Hand Made Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 10
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 193.4
  • Total Fat: 13.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 96.1 mg
  • Sodium: 22.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
  • Protein: 2.4 g

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Introduction

No need for an ice cream maker if you happen to have a serious craving for something sweet.

The overall effort to make this ice cream is fairly simple and quick (not counting freezing time). And there really IS nothing better than some good old fashioned, home made ice cream.
No need for an ice cream maker if you happen to have a serious craving for something sweet.

The overall effort to make this ice cream is fairly simple and quick (not counting freezing time). And there really IS nothing better than some good old fashioned, home made ice cream.

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

    1 cup milk (calculations use 2%)
    Half cup Sugar
    3 egg yolks

    1 tsp. vanilla extract
    1 tsp. peppermint extract

    2 cups heavy whipping cream
    Half cup semisweet chocolate chips
    10 drops green food coloring

Directions

In a saucepan, combine milk, egg whites and sugar and heat over meIn a saucepan, combine milk, egg whites and sugar and heat over medium heat. Stirring constantly (as to not cook the eggs or curdle the milk), heat only until tiny bubbles form along the edges. About 3 or 4 minutes.

Add vanilla extract and peppermint extract.

Put into large bowl and then into freezer until semi frozen (about an hour or hour and a half).

Beat cream (on high) to soft peaks. Fold into semi frozen mixture. Add 10 drops of green food coloring and mix thouroghly. Return to freezer for about 2 hours, until half frozen.

Fold in chips and return to freezer for a few more hours (preferably overnight). Although if your house is anything like mine, it won't make it over night. :) Enjoy!

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DRAGONESS2134.

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    The directions call for egg whites but in the list of ingredients it list 3 egg yolks. Which do you need for this recipe? I am thinking of trying this one over the weekend. - 1/4/10