Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Recipe
Mint chocolate chip ice cream is many people’s favorite flavor of ice cream! It’s mine!
In fact, mint chocolate chip is the 4th most popular ice cream flavor in America.
Here’s one of my favorite recipes to tantalize your taste buds!
If we’re out of ice cream at my house and don’t have the ingredients to try something new – this is always the recipe we fall back on.
We make it again and again and never get tired of it.
A Note About Peppermint Extract
Yum! Mint!
I love it!
But as with a lot of wonderful things, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.
That is definitely the case with peppermint extract.
Each peppermint extract is slightly different. Some are stronger than others.
So be careful about how much peppermint extract you add.
Start with a smaller amount. You can always add more.
Taste the ice cream base before putting it in your ice cream maker to see if you have added enough.
Add more if needed.
I have added too much peppermint extract before and I had my kids asking me: “Why does this ice cream taste like toothpaste?”
So be careful, but enjoy!
CHOOSE FROM 2 DIFFERENT ICE CREAM RECIPES
Below, you have 2 different ice cream recipes to choose from:
Philadelphia style: eggless, quick and easy: Jump to Recipe
Custard style: with eggs, a little extra creamy: Jump to Recipe
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp peppermint extract *can use up to 1 1/2 tsp
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips (or 4 oz chopped semi-sweet chocolate)
Instructions
- Dissolve milk and sugar using a wire whisk or hand mixer (mix approximately 1 -2 minutes).
- Stir in heavy cream and peppermint extract.
- Pour mixture into your ice cream maker.
- Mix about 15-20 minutes.
- Add chocolate to the ice cream mixture.
- Mix 5 minutes.
- Dig in!
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp peppermint extract *can use up to 1 1/2 tsp
- 4 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips (or 4 oz chopped semi-sweet chocolate)
Instructions
- Place milk, cream, sugar, and peppermint extract in a saucepan over medium heat. Mix.
- Heat until mixture just begins to boil.
- In a different bowl, beat egg yolks.
- Pour hot cream mixture over beaten eggs. Mix well.
- Return mixture to saucepan, cooking on medium-low heat until mixture thickens and begins to stick to the back of your spoon.
- Remove from heat and chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- Pour chilled mixture into your ice cream maker.
- Mix until thick about 25-30 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Add chocolate chips during the last 5 minutes of churning.
- Enjoy your mint chocolate treat!
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