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GelatoBelgium Dark Chocolate
For the person who orders chocolate and means it.
Contains: Milk, Egg
- Gluten: no wheat in this flavor.
- Dairy: contains milk. Also contains egg.
Ingredients: Milk, sugar, cream, egg, dextrose, chocolate, cocoa powder, vermouth, locust bean gum.
⚠️ Shared facility and shared case. Every flavor is produced in a facility that also handles peanuts, tree nuts, milk, wheat and soy. We cannot guarantee any flavor is free of trace amounts, and the same scoops and case are shared across flavors. If you have a severe allergy, please talk to us before you order — we would much rather have the conversation.
There is a version of chocolate gelato that is really just brown vanilla, and this is not it. The base is built on real cocoa and dark Belgian chocolate rather than on syrup, which is why it reads as bitter-sweet rather than sugary, and why it holds its own against an espresso instead of disappearing into it.
Gelato is churned slower and served warmer than American ice cream — around 10–15°F warmer — and dark chocolate is the flavor where you notice that most. Cold numbs bitterness. Serve chocolate too cold and you taste the sugar; serve it at gelato temperature and you taste the cocoa.
It is also the densest thing in our case. Low overrun means we whip in about a quarter of the air a supermarket tub carries, so a small cup goes further than it looks like it should.
Good with
- A shot of espresso alongside, not poured over
- Pistachio, if you want the classic Italian pairing
- A warm Brodallion® waffle chip alongside
Questions we get asked
How dark is it?
Dark enough that people who order it are usually pleased and people who wanted milk chocolate are usually surprised. If you want the sweeter end of the case, try Milk & Cookies or Sea Salt Caramel.
Does the chocolate gelato contain egg?
Yes. This flavor is made with egg — see the dietary details on this page. It is one of only two flavors in our rotation that are.
Is dark chocolate gelato dairy-free?
No. If you are avoiding dairy, our sorbettos are made without any — lemon, raspberry and mango are always dairy-free.
Want this one at your event?
Four flavors ride in the case at a time out of a twelve-flavor rotation. Name Belgium Dark Chocolate when you book and we will load it — and tell us about any allergies in the same message so we can plan the case around them.
Hungry yet?
Weddings, corporate days and parties across East Tennessee — or find us at the Milkhouse any time.
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