AT THE TABLE WITH JOE BIDEN

Chocolate-chip ice cream

Name: Chocolate-chip ice cream
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 500 ml cold heavy cream (2 cups); 1 can sweetened condensed milk, about 397 g / 14 oz; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 100 g dark chocolate, finely chopped; A pinch of salt

Finely chopped chocolate is easier to bite when frozen than large chunks.

Dessert15 min + 6 hr freezingServes 8

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THE STORY ON YOUR PLATE

Red sauce first. Chocolate chips afterwards.

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The forty-sixth president represented Delaware in the Senate before serving as vice president and president.

Documented meal / preference

Biden has repeatedly spoken about his enthusiasm for ice cream, including chocolate chip. This no-churn home version can be made ahead and served straight from the freezer after a short softening.

The president & the table

Jill Biden and people who cooked for the family have described red-sauce pasta, particularly angel hair, as a recurring preference. Biden’s enthusiasm for ice cream is supported by his own repeated comments, including his choice of chocolate chip.

Behind this story

Jill Biden and family-cooking accounts; Biden’s public ice-cream comments.

APRON ON. HISTORY CAN WAIT.

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Our home adaptation · Serves 8 · Not yet kitchen-tested

What you’ll need

500 ml cold heavy cream (2 cups)
1 can sweetened condensed milk, about 397 g / 14 oz
2 tsp vanilla extract
100 g dark chocolate, finely chopped
A pinch of salt

Let’s make it

Whip the cold cream to soft peaks.
Fold in condensed milk, vanilla and salt gently, then the chopped chocolate.
Transfer to a covered freezer container and freeze for at least 6 hours.
Soften at room temperature for 5–10 minutes before scooping.

About this home version

A modern home recipe with practical ingredients and measured quantities.

Metric and US measures are approximate equivalents. For baking, use weights when you can.

Chocolate-chip ice cream

Red sauce first. Chocolate chips afterwards.

Make it at home.

What you’ll need

Let’s make it

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Angel-hair pasta with red sauce