No cooking required for this easy mint chip ice cream recipe. Just stir together simple ingredients, then wait for one of the tastiest, most refreshing bowls of ice cream ever!
There’s not many things in the world that taste better than a bowl of creamy homemade ice cream! I’m also a huge fan of butterfinger ice cream, tin roof sundae, and Reese’s ice cream.
EASY CHOCOLATE CHIP MINT ICE CREAM
I got this mint chip ice cream recipe from my friend Liz several years ago. I was surprised that something so easy to make could be so creamy and delicious!
Because there are no eggs in this ice cream base, no cooking is required. If you can stir ingredients together, you can make this mint chocolate chip ice cream recipe!
With my Cuisinart ice cream maker that doesn’t even need ice and salt, this ice cream is even easier! In fact, it’s a little scary how simple it is to whip up a batch, because it is so hard to resist. 🙂
Of course, even if you have an old fashioned ice cream maker, you can have it cranking in just a few minutes.
I know that ice cream isn’t a typical dessert in December when it is freezing cold outside. But chocolate and mint just scream Christmas, so we love this ice cream for the holidays as well.
It’s green color makes it perfect for St. Patrick’s Day too. You can even add more green food coloring to make it extra festive.
So don’t just make this ice cream when it’s a hundred degrees outside. Whip up a batch any time you get a hankering; it’s not just a summer dessert!
HOW TO MAKE MINT CHIP ICE CREAM
Whisk together milk, cream, sugar, salt, vanilla, and peppermint extract. If desired, stir in a few drops of green food coloring.
Pour into an ice cream maker and churn according to manufacturer’s instructions. Add the mini chocolate chips during the last two minutes.
Scoop mixture into an ice cream container or other plastic container. Freeze for 2-3 hours or until hard enough to scoop.
Leftover ice cream?
Homemade ice cream doesn’t last as long as store bought, because it isn’t full of preservatives. After a week or two, it can start to turn icy. It never lasts that long at my house though!
You can help preserve it longer by storing it correctly. I love storing my homemade ice cream in these containers. They are insulated, so the ice cream stays scoopable and fresh longer.
Alternately, you can place your container in a large ziplock bag. The double layer of protection does make a difference.
MINT ICE CREAM VARIATIONS:
Instead of peppermint extract, you can use mint extract. It’s a combination of peppermint and spearmint, so it has a slightly different flavor.
Chopped semi sweet chocolate can be used in place of the mini chocolate chips. Just don’t use regular chocolate chips, the larger chunks are too hard to bite into.
In place of the chocolate chips, use Andes mint baking bits instead.
Instead of adding chocolate chips or chunks, you can melt the chocolate and slowly drizzle it in at the end of the churning process. The cold ice cream will quickly freeze it into small shards.
Use crushed mint Oreos (or regular Oreos) in place of the chocolate chips — my personal favorite!!
This ice cream has a mild peppermint flavor, so if you like thinks really minty, add more extract.
MORE TASTY ICE CREAM RECIPES:
French Vanilla Ice Cream
Milky Way Ice Cream
Cheesecake Ice Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe
Peppermint Ice Cream
Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Yield: 8 servings
Easy Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Homemade ice cream doesn't get easier - just stir together a few ingredients and pour into an ice cream maker! This cool mint ice cream is so refreshing!
Prep Time5 minutes
Additional Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours5 minutes
Ingredients
2 cups 2% milk (or whole milk)
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp peppermint extract
3 drops green food coloring (optional)
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Stir together milk, cream, sugar, salt, vanilla, and peppermint extract till sugar dissolves. Add food coloring if desired.
Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Add chocolate during the last 2-3 minutes of churning.
Spoon into an airtight container and freeze for about 2-3 hours.
If you are looking for a quick and easy frozen mint treat, this is the best mint chocolate chip ice cream ever! You are going to want to make it over and over again to try all the variations!
Mint chocolate chip is an ice cream flavor composed of mint ice cream with small chocolate chips. In some cases the liqueur crème de menthe is used to provide the mint flavor, but in most cases peppermint or spearmint flavoring is used.
My favorite go to ice cream. Mint chocolate chip is my favorite flavor, and Ben and Jerry's hits the spot every time. The texture is creamy, I love their packaging and serving size, it's perfect for one person!
The average demographic of those who love mint chocolate chip “is a middle-age white female living in the northeast in a domestic partnership earning over $80K,” per The Guardian.
The first thing that pops into my mind when I hear mint chocolate chip is ice cream. A fun fact – mint chocolate chip ice cream was invented in 1973 by culinary student Marilyn Ricketts while studying at South Devon College in England.
Peppermint has a significantly higher concentration of menthol, which gives the herb its signature cooling flavor and aroma. Because of the difference in menthol concentration, they are not ideal substitutes for one another despite having similar properties.
Other crowd-pleaser flavors are strawberry (43%) and cookies and cream (43%), selected as favorites by 6% and 7%, respectively. Mint chocolate chip and butter pecan challenge vanilla and chocolate for favorite flavor (9% and 8%, respectively) even though neither is liked by more than 35% of Americans.
There are over 300 discontinued Ben & Jerry's flavors to date. The Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard first launched as a section of the brand's website to honor discontinued pints. Now, an actual Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard is located behind the Waterbury, Vermont factory. Discontinued flavors can be "resurrected."
Since Baskin-Robbins opened its first ice cream shop in 1945, it has become an American favorite. Now, you can enjoy the fun and great flavors of Baskin-Robbins at home anytime. Mint Chocolate Chip: Chill out this creamy mint ice cream mixed with rich semi-sweet chocolate chips. Cool and sweet - that's the ticket!
Vanilla also topped Chocolate for America's favorite flavor. Before you lose your sprinkles, let's compare the top five from 2024 and the previous trends report in 2022: Top 5 flavors among the general American public in 2024: Vanilla.
Caramel swirl is a trendy flavor among millennials. Rocky road is a popular choice at ice cream parlors. Pistachio ice cream is gaining popularity in the U.S. Neapolitan is a favorite multi-flavor option for many consumers.
According to the survey results, hot fudge, whipped cream, and caramel sauce are the top three most popular ice cream toppings selected among the 20 options provided. Other top topping choices include chocolate sauce, nuts, sprinkles, and chocolate chips.
Chocolate chip isn't in the top 10 of flavors as monitored by the International Dairy Foods Association. (The top choice, as per their consumer survey: vanilla.) Owing to reduced sales, many ice cream manufacturers relegate chocolate chip to certain markets, as a seasonal offering, or simply don't sell it at all.
He requested two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream as his last meal before his lethal injection. Four years before his 2001 execution, Congress passed a law that prohibited McVeigh, a Gulf War veteran, from being buried in a military cemetery.
Chocolate mint is a subspecies of mint within the Lamiaceae or Labiatae family, and is botanically classified as Mentha x piperita f. citrate 'Chocolate'. It is closely related to other aromatic mint varities known for mimicking unique flavors including, lime, orange, basil, and of course chocolate.
Most fresh mint sold in grocery stores is spearmint, but you can also use peppermint in this ice cream recipe. In fact, many mint ice creams are made with peppermint rather than spearmint. Just keep in mind that since peppermint has a higher menthol content, you'll want to use a bit less of it.
Original Andes Creme De Menthe Ingredients: Sugar, Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Nonfat Milk, Lactose, Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Natural And Artificial Flavors, Peppermint Oil, Colors Added (Yellow 5 Lake, Blue 1 Lake).
Fresh spearmint is used more frequently in cooking, because it does not contain menthol, the oil that produces that distinctive “cooling” sensation (peppermint contains menthol in abundance). In general, look for fresh mint with perky leaves and stems, with no black or dried spots or wilted parts.
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