Skinny Mint-Chip Ice Cream

Name: Skinny Mint-Chip Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1-1/2 quarts.
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

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

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.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 289 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 216mg sodium, 50g carbohydrate (44g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.

Originally published as Delicious Low Fat Mint Chip Ice Cream in Healthy Cooking August/September 2008

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krisbird

Jun 16, 2012

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.
KY_Cook

Oct 15, 2010

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

Mar 6, 2009

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!
kageygayle

Mar 3, 2009

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

Sep 7, 2008

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.