EASY MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM

Easy Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream image

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.

Provided by Darryn M. Briggs

Categories Desserts Frozen Dessert Recipes 100+ Ice Cream Recipes Chocolate Ice Cream Recipes

Time 2h45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups 2% milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
3 drops green food coloring
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.9 calories, Carbohydrate 43.2 g, Cholesterol 86.4 mg, Fat 29.7 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 18.3 g, Sodium 195.4 mg, Sugar 39.8 g