My Mom’s Deadly Dark Chocolate Kahlua Brownie Chunk Ice Cream
Just like during Strawberry Seduction, my mom, a regular reader of this blog, had to join in on the fun, but this time, for You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Frozen Dessert. So without a blog of her own and always resisting my pushing her to have one (since she loves reading the comments! 
), I am hosting her ice cream entry here. So here is her entry without any further interruptions from me: Deadly Dark Chocolate Kahlua Brownie Chunk Ice Cream
Our family has always had a love for chocolate and Kahlua is out favorite drink, so why not combine the two for Michael’s desserts?
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups half and half
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 large egg yolks
- 9 ounces sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup Kahlua
- crumbled brownie chunks
Place the cocoa powder along with 1 cup of half and half into a medium saucepan over medium heat and whisk to combine. Add the remaining half and half and heavy cream. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the sugar and whisk to combine.
Temper the eggs with the cream mixture by gradually adding small amounts until about 1/3 of the cream mixture has been added. Pour in the remainder and return the entire mixture to the saucepan over low heat. Continue to cook, stirring frequently until the mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon (should be about 170-175°F).
Pour the mixture into a container and allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract and Kahlua. Place this mixture into the refrigerator and once it is cool enough not to form condensation on the lid cover and store for 4-8 hours, or until the temperature reaches 40°F or less.
Pour into an ice cream maker and process for 25-35 minutes. Towards the end, add in the brownie chunks as desired. Serve as a soft serve right away or freeze 3 or more hours to allow the ice cream to harden and then enjoy!
(original recipe from Alton Brown 2005 from Food Network)
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July 8th, 2008 at 3:36 am
You’ve sent us to heaven with this ice-cream. Chocolate and kahlua and brownies and do I see some nuts on the top? Wow, it’s morning and I am drooling.
Congratulations Mrs. Mulligan.
(Whisper) Mike, encourage your mum more to have her own blog. That’s how I started mine.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:20 am
Wow, that looks too good to be true. The almonds put it over the top for me!
July 8th, 2008 at 6:06 am
I love the way your Mom’s part of the your passion…can see where yours’ stems from. HIGH FIVE for Mrs Mulligan…way to go MUM!!! Ivy is right…& this dessert is sheer torture…. WOW!!!
July 8th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Drool and dribble. beautiful!
…mutter mutter…
…really must get myself an icecream maker…
…mutter mutter…
July 8th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Pitter-patter, let me at’er…I would have no issues with eating a tub of this…ok…sue me!
July 8th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Thanks again to everyone, you are all too kind. You guys are all the great chefs, and inspire me. Your recipes , and creations, are wonderful, and the comments do make me chuckle. Once again, Michael, you make me proud! Eat your heart out, Chef Ramsey, and the Top Chef crew also. You guys , and your blogs are the best! Mike’s Mom
July 8th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Wow - those brownies really do look deadly! In a good way of course…
July 8th, 2008 at 9:19 am
yummo
Great job, Mike’s Mom!! This definitely looks like a deadly recipe… but if you gotta go, you might as well go smiling!
July 8th, 2008 at 9:32 am
your mom knows exactly what i want in an ice-cream
it is so mouth-watering 
July 8th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
It looks marvellous! I am normally not a fan of an ice-cream, but this particular one looks soooo delicious…
thank you for sharing!
July 8th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Good grief-o-rama this is just sinful. Mom, you are my kind of woman!
July 8th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Mike, your desserts are to die for!
July 8th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Oh my. Yes, please!!
July 8th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Mrs Mulligan I can now say I’ve seen the ice cream heaven! You should really start your own blog, I’d surely subscribe to it just to make sure I wouldn’t miss such delicious treats.
July 8th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
That’s too much to even contemplate! Tell your mum she is killing me over here!
July 8th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
That looks so decadent and good!
July 8th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
me oh my, that is simply decadent. someone get this woman a blog posthaste! we’ll call it “mike’s mom’s marvelous and magnificent masterpieces.”
July 8th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Bravo to you Mrs. Mulligan! Your talent for great dishes certainly is inspiring and glad to know that you were able to pass this gift to Mike!
Mike, you should highlight your mom’s cooking every week, or let’s say a “Mike and Mom” cook off or something. That would be tons of fun!
July 8th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Will your mom take me in?!! This looks crazy good! Well done!
July 8th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Clearly you have inherited the dessert gene! Maybe your mom will be a regular guest blogger here?
July 8th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Wow!! I will be right over, save some for me!! Lots of great ideas!
July 9th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Yum! I’m screaming for this ice cream!
July 10th, 2008 at 3:48 am
“deadly” would seem a good description…in the best possible way of course! Death by ice cream - what a way to go!
Hello to Mike’s mum!
July 10th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Wow! That’s awesome!
July 12th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
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July 18th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Way to go mom:D With all my gallavanting around the countryside lately I have missed so many of your great posts so I will start here:D