Mexican Hot Cocoa Gelato

This recipe for our Mexican Hot Cocoa Gelato is inspired by Gelato Fiasco's base chocolate gelato recipe with a SKORDO twist - the rich cocoa and spice flavors from our Mexican Hot Cocoa Recipe Kit! The recipe kit is a customer favorite and turned in to a cool dessert with an obvious hot cocoa partner, a marshmallow sauce topping!

* Ice cream maker is required

Serves 6-8 (about 3 pints)

Ingredients:

For gelato:

• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1 SKORDO Mexican Hot Cocoa Recipe Kit (includes 4 packets, you will use all 4 for this recipe)
• 4 oz. sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons sea salt
• 6 egg yolks

For marshmallow sauce:

• 1.5 cups marshmallow fluff
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla paste (or vanilla extract if paste is not available)
• 2 tablespoons boiled water

Directions:

1. In a medium-sized pot combine the cream, milk, sugar, Mexican Hot Cocoa packets (all 4) and salt over low heat. Bring to a simmer, whisking to incorporate all the ingredients. Cook until the sugar and cocoa powder dissolves completely, about 5 minutes. Once it starts simmering, remove the pot from heat.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks for about 30 seconds or until fully combined. Slowly pour about 1/3 of the hot mixture into the yolks while whisking constantly. Then carefully but quickly, whisk the yolk mixture back in to the pot with remaining cream.
3. Return the pot to the burner over medium-low heat. Continue to stir with a spoon and once the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon (about 180 degrees with an instant-read thermometer) you will be ready to strain.
4. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl (we recommend plastic, which doesn't hold heat, to help with cooling) Cool to room temperature and then cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.
5. Once base has chilled, churn it in a home ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. 
6. Before serving, make marshmallow sauce. Combine the fluff, vanilla and boiling water in to a small bowl.
7. Scoop gelato into serving bowls and top with marshmallow sauce. Enjoy!