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
Carol says
Getting my new ice cream maker tomorrow. Can’t wait to try this! Could you please tell me where you get sugar free toffee bits? I can’t seem to find any. Thank you so much.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Russel Stover sells them and I bought them at Walmart in the sugar free candy section!
Carol says
Thank you. I will look for them there.
Cheryl says
I have made this twice now and it is better than ANY store bought ice cream and without all the yuck that is in them!
Thank you for the recipe, this is delicious!
Terra says
Question: My blender is not working could I use a food proessor? Has anyone done the ice cream with xylitol?
Martha says
This reply is very late, but I just now found this question. I thought I’d answer with my experience in case anyone else has the same question.
I have used xylitol in ice cream several times and it works very well. Since it is actually somewhat sweeter than sugar, I found that I don’t need to use as much as the recipe calls for. Taste is highly subjective, though, and this is simply my preference. You can experiment with what tastes best to you ?
Now, because xylitol granules are larger than sugar, it’s helpful to grind up the granules first in a blender or food processor. It reduces the amount of stirring needed to blend all of the ingredients completely.
As a side note, because I’ve eliminated sugar from my diet, I’ve found that I no longer WANT my desserts to be too sweet. So, now I’ve begun combining 3 parts erythritol and 1 part xylitol as the sweetener for ice cream. Hopefully, I can eliminate the xylitol completely, using only erythritol because it is 0 on the glycemic index. Xylitol is 13, and “supposedly” doesn’t raise blood glucose levels, but as a recently diagnosed Type-2 diabetic, I really need to find alternatives that are a sure thing ?
Ann says
I’m curious if you or others of your followers have made this using a different type of milk than Almond Milk. I’m severely allergic to all nuts.
Thanks for your help!
anon says
Wow. I’m a life long diabetic and I see nothing in this that would be high in carbs – usually even diet ice cream recipes require ingredients like sweetened condensed milk which aren’t even a little bit low carb. I’m excited. And it’s no-churn, too – I’m going to try this for the 4th of July!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Hope you like it! :)
Mary says
Will those of you who have made this share what kind of granulated sugar substitute you used that tasted great? This recipe calls for one cup. I’m afraid to waste it if I don’t like it. A cup of SweetLeaf cost here locally just under $7.00 so, I’d like to get some feedback from what the specific sugar substitutes you used for this recipe since it would be an expensive one to make and be wasted. I’m new to the low carb thing and there are several sugar subs to choose from. I am wondering what tastes best and still is low carb. Thanks in advance!
Lor says
I’ve made this recipe using different combos of sweeteners consisting of Stevia Glycerite drops blended with either Now Foods brand Eyrithritol or Swerve confectioners or granulated sweetener. It doesn’t take much. The recipe is great, thanks Mellissa! Ps: I’ve started adding vegetable glycerin to the ice cream recipes to keep them soft.
Mellissa Sevigny says
I’ve been meaning to experiment with the glycerin Lor, thanks for letting me know that it works – also I’m glad you like the recipe!!! :)
Maniemar says
Swerve confectionery .
Allie says
You are so wonderful! I made this ice cream last night! It was so delicious and such a treat! Easy too! I didn’t feel like messing with my big ice cream maker that uses tons of salt and ice so I just froze it in a rectangular tupperware and stirred it occasionally. I have never made ice cream with eggs however….. is it safe when using just regular old grocery store eggs? Do they get cooked during the microwave process? Just curious but it was all completely worth it and beyond delicious! I love your blog so much and I dream of my loved ones making your recipes for me all the time! haha or at least helping me with the dishes!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Hi Allie, glad you liked the ice cream! The eggs should be fine after being microwaved – it only starts to thicken once the yolks have been cooked so you should be good to go there! Here’s hoping your dreams come true – at least with the dishes lol!
Patricia Delgado says
This may be a silly question but is it unsweetened cocoa?
Mellissa Sevigny says
Yes Patricia – unsweetened cocoa like you’d use in baked goods!
Linda says
Anything to do with cats and ice cream, all will be forgiven.
Melissa says
Hey Mellissa!
Yet another amazing recipe from your website. I made it with granulated Splenda and it tastes as good or better than any gourmet ice cream I have ever had! Brava!
I would like to avoid maltodextrin, so I’m thinking about trying spoonable Stevia. Any experience with this?
Thanks so much!
Melissa says
Oh! I should add that in my impatience I put the bowl with the blended ingredients in the freezer for about 30 minutes at a time, stirring in between, and poured it into the ice cream maker after an hour. It turned out brilliantly!