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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Name: Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1-1/2 quarts.
Ingredients: 1-3/4 cups whole milk; 3/4 cup sugar; Pinch salt; 3 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten; 1-3/4 cups heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract; 4 drops green food coloring, optional; 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Process: 20 min./batch + freezing

Makes

1-1/2 quarts

Updated: Apr. 22, 2022

We have a cow, so homemade ice cream is a regular dessert in our household. This creamy mint chocolate chip ice cream recipe has a mild mint flavor. —Farrah McGuire, Springdale, Washington

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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Ingredients

1-3/4 cups whole milk
3/4 cup sugar
Pinch salt
3 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
1-3/4 cups heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
4 drops green food coloring, optional
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

In a small saucepan, heat the milk to 175°; stir in the sugar and salt until dissolved. Whisk in a small amount of the hot mixture to the eggs. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon and reaches at least 160°, 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in whipping cream, extracts and food coloring if desired. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
Stir in the chocolate chips. Fill ice cream freezer cylinder two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze. Transfer ice cream to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.