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Spearmint Ice Cream Recipe

A spearmint ice cream recipe is the perfect solution for using your fresh spearmint and satisfying yourself with a cool, refreshing treat this summer.

Spearmint is a fun herb to have in your garden.

Easy Spearmint Ice Cream

There’s a lot of great treats you can make with it, and it’s flavor is pleasing to just about everybody.

Of all the things that you can do with fresh spearmint, we think the best thing you can make is some spearmint flavored ice cream!

Spearmint

Spearmint is a plant with jagged leaves that is in the mint plant family.

It smells and tastes – you guessed it – minty.

So what is the difference between spearmint and mint?

The answer is in what it tastes like…and each tastes the way it does because of what it’s made of.

Spearmint contains 1% menthol and mint contains 4% menthol.

So which do you think has a more minty flavor?

Yes! The mint.

So spearmint has a much more subtle taste than mint.

As a result, this ice cream will have a more subtle minty taste.

So if you love a minty flavor, but you don’t want to be blown away by the minty-ness, you’ll love the flavor that spearmint creates in this recipe.

The Verdict and Variations

This ice cream recipe has a mild “spearminty” flavor…just what my husband likes. He prefers a subtle taste as opposed to the “in-your-face” flavor that I love.

If you’d like a stronger flavor, simply let the leaves steep in warm milk for 10-15 minutes.

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Serving Tip

Garnish ice cream with a fresh sprig of spearmint!

If you love the combo of mint with chocolate, stick a square of dark chocolate in each scoop, garnish with chocolate curls, or drizzle with your favorite chocolate sauce.

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

SpearmintIceCream 1

Spearmint Ice Cream

Philadelphia Style
no eggs / eggless
This Spearmint ice cream recipe has a mild “spearminty” flavor - refreshing and invigorating.
Makes 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Chill Time 3 hours hrs
Total Time 3 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 1/2 cup servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup fresh spearmint leaves
  • 1 cup milk
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Instructions
 

  • How to make ice cream without an ice cream maker.
  • Place fresh spearmint leaves in a saucepan and cover leaves with water.
  • Heat saucepan, bringing water to a boil and softening leaves.
  • Strain mixture, reserving the leaves and discarding the water.
  • Place softened spearmint leaves back in the saucepan and add milk. Puree leaves with a stick blender.
  • For a more intense flavor, heat milk and spearmint mixture, but do not let it boil.
  • Remove from heat and cool mixture.
  • Stir in whipping cream.
  • Chill until completely cooled, about 3 hours.
  • Pour mixture into ice cream maker.
  • Churn about 25-30 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Enjoy this fresh, unique ice cream flavor!
Keyword easy, herb, homemade ice cream, philadelphia

 

SpearmintIceCream 1

Spearmint Ice Cream Recipe

Philadelphia Style
no eggs / eggless
This Spearmint ice cream recipe has a mild “spearminty” flavor - refreshing and invigorating.
Makes 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream.
No ratings yet
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Chill Time 3 hours hrs
Total Time 3 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 1/2 cup servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup fresh spearmint leaves
  • 1 cup milk
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Instructions
 

  • How to make ice cream without an ice cream maker.
  • Place fresh spearmint leaves in a saucepan and cover leaves with water.
  • Bring water to a boil to soften the spearmint leaves.
  • Strain the mixture – keep the leaves, but discard the water.
  • Pour milk into saucepan and add spearmint leaves.
  • Puree the leaves with a stick blender until fine.
  • Heat milk and spearmint mixture until it just starts to bubble.
  • Remove from heat and cool mixture. Stir in whipping cream.
  • Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, beat egg and sugar together.
  • Pour about 1/2 of the heated milk over the eggs, stir to combine, and then pour back into the saucepan.
  • Heat over low heat until mixture thickens and begins to stick to the back of the spoon.
  • Remove from heat and cool.
  • Place in fridge and chill until completely cooled. This will take about 3 hours.
  • Pour into ice cream maker. Churn about 25-30 minutes or according to manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Enjoy this fresh ice cream flavor!
Keyword custard, easy, herb, homemade ice cream, unusual

 

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