First we stopped for flea collar and cat bed at Walmart, then by the local shelter to make her an appt. to get spayed and up to date on the necessary shots asap. It was rainy and cold, so Mr. Hungry built her a little lean to shelter, which we put on our patio close to the house, and we put her plushy cube bed inside of it with some toys and an old t-shirt. We checked on her a million times throughout the day and she seemed happy – we basked in our magnanimity, and the satisfaction of a good deed well done.
So that night we had to go out for a few hours, and when we got home around 10pm we decided to check on her before turning in. Imagine the horror of finding her food bowl overturned and her plushy cube upside down on the patio! NO kitty to be found. My son was like “where did our outside kitty go?” and all I could think of is that we’re going to find her poor mangled body in the yard from some raccoon, or worse that a fox got her and we wouldn’t find her at all! How could we be so STUPID as to think she would be safe out there with all the other animals around??? Gah! We called and called and finally heard some pitiful mewling from far away. We eventually located her way up in a tree on the edge of the yard.
I thought we’d never get her down but as soon as she realized it was us she shimmied down like a lumberjack and purred like crazy when we lifted her out of the tree. Huge relief, but now what? Can’t bring her inside even if we wanted to because she hasn’t been tested for feline leukemia or aids yet, which is highly contagious to other cats. So we closed her up in our big shed with her bed, food and water and a litter box. It’s been a few days and she’s adjusted perfectly. She gets shut in at night and let out in the morning and she seems content, even sleeps in there during the day while the door is open. Ironically though, Mr. Hungry created several different cushy sleeping areas for her, and she pretty much ignores them and sleeps on the lawnmower seat!
Hungry Jr. named her Rusty, because she is black and orange, but I call her Ki-ki so we’ll see which one sticks! If I can get her to sit still long enough I’ll take a photo and post it. She’s adorable, and we fell in love with her instantly! So anyway, that’s what we’ve been up to. And this chocolate ice cream has absolutely nothing to do with rescued kittens. But it IS delicious! Consider it an apology for not posting anything this week! It’s rich and decadent and perfect! If you need to apologize to anyone for anything, make them this ice cream ASAP, and it will get you out of the dog house (cat shed?) for sure! ;)
Chocolate Ice Cream (Low Carb & Sugar Free)
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar substitute
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup premium cocoa powder
- 1 cup almond milk (unsweetened vanilla)
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine the sugar substitute, eggs, cocoa powder and almond milk in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for one minute. Stir. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave for another 30 seconds. Stir. If the mixture hasn’t thickened slightly, repeat for 30 seconds one more time. Stir. If you end up with a few lumps you can stir vigorously or run through a strainer to remove them.
- Whisk in the heavy whipping cream and a pinch of salt. Chill in the refrigerator overnight. Or if you’re impatient like me, pour it out onto a cookie sheet and put it in the freezer for about 20 minutes until cold.
- Then run it through an ice cream maker following the manufacturers instructions.
- Optional stir-ins: Chopped dark chocolate, toasted nuts, sugar free toffee bits, etc.
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Ice cream
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 236
- Fat: 22g
- Carbohydrates: 5.1g net
- Protein: 5g
Robin says
I have made a version of this several times and finally saved the recipe tonight so that I don’t have to search for it time and again.
My version (served to my carb loving father for fathers day tonight)
no cocoa
Use coconut almond milk (califia farms, 1g carb per C)
add handful 1/3 C of raspberries (5 carb)
sometimes I add 1 TBsp of darkest chocolate bar I can find smashed. This is usually 1/4 bar or less and adds 7 or 8 carbs to the recipe.
The coconut milk gives a slight coconut flavor and the add-ins are a decadent treat.
Lowers the carb count slightly over the original recipe and tastes great.
Comes out of the ice-cream maker perfect soft serve but able to be scooped. I freeze the remainder in small freezer containers as it does freeze hard. If you pull out a couple when you sit down for dinner They are perfect afterwards for dessert.
Experimented tonight with new vitamix blender. I blended the first ingredients on the soup level which lets the contents heat up by the speed of the blender. when steaming I poured into bowl and refrigerated. The results were the creamiest of any of the times I have tried it
Thanks for a great recipe. I will have to try the chocolate version.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Glad you liked it and thanks for that vitamix tip Robin, never thought of using the “soup” method to cook the custard base! Will definitely be trying that soon!!!
Patti says
My husband is on a low carb diet and feared that he couldn’t have ice cream. Not so! I made this today and he loved it!! Such a creamy texture and decadent chocolaty flavor.
LindainCO says
Yum! I can’t wait to try this!
I wanted to send hugs to you for rescuing KiKi/Rusty, and for
posting your great story!
We have 3 rescued kitties, and a crazy rescued dog….
Love them!
Deana D says
Have you tried Nectress sweetener in any of your recipe’s. I was thinking of substituting it for splenda.
Mellissa Sevigny says
I tasted it awhile back in drinks, but have never used it in actual recipes because I wasn’t able to find accurate nutrition info in large enough amounts – I suspect it’s higher in carbs than Splenda which is why they don’t seem to publish it. That was when it first came out though – it might be different now. The flavor is fine so I don’t see why not – just be sure it doesn’t mess with your carb budget for the day!
Penny C says
Sorry, my Ghirardelli cocoa is actually 32 net carbs per cup.
Penny C says
I see it’s been a while since you posted this, but I tried it tonight, and while it looks and tastes great, i’m wondering about the carb count. My cocoa is 24 grams, the cream and almond milk total 11, and a cup of Splenda is 24! I used the drops to save, but I still get 5 per serving. It looks as though using Splenda you’d get over 8 grams per serving.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Hi Penny, thanks for checking that for me! I went back and double checked the numbers and they were off a little bit so I fixed them. Original: 209 calories, 20g fat, 4g net carbs, 3g protein, Corrected: 236 calories, 22g fat, 5.1g net carbs, 5g protein.
I arrived at these numbers this way: 1 oz of granulated Splenda (or 1 cup) has only 14g net carbs according to CalorieKing. Unsweetened almond milk (I use silk brand) has 0 net carbs, organic heavy cream has 5 -7 depending on your brand, the cocoa I used was 21g net carbs, and the 3 eggs had 1g. It’s good that you’re calculating your own based on what you’re using though, because it does vary by brand which is why I post the nutrition values here as approximate.
Thanks for keeping me honest! ;) I definitely want to be as accurate as possible!
Penny Carlson says
Thanks. Wow, big differences! I also saw the coffee ice-cream recipe and plan to make that next. Much lower and I lurve coffee as much as you. So glad I found your site! You’ve been coming up with so many great sounding recipes.
Jaime says
Hi there! We tried this recipe yesterday, and it tastes amazing. I had a problem with the texture, though- mine froze to the sides of my ice cream maker almost immediately and the paddle got stuck after about 5-7 minutes of churning. We scraped it out and placed it in a tupperware and froze it for about an hour, and it was rock hard. It melts a bit, but still has an oddly hard consistency. Almost like a fudge pop- but harder? The taste is spot-on though… hubby said it reminded him of dark chocolate Haagen Dazs. What could I have done wrong?
Thanks for everything- I made the tiramisu for hubby’s bday and THAT was the most fantastic thing EVER.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Hi Jaime! Sorry you had a problem with the texture! What did you use as a sweetener? If you used liquid drops as opposed to the granulated, that might have been part of the problem, but I’m just guessing as I’m really not sure. It does get harder than regular ice cream so you do have to let it sit for a couple of minutes to soften up, but it shouldn’t have gotten stuck in your ice cream maker like that. If you changed the almond milk to heavy cream ration that could also cause an issue because less fat in the recipe would make it harden up as well. Glad you enjoyed the flavor though!!! :)
hina says
I am so glad I found your blog! I was diagnosed with Pre-Diabetes recently, and I am looking to go low carb. I was very depressed at the prospect of not being able to indulge in my favourite desserts. But, these recipes look heavenly and would fit very well with my carb allowance. Could I PLEASE request a green tea flavoured ice cream recipe and a green tea flavoured low carb sugar free cake?
I am just not sure how to get the green tea flavour in my desserts.
Thank you so much! Keep doing what you’re doing! I look fwd to buying your book. It looks great!
Mellissa Sevigny says
I love green tea Hina, thanks for the suggestions! I’ll add them to my list of recipes to develop so keep checking back! :)
Cakemix says
I made this ice cream the other day and I must say, it taste delicious and has the consistency of store bought ones. This recipe is definitely is a keeper.
Mellissa Sevigny says
So glad that you liked it – I love the texture too, because it’s super rich and creamy but without all of the extra junk in store-bought!
Reg says
I just stumbled upon this site while searching for low carb recipes. When my husband (hardcore ice cream junkie) saw this picture he accused me of being mean, leaving this up where he could see it. He was thrilled to hear that it was in the works! It’s in the fridge now, cooling off before going into the ice cream maker. Of course I had to lick off the spoon and it’s AMAZING. I think I’ve found a new home :)
Mellissa Sevigny says
Awesome! I hope you guys both liked it! I can’t wait to make it again – I try not to keep it in the freezer or it’s too tempting to eat lots of it in one sitting! ha ha!