3 cups whole milk
2/3 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup Cocoa Powder (unsweetened), get the
good stuff (not Hershey’s)
1-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

In medium saucepan bring 2 cups of the milk to
a simmer. Meanwhile, whisk the remaining cupof
milk with the sugar, cocoa, and cornstarch.
Scrape the cocoa mixture into the hot milk.
Cook, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens
and bubbles a little at the edges. Stir and
cook for a minute longer.

Strain through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a
clean bowl and cool. Cover the surface of the
mixture with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
(You may also set the bowl over an ice bath and
stir the hot gelato mixture frequently until cool).

Skim milk
Cocoa powder, unsweetened (good stuff, not
Hershey’s)
Sugar
Chocolate (fancy is good, but chocolate chips
work fine too)
Ice cubes

You need a good blender for this one (Vitamix is
the gold standard, but anything should do). Put
a few cups of milk in the blender. Add 2-3
spoonfuls of cocoa powder and sugar. Melt a
handful or chunk of chocolate in a mug in the
microwave. Show some respect to the chocolate
an don’t burn it please. Turn up your
blender
to high and slowly pour/spoon in the melted
chocolate while the blender is going. Add ice
cubes one by one until blended to the desired
consistency (like a milk shake).