Chocolate Thin Mint Ice Cream

Name: Chocolate Thin Mint Ice Cream
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 28 Thin Mints (1 box), divided; 3 Tbsps cocoa powder; 142 grams dark chocolate (about 70% cacao), chopped fine; 6 egg yolks; 710 milliliters half and half; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 118 milliliters sugar

Chocolate Thin Mint Ice Cream is a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains about 27g of protein, 92g of fat, and a total of 1353 calories. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up half and half, sugar, chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your Summer event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

In a medium saucepan off heat, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until light in color and slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Whisk in cocoa powder until no lumps remain. Slowly add half and half, whisking constantly. Finely chop 10 Thin Mints (crumbs should be no larger than a pea) and stir into dairy.

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Half And Half

Cocoa Powder

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Whisk

Put saucepan on medium-low heat and cook, whisking frequently, until custard reaches 180°F on an instant read thermometer (custard should coat the back of a spoon but a swiped finger should leave a clean line).

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Custard

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Whisk

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Remove custard from heat and stir in chocolate, then salt to taste.

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Chocolate

Custard

Salt

When chocolate is fully melted and incorporated, transfer to an airtight container and chill overnight in refrigerator.

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Chocolate

The next day, churn in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Roughly chop remaining Thin Mints; chunks should range from pea to nickle-sized. In the last minute of churn, add chopped Thin Mints. Return ice cream to container and chill in freezer for at least two hours before serving.

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Ice Cream