Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

This scrumptious mint chip ice cream has tiny bits of chocolate that melt in your mouth. It is made with eight easy ingredients in your electric ice cream maker in less than 30 minutes.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 449kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

2 cups half n half
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons mint extract
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
4 –5 drops green food coloring
3 ounces Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate finely chopped
1 ounce dove milk chocolate finely chopped

Instructions

Whisk together half and half and sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Whisk in cream, vanilla extract, mint extract, sea salt, and a little bit of green food coloring if desired.
Pour the contents into the bowl of your ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer's instructions. After 20 minutes, add the chopped chocolate. Churn for an additional 5-7 minutes before checking the ice cream, as it is possible to over-churn ice cream.
Spoon the ice cream into an airtight container and press plastic wrap right onto the top surface of the ice cream to prevent ice crystals from forming. Freeze for several hours.

Notes

For optimal taste, use mint extract and not peppermint extract. It may be a little harder to find, but it really does make a huge difference. Mint extract is a mixture of spearmint and peppermint, while peppermint extract is just peppermint.
Don’t cut down on the fat. The fat is what gives ice cream its smooth and creamy texture.
This ice cream will need to churn for about 25-35 minutes; however, you need to check on it after 25 minutes because it is possible to over-churn ice cream.
Use good quality semisweet chocolate, dark chocolate, or milk chocolate. Chop it finely, so the chocolate melts in your mouth. Big chunks of chocolate are too hard to bite into when frozen.
Food coloring is not a must, but it does give it that familiar mint color that we are accustomed to.

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