Aero Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream

Bubbly chocolate texture meets creamy ice cream. This recipe uses a "Philadelphia-style" base (eggless), offering a lighter, pure cream flavor that lets the chocolate shine. Frozen aerated chocolate chunks provide a unique, crumbling crunch unlike solid chocolate chips.
🕒 Prep Time 25 mins
🍳 Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 4 hrs 35 mins
🍽️ Servings 6 servings
🔥 Calories 300 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Saucepan
  • Ice cream maker (or shallow pan and fork)
  • Cutting board

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1

Heat milk, cream, and sugar in a pan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Do not boil!

Tip: Sugar lowers the freezing point, keeping the ice cream scoopable.
2

Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and chill thoroughly (fridge for 3-4 hours).

Tip: Aging the mix is essential; warm mix makes greasy ice cream.
3

Chop Aero chocolate roughly.

Tip: Keep pieces large enough to feel the bubbles.
4

Churn base in machine. Add chocolate in the last few minutes when thick.

Tip: Adding too early clogs the machine.
5

Transfer to container and freeze 1-2 hours to firm up.

Tip: Freshly churned ice cream is soft serve consistency; the freezer finishes it.

Recipe FAQ

No ice cream machine?
Freeze in a shallow container, stirring vigorously every 30 mins until creamy.
Why no eggs?
This is a cream-based ice cream, fresher and whiter than custard bases.

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups Heavy Cream
  • 3/4 cup Whole Milk
  • 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 4 oz Aero Bar (or aerated chocolate, chopped)