Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

Are you looking for a minty ice cream recipe to satisfy your cravings? Have a look at our perfect mint chocolate chip ice cream recipe with only seven ingredients!

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

It goes without saying that we create a lot of ice cream, especially during the summer, but the mint chocolate chip ice cream recipe is one the best and most delicious homemade ice creams you have ever made. It only takes seven ingredients, including cream, mint flavoring, and chopped chocolate, to produce a rich creamy flavor. The best thing is that it doesn’t contain corn syrup, guar gum, cellulose gum, or any other artificial flavors. Moreover, this ice cream does not require simmering or boiling in a saucepan, unlike custard bases, and it does not contain any egg yolks. 

Ingredients for Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

Well chilled Whole Milk

Granulated Sugar

Well chilled Heavy Cream

Mint Extract to taste

Semi-sweet Chocolate Bar (chopped)

Green Food Color (Optional)

Equipment

• Nostalgia Ice Cream Maker
• Mixing Bowl
• Whisk

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream: How Do You Make It?

Mix the sugar and whole milk together until the sugar is dissolved. 

Add the heavy cream and mint extract and any green food coloring you choose to use. 

Add the ingredients to your ice cream maker’s bowl and churn for around 25 minutes. 

Add the coarsely chopped chocolate 20 minutes later.

Once the ice cream is ready, pour it into an air-tight container and freeze for 3-4 hours before serving.

What Chocolate Is Best for Chips In Ice Cream?

Use only high-quality chocolate bars. To ensure that the pieces’ melt in your mouth, chop the chocolate finely. Do not use chocolate chips as they can’t be chopped finely. Ghirardelli semisweet baking bars are a good choice. Dove candy bars also taste great. You may try out several chocolate flavors to choose which ones you love the most. 

Additional Notes

• Use mint extract rather than peppermint extract for the best flavor. It may be a little difficult to find but when it comes to mint ice cream, it really does matter a lot. While peppermint extract just contains peppermint, mint extract also contains spearmint.
• Don’t reduce your fat intake. The fat is responsible for the ice cream’s creamy and smooth texture.
• This ice cream needs to churn for 25 to 35 minutes, but you should check on it at 25 minutes because ice cream can be over-churned.
• Use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or semisweet chocolate that is of good quality. To make the chocolate melt in your lips, finely chop it. When frozen, large chocolate chunks are impossible to bite into. 
• Food coloring does give it the recognizable mint color though it is not necessary.

Secret Recipe Hacks

• Try to wait a couple of hours for the ice cream to set up in the freezer before consuming it.
• Try eating the ice cream in a day or two. If you want to store it for over several days, add a few teaspoons of alcohol, such as rum or bourbon. It will keep your ice cream soft and creamy.

Nutritional Facts

• Calories: 211kcal
• Carbohydrates: 24.1g
• Protein: 2.3g
• Fat: 12.7g
• Saturated Fat: 8g
• Trans Fat: 0.3g
• Cholesterol: 29.6mg
• Sodium: 17.1mg
• Fiber: 0.8g
• Sugar: 23.4g