Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
This mint chocolate chip ice cream recipe is more delicious than your favorite ice cream shop. It's creamy and sweet with the perfect amount of mint flavor!
Servings: 8 Servings
Cost: $6
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon mint extract (or peppermint)
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate bars (chopped fine)
Instructions
- Heat whole milk, salt and sugar over medium heat until it is warm and begins to shimmer but not boil.
- While the milk is warming, whisk the egg yolks in a small mixing bowl.
- Then, add ½ cup of the warm milk mixture to the whisked egg yolks and whisk to combine.
- Then transfer the egg/milk mixture back to the milk on the stovetop.
- Cook the custard mixture over medium-low heat stirring often, until it thickens & lightly coats the back of a spatula. Once thickened, remove from heat.
- Put the heavy cream into a bowl with a fine mesh strainer on top of the bowl.
- Strain the custard into the heavy cream. Discard what is left on the strainer.
- Add vanilla and mint extract, stir to combine.
- Transfer to an airtight container and cool completely in the fridge (preferably overnight).
- Once chilled, churn the ice cream in an ice cream maker until thick and frozen.
- Add the chopped chocolate during the last 10 minutes of churning, when this ice cream is thick but not totally frozen.
- Transfer the mint chip ice cream to a glass container with a lid and freeze for at least 4 hours.
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Notes
Ingredient Substitution Notes
- Whole milk/heavy cream. This recipe calls for 3 cups of liquid dairy. You can change the ratios of whole milk : cream if desired, as long as the total amount equals 3 cups. You can also substitute the whole milk with half and half if you prefer.
- Granulated sugar. white sugar or organic cane sugar are both graet choices.
- Egg Yolks. There is no substitution for egg yolks in this recipe.
- Vanilla Extract. Pure vanilla extract yields the best flavor, I don't recommend using imitation.
- Mint extract. I use mint extract, but you can also substitute peppermint if you can't find mint. I order mine on amazon and either use McCormick Mint Extract or Frontier Organic Mint Extract.
- Semisweet chocolate. for the most authentic, ice cream shop flavor, use semisweet. You can use dark or milk if you prefer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 139mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 213mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 673IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 1mg