Favorite Mint Chocolate Ice Cream

Name: Favorite Mint Chocolate Ice Cream
Prep time: 6 h 10 min
Cook time: 6 h 10 min
Total time: 6 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 85 grams (or to taste) grated dark chocolate or melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chunks (see note); 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 2 larges eggs; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 473 milliliters heavy cream (divided use); 2 teaspoons peppermint extract (not mint — make sure it says peppermint); 0 teaspoons vanilla; 237 milliliters whole milk

Favorite Mint Chocolate Ice Cream might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 760 calories, 8g of protein, and 56g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. Head to the store and pick up melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chunks, vanilla, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 6 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Mix the sugar, cornstarch and eggs together in a bowl and set it next to the stove.In a heavy saucepan set over medium heat, bring the 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of the cream to a simmer.

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Pour the simmering cream mixture into the egg mixture whisking constantly, then return the mixture to the saucepan. Reduce heat to about medium low and whisk or stir constantly until the mixture thickens – it should not come to a complete boil, but rather thicken just to the consistency of thick gravy and coat the spoon. If you have a candy thermometer, it should read somewhere between 165 and 17

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Remove from heat and pour into a large bowl or a large shallow dish (a trick to make it cool faster).

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Pour the remaining 1 cup of cream into the mixture, then stir in the peppermint extract and vanilla. If desired, add a few drops of green food coloring.Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill for a few hours or overnight until very cold.Following the ice cream maker’s directions, mix the ice cream until thick. During last 5 minutes of ice cream mixing, add the grated chocolate. Spoon into a lidded container and let sit in the freezer to ripen until you are ready to serve it.Makes about 4 cups

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