{"id":2023418,"date":"2024-08-30T11:16:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T16:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?post_type=recipe&p=2023418"},"modified":"2024-08-30T11:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T16:16:24","slug":"stracciatella-gelato","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/stracciatella-gelato\/","title":{"rendered":"Stracciatella Gelato"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stracciatella, meaning “little rags” in Italian, is a gelato characterized by delicate freckles of dark chocolate folded into a creamy fior di latte or milk base. It’s traditionally made by slowly drizzling melted semisweet or bittersweet chocolate into the ice cream maker as the gelato churns. The chocolate immediately seizes and breaks into larger chips and smaller shards. While the chips in an American-style chocolate chip ice cream<\/a> are toothsome and chewable, the chocolate in stracciatella is so fine that it melts almost as soon as you eat it.<\/p>\n

This homemade version captures the essence of the classic Italian dessert, but because most domestic ice cream makers don’t have built-in refrigeration it’s a risk to add a hot ingredient like melted chocolate to the mix. Instead, we recommend finely chopping the chocolate by hand and then folding it in to the gelato base. Each spoonful offers a delightful contrast of smooth, sweet and creamy gelato and the gentle crunch and bitterness of dark chocolate.<\/p>\n

Ingredients for Stracciatella Gelato<\/h2>\n