Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream

I got an ice cream maker for Mother's Day, I am so excited about it.  I have already used the basic recipes in the manual that came with it to make several batches of vanilla and mint chocolate chip but I wanted to try something different.  I've been seeing coconut milk ice cream in the store and have been intrigued.  I love coconut and I would love to have the occasional ice cream treat with little or no dairy.  I searched the internet and found several recipes.  I decided I would try the coconut milk in baby steps, so instead of making the ice cream with only the coconut milk, for my first try I would incorporate some dairy.  I am in LOVE with the result!  I had to make this recipe up, because there wasn't anything out there exactly like I wanted and I am SO GLAD that I did.  This is so, so good!

Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Recipe by Kathee

Ingredients:

14 oz. can of full fat coconut milk (do not use light)
1 cup half and half
14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp. vanilla
Pinch salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Optional: semisweet chocolate pieces

Pour a small amount of milk into a bowl.  Add the cocoa powder and mix well, removing any lumps.  Gradually add the rest of the coconut milk.  Add the rest of the ingredients.  Make ice cream according to your ice cream maker's instructions.  In the last 5 minutes you can add any additions you would like.  I chopped up a bunch of tiny pieces of some semisweet chocolate to add, so this is absolutely a decadent chocolate treat!!   Serve immediately if you prefer a 'soft serve' type of ice cream, or chill for 1 to 2 hours in freezer if you like your ice cream harder.