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Mac's Mint Chip Ice Cream

Kate Schat
I love when the kids get in the kitchen, and my son Mac came up with this recipe himself using the milk from the cow he milked!
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Churn 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 284 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups heavy cream see notes
  • 2 cups whole milk see notes
  • 4 egg yolks optional
  • ¾ cups sugar
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • ¾ cup chocolate chips see notes

Instructions
 

  • In a big glass measuring cup, gently pour in 4 cups of cream/milk (without stirring it first). This gives you mostly cream with some milk as well.
  • In a small bowl, beat egg yolks if using. Add to the milk.
  • Whisk in sugar, salt, and mint extract until sugar is dissolved, about 15 seconds.
  • Immediately pour into your ice cream maker (my “freezer bowl” lives in the freezer awaiting ice cream making!) If for some reason you are side tracked and your cream/milk mixture OR your freezer bowl sits out for more than 15 minutes, re-chill them before proceeding or you’ll have runny ice cream.
  • Churn to your ice cream maker's specifications- mine is 30 minutes. Follow the manual for when to add in your chocolate.
  • When it's done, immediately enjoy, or scoop into freezer safe containers and freeze until ready.

Notes

This recipe fits a 1.5 quart ice cream maker; increase everything by a little bit for a 2 quart machine.
For the chocolate: You can use mini chocolate chips if you have them, or take your favorite chocolate bar and blend or chop it in a food processor (or just grab a knife) to make smaller, more edible pieces. Big chunks of chocolate don’t actually work out well in ice cream
For the milk: I use all raw milk, making sure to pour off the cream as I am measuring. You want as much cream and fat as possible! If you are using store-bought milk then stick with half heavy whipping cream and half whole milk.

Nutrition

Calories: 284kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 29mgPotassium: 138mgSugar: 22gVitamin A: 736IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 0.2mg
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