Chocolate Ice Cream with Candied Bacon Bits

With heat across much of North America reaching temps that make the dog days of summer seem like a respite, we all need to search for ways to cool down. You could just run to 7-11 and slurp a 100 ounces of semi-frozen neon sugar water...or, you search for something not near as bad for you and equally, if not more satisfying. There's a reason you scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream. Sure, store bought is fine...but there is no replacement for home made...and it is not nearly as hard to make as you might think. The Kitchen Ninja (which we should also give credit for the above photo) has served up this decadent little number, and if you haven't had the pleasure of bacon and chocolate, then you truly haven't lived. Of note: no ice cream maker required.