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Death by Chocolate Ice Cream

For the ones who think chocolate ice cream is only a starting point. A dark cocoa pint loaded with mini chips and brownie chunks in every spoonful.

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Death by Chocolate Ice Cream
Ninja CreamiPrep
5 minFreeze
24 hrMakes
1 pint · 4 servings

Why you’ll love this

This is not a pint for the cautious; dark cocoa, mini chips, and brownie chunks stack chocolate on chocolate until every spoonful feels like a dare. It suits birthdays for chocoholics, bake sale leftovers with a destiny, and evenings when only the richest dessert in the house will do.

What you’ll need

A few simple ingredients for a big, delicious idea.

Cream cheese
Cream cheese
Granulated sugar
Granulated sugar
Vanilla extract
Vanilla extract
Cocoa powder
Cocoa powder
Heavy cream
Heavy cream
Whole milk
Whole milk
Mini chocolate chips
Mini chocolate chips
Brownie chunks
Brownie chunks

Death by Chocolate Ice Cream

Ninja CreamiPrep 5 min24 hr

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Warm the cream cheese and cocoa

    Put the cream cheese and the cocoa powder in a large bowl that is safe for the microwave and warm for 10 seconds.

  2. Whisk to a frosting

    Add the sugar and vanilla extract and stir with a rubber spatula for about 60 seconds, until the mixture turns smooth, dark, and thick, like frosting.

  3. Add the cream and milk

    Pour in the heavy cream and whole milk slowly, stirring as you go, until everything is fully combined and the sugar has dissolved.

  4. Freeze the pint

    Pour the base into an empty CREAMi pint, put the storage lid on, and freeze for 24 hours on a level surface.

  5. Process on Ice Cream

    Take the pint out of the freezer, remove the storage lid, and set the pint up in the machine. Run the ICE CREAM program.

  6. Add the mix ins

    Spoon a hole about 1½ inches wide all the way to the bottom of the pint. Drop the mini chocolate chips and the brownie chunks into the hole and run the MIX IN program. Serve immediately.

Nutrition guide

The nutrition scoop

Per serving · 1 of 4 servings from one pint

  • Fat 60%
  • Carbs 35%
  • Protein 5%

Proper dessert energy: rich and satisfying, the way a scoop should be.

Total fat 22 g
Carbohydrates 30 g
Protein 4 g
of which sugars 27 g
Saturated fat 14 g 68% daily value
Cholesterol 70 mg 24% daily value
Sodium 70 mg 3% daily value
Dietary fiber 1 g 5% daily value
Calcium 110 mg 8% daily value
Vitamin C 0 mg 0% daily value

Where the calories live

The heavy cream brings the biggest share of the calories here, about 47 percent of the batch, with the granulated sugar next in line.

The bright spot

Most of the flavor rides on the heavy cream, and the numbers stay in treat territory rather than meal territory.

Want a lighter scoop

Swap half the heavy cream for whole milk. The spin stays creamy and every serving lands noticeably lighter.

Estimated from the ingredients exactly as written, using standard reference values for each ingredient. Your brands and swaps will shift the numbers a little. Daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Make it your own

  • Start with the base recipe, then swap one ingredient at a time.
  • Try a different topping after processing.
  • Keep notes so you can revisit your favorite combination.

Texture tips

  • A level, fully solid freeze gives the smoothest spin.
  • Freeze CREAMi bases level and completely solid.
  • For SLUSHi, check compatible liquids and minimum sugar requirements.

Frequently asked questions

What changes for the Deluxe pint?

Scale everything up: 1 tablespoon plus 1½ teaspoons cream cheese, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, ½ cup granulated sugar, 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 1½ cups whole milk, and 3 tablespoons each of mini chocolate chips and brownie chunks. Choose TOP, FULL, or BOTTOM before ICE CREAM, then add the mix ins the same way.

How is this different from the plain chocolate pint?

The base is the same dark cocoa pint. This one is built around the load in: mini chips and brownie chunks folded through every spoonful instead of sitting on top.

What brownies work best for the chunks?

Any brownie you like, cut small. Fudgy brownies stay chewy in the cold, while cakey ones soften into the pint. Both are good problems to have.

How do I store leftovers?

Smooth the top flat with a spoon, put the storage lid back on, and return the pint to the freezer on a level surface. Before serving again, set the pint up in the machine and run ICE CREAM once more.