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Skinny Mint-Chip Ice Cream Recipe

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No one will ever guess that this smooth and creamy mint treat is light. For the Christmas holidays, it's fun to substitute 2 cups of crushed peppermint candy canes for the chocolate chunks. Nancy Quelle - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Skinny Mint-Chip Ice Cream Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Process: 20 min. + freezing

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

4 cups fat-free half-and-half
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
1 can (14 ounces) fat-free sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons mint extract
3 to 4 drops green food coloring, optional
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chunks

Directions

In a large bowl, beat half-and-half and pudding mix on low speed for 2 minutes. Beat in the condensed milk, extract and food coloring if desired.
Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Coarsely chop chocolate chunks if desired; stir into ice cream. Transfer to freezer containers. Freeze for 2-4 hours before serving. Yield: 1-1/2 quarts.

Nutritional Facts 1/2 cup equals 289 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 216 mg sodium, 50 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Skinny Mint-Chip Ice Cream in Healthy Cooking August/September 2008, p55

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Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2012 by krisbird

I wish someone would tell me what I did wrong. We followed this recipe to the letter, and after TWO HOURS in our ice cream maker we still had just mint-green milk. I was a little worried about it as I poured the very liquidy mixture into the canister, wondering what exactly was going to firm it up. My hunch was correct. What a disappointment (on Father's Day!) and what a waste of ingredients.

Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2010 by KY_Cook

Smooth, cool, refreshing....my new guilty pleasure

Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2009 by abrimmer

Wow, I don't call this a "skinny" recipe. It's got 289 calories per serving and a whopping 7 grams of fat, 4 of them saturated!

Reviewed on Mar. 03, 2009 by kageygayle

Skinny??? This has more calories per serving than full fat Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream.

Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2008 by Monarchsmomma

This ice cream may need to be in your freezer longer then four hours. The mint extract was very strong! Next time I will decrease it to 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons or try 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract.