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Easy Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

SUBMITTED BY: DARRYN_BRIGGS PHOTO BY: Nug.Tj

"This is a GREAT mint chocolate chip ice cream that I discovered by accident. The 2% milk makes the ice cream taste 'lighter' I think."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 154 stars. This recipe average a 4.8 star rating.
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PREP TIME  5 Min
COOK TIME  40 Min
READY IN  2 Hrs 45 Min
Original recipe yield 2 quarts

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 cups 2% milk
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 3 drops green food coloring (optional)
  • 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large bowl, stir together the milk, cream, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and peppermint extract until the sugar has dissolved. Color to your liking with the green food coloring.
  2. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. After about 10 minutes into the freezing, add the chocolate chips. After the ice cream has thickened, about 30 minutes later, spoon into a container, and freeze for 2 hours.

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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2006 by CookinMama
Mint chip ice cream is hands down my faaaaaavorite ice cream, so I was excited to try this!... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2007 by LADYJAYPEE
Update: I've made this countless times now; it's my go-to base recipe and the fave in our... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2007 by Emily
This was fabulous! Better than store-bought. I did substitute whole milk for the 2% just... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2006 by Love2c0ok
This ice cream is REALLY good. I also made Cookies 'n Cream ice cream instead of using... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2007 by EKRUDERT
Great recipe! I have made this several times with different variations. I most recently used... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2006 by EBONY3
We all loved this ice cream. My first attempt at making it didn't turn out so well. I used... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2003 by Kerri
My daughter and I made this for our family this Memorial Day Weekend.... EVERYONE loved it.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2005 by KatyP
Delicious and easy. I used whole milk instead of 2%. I put regular choc. chips in the blender... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2008 by Calli
This was fantastic. I used chocolate mint oreos instead of the chocolate, and it was fabulous! MORE