French-pot ice cream churned two gallons at a time in copper kettles, with hand-folded chocolate chunks and black raspberry. Cincinnati founded, Columbus-served at every Graeter's scoop counter.

Graeter's Ice Cream began in Cincinnati in 1870 and uses the French-pot method, churning ice cream in two-gallon copper kettles with hand-folded chocolate chunks. The Columbus locations at Easton Town Center, Bethel Road, Sancus Boulevard and Hilliard run the same recipe. The black raspberry chocolate chip is the signature flavor, with Pacific Northwest black raspberries and chunks of dark chocolate.

Where to eat Graeter's French-pot black raspberry chocolate chip in Columbus

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  • Graeter's Ice Cream Easton

    Order A scoop of the black raspberry chocolate chip; it is the Graeter's signature for a reason.

    Graeter's at Easton Town Center is the Columbus-edge French-pot ice cream counter, churned in two-gallon copper kettles in Cincinnati since 1870.

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Make it at home

Serves 18 hrIntermediate

Ingredients

  • 500ml whole milk
  • 240ml heavy cream
  • 150g sugar
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100g black raspberry preserves
  • 150g dark chocolate (70%), chopped into chunks

Method

  1. Heat milk and cream to just below a simmer. Whisk egg yolks with sugar until pale, then slowly temper in the hot milk.
  2. Return the mixture to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until thick enough to coat the spoon (82C / 180F).
  3. Strain through a fine sieve, stir in vanilla, and cool over an ice bath. Refrigerate overnight.
  4. Churn in an ice cream maker following manufacturer's instructions.
  5. When ice cream is the texture of soft-serve, fold in black raspberry preserves in ribbons and the chopped dark chocolate chunks (the chunks should be visible and irregular, not finely chopped).
  6. Transfer to a container and freeze 4 hours before scooping.

Editor tip. Chunks, not chips. The French-pot signature is dark chocolate broken into rough irregular shards; uniform chips lose the texture.

Common allergens: Dairy.