Creamy Lemonade Ice Cream with Dark Chocolate Freckles {Powernap}

This is the latest installment of my Powernap column. The series where I share quick, easy food that can be made for all kinds of situations. Powernaps are short and sweet, and so are these recipes. These are the things I make in a jiffy when I need a quick snack, am in the mood for a recipe experiment, or simply need to clean out the pantry.

This ice cream was an experiment based on a recipe idea my friend Kirsten and I exchanged on Facebook earlier this month. She shared that her friend loved to drink pink lemonade while eating dark chocolate and we both agreed this sounded good. The sweet-citrusy flavor pairing had the same appeal as a chocolate dipped fruit peel. (Have I ever mentioned that chocolate dipped orange peels are my absolute favorite gourmet candy?)

My mother has an ice cream maker, thank god, so while my daughter was napping earlier this week I decided give our idea try. I whipped up a creamy lemon ice cream and added dark chocolate chunks. The creamy mixture chilled during naptime and we churned it right before dinner.

As hoped, the creamy lemon ice cream had a bright, tangy citrus flavor that was nicely complimented by the dark chocolate freckles. I say freckles because I chopped the chocolate finely and stirred them into the cream at the last second. I didn’t want heavy dark chocolate chunks that were too overwhelming. We loved the taste of the ice cream once it had fully chilled. And, no, I didn’t take the extra step to dye the ice cream pink to look like pink lemonade because I didn’t think it was necessary. Now I have to send this recipe to Kirsten’s friend to try, it might just rival her favorite lemonade and chocolate dessert!