Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book - Softcover

Despite a philosophical disagreement over chunk size-Ben prefers them large and occasional while Jerry favors frequent, somewhat smaller ones-together Ben and Jerry are good friends who make great ice cream.

Now they share all the recipes and techniques that have been made them nationwide heroes. Specially adapted to make at home, there are 90 recipes in all, including sorbets, summer slushes, giant sundaes and other ice-cream concoctions. All you have to do is remember Ben & Jerry's two rules of ice-cream making:

RULE #1

You don't have to be a pro to make incredibly delicious ice cream.

RULE #2

There's no such thing as an unredeemingly bad batch of homemade ice cream.

NEW FLAVORS TO TRY:

Orange Cream Dream

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Honey Apple Raisin Walnut

Peanut Butter Fudge Swirl

Chocolate Superfudge Brownie

FLAVORS YOU KNOW AND LOVE:

Heath Bar Crunch

Dastardly Mash

Fresh Georgia Peach

Oreo Mint

BEN & JERRY REVEAL:

How to break Heath Bars into the perfect bite-size chunks.

How to add chunks so they don't sink to the bottom.

Why you must eat honey-flavored ice cream in one sitting.

Bio

Ben Cohen has been a Pinkerton Guard, a garbage man, and a short-order cook. He began seriously testing ice-cream flavors at the age of five.

Jerry Greenfield has worked as a lab technician. He is glad he was not admitted to medical school.

Nancy Stevens is a magazine and newspaper writer who has been published in the Saturday Review, the New York Times, the Village Voice, and Working Woman.

Ben's Chocolate Ice Cream is about as rich as they come. The pinch of salt helps to bring out the chocolate flavor.

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate

1 cup milk

2 large eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup heavy or whipping cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 pinch salt

1. Melt the unsweetened chocolate in the top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. Gradually whisk in the milk and heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove from the heat and let cool.

2. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Add the cream, vanilla, and salt and whisk to blend.

3. Pour the chocolate mixture into the cream mixture and blend. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 1 to 3 hours, depending on your refrigerator.

4. Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Makes 1 quart.