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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

04/28/20 | Dessert, Recipes & Tips

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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.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.

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.

a glass bowl full of mint chocolate ice cream topped with chopped mints and chocolate chips

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.  

ingredients for chocolate mint ice cream in a bowl
mixed mint chocolate ice cream ingredients in a bowl
a baking dish fulled with mint chocolate ice cream topped with chopped mint pieces and chocolate chips

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!

a glass bowl full of mint chocolate ice cream topped with chopped mints and chocolate chips

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.

a glass bowl full of mint chocolate ice cream topped with chopped mints and chocolate chips and 3 spoons
a glass bowl full of mint chocolate ice cream topped with chopped mints and chocolate chips
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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.
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword mint chip ice cream, mint chocolate chip ice cream, mint ice cream
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 people
Calories 410kcal
Author Longbourn Farm • Alli Kelley
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Equipment

  • Ice Cream Maker
  • Liquid Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Cups + Spoons

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups half and half see note
  • 1 teaspoon mint extract
  • 1 teaspoon green food coloring optional
  • 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup chocolate mints chopped
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Instructions

  • Combine sugar, heavy cream, and half and half and mix until sugar is mostly dissolved.
  • Add mint extract and food coloring (if desired).
  • Use in ice cream maker according to manufacture's instructions.
  • The ice cream will be slightly soft when it is finished in the ice cream maker.
  • Add the chocolate chips and mints.
  • For more firm ice cream, place in the freezer for 3-4 hours.
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Notes

Milk can be substituted in place of the half and half but the ice cream will not stiffen as much in the ice cream maker and it will be slightly icier. The heavy cream should not be substituted.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 1101IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Alli says

    May 20, 2020 at 10:03 AM

    5 stars
    Homemade ice cream is the best!

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  1. Butterbeer Recipe • Longbourn Farm says:
    June 28, 2022 at 12:08 AM

    […] would also be amazing- but my “normal” ice cream recipes like Cookie Dough Ice Cream and Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream are still pretty good, even if they do succumb to warm […]

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Alli Kelley is an Agriculture focused entrepreneur. She runs a successful food blog, a consulting and coaching business, and all the social media connected with an online presence.

She also owns and operates a small, diversified farmstead where she enjoys home improvement projects, experimenting in the garden, creating profitable mini businesses on the farm, and of course, riding her big grey horse, Zane.
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