Mounds Ice Cream

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk
• 3 cups whole milk
• 6 large eggs, beaten
• 2 pints heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 8 ounces dark chocolate bars, shaved (sam's choice, dark is my favorite)

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, salt and coconut and whole milk. cook over medium heat stirring occaasionally until mixture is streaming. reduce heat to low. in a medium bowl, slightly beat eggs. slowly whisk half of the hot mixture into the eggs and pour all back into the saucepan. cook over medium-low heat until slightly thickened, about 3-4 minutes. remove from heat and refrigerate until cold or preferably overnight (get the best results this way).
• 2 when ready to make the ice cream, stir heavy cream, coconut and vanilla into the chilled custard. pour into the ice cream maker and freeze until thick.
• 3 stir the shaved chocolate into the thickened ice cream and place in freezer to harden.