Scooped: Smoked Chocolate and Tequila Ice Cream Recipe

Ingredients (10)

• 3 cups half-and-half (or 1 1/2 cups each of whole milk and heavy cream)
• 1 cinnamon stick (about 3 inches)
• 5 black cardamom pods, crushed
• 2 small pieces of star anise
• 1 tablespoon whole coffee beans or 1 teaspoon coffee grinds
• 5 ounces (about 3/4 cup) bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 cup turbinado (raw) sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 8 tablespoons (about 3 shots) good tequila