Fresh Mint Ice Cream
Mint chip ice cream made with real, fresh mint leaves is an experience not to be missed! This creamy, refreshing homemade ice cream is a simple and delicious summertime treat.
Servings: 8 servings (makes approximately 2 pints)
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 large handful fresh mint leaves, about 1 cup, lightly packed
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
- 2 teaspoons neutral oil, canola, sunflower
Instructions
- Heat the cream and half and half in a saucepan until just simmering.
- Remove from the heat, add the mint leaves, cover and let steep for 2 hours.
- Whisk the egg yolks and the sugar and set aside.
- Strain the mint leaves out of the cream, pour back into the saucepan, and add the egg yolk mixture.
- Place back on the stove and heat over low-medium heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
- Strain again to remove any bits of cooked egg yolk, and chill thoroughly (preferably overnight).
- Churn according to your ice cream maker's instructions.
- While the ice cream is churning, melt the dark chocolate with the oil in the microwave or in a double boiler and mix until it is smooth.
- Pour the chocolate in a thin stream over the ice cream when it is almost done churning, you can break up any large pieces of chocolate that form with a spoon.
- Place in a freezer safe container and freeze for at least a few hours before serving.
Notes
Recipe lightly adapted from Serious Eats
Nutrition
Calories: 351 kcal · Carbohydrates: 23 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 27 g · Saturated Fat: 16 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 8 g · Trans Fat: 0.01 g · Cholesterol: 152 mg · Sodium: 52 mg · Potassium: 220 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 19 g · Vitamin A: 787 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 106 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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