Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Mint chocolate chip ice cream is a cool and tasty treat for any time of year! It's easy to make yourself and everyone will love it.

With this super simple mint chip ice cream recipe, you can have yourself an entire batch of mint ice cream in no time. Well, you’ll still have a wait time, but it’s very much worth it! The taste of homemade ice cream is something that cannot be beaten by a store bought container.

Whether it’s the manual labor that you put into the creamy dish or the love and anticipation that you built up while waiting, there’s just something about homemade ice cream that has you going back for more. 

The good news is that this mint chocolate chip ice cream recipe doesn’t require much effort at all! It’s so simple of a recipe that you can have it prepared and in the freezer in no time flat. There’s no eggs, no cooking, and no fancy cooking techniques. 

Just a quick chop of some mint chocolate pieces and a whisk here and there and you’re good to go. The hardest part is waiting to eat your ice cream, but I won’t tell anyone if you eat it as mint chip soup. Although, when you eat it in it’s melted form, it may not be as satisfying as a firm scoop of ice cold ice cream! 

How to Make Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

• Combine the sugar, heavy cream, and half and half in a bowl. Mix it all together until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
• Add in the mint extract and the green food coloring (if desired).
• Use the mixture in your ice cream maker according to the manufacture's operating instructions.
• The ice cream will be slightly soft when it is finished in the ice cream maker.
• Add in the chocolate chips and the mints.
• For firmer ice cream, place it in the freezer for 3-4 hours.

Note that you can substitute milk for the half and half in this ice cream recipe but you shouldn’t substitute anything for the heavy whipping cream.  

Do I have to use green food coloring?

You definitely do not have to include any food coloring into this mint chocolate chip ice cream if you do not want to. While a lot of people prefer that their mint ice cream be colored green, it is totally up to your preference as to what you would like to do. 

What are some mint chocolate candies that would work well with this recipe?

There are so many different chocolate mint candies out there is can be hard to choose! Chopped Andes mints would work great in this ice cream and help to bring in some of that fun green color, but mint chocolate chips work great too and require no chopping!

What is the best container to store homemade ice cream?

You should want to keep your ice cream stored inside of an airtight lidded plastic container. But make sure to take note that a lot of different plastics will become brittle and break in the freezer, so it’s important to not just grab any Tupperware styled container. 

You need to double check that there is a symbol on the bottom stating that it is indeed freezer-friendly otherwise all of your hard work could be wasted the first time you go to open the container for a scoop of ice cream. No one wants to eat broken plastic.