Just kind of mix it up a bit so the chocolate is broken up into lots of little “chips” and then spread it out smooth and pop that container in the freezer.Īlso- this is not sponsored at all, but I found the PERFECT ice cream containers. I find it works better to spoon a little finished ice cream into your freezer container, then drizzle some chocolate, then spoon more, then drizzle more, etc.
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You can drizzle it in during the final stages of churning, like shown here, but that’s actually not what I do. I also like to add just a bit of mint extract to my chocolate as well, so as it melts in your mouth you get a mild burst of mint! The flavor should remain mild enough to be overpowered by the mint and chocolate so I’d say you’re probably good. If you have a strongly coconut-flavored oil, I actually don’t think it would be bad in here. Unrefined oil tastes like coconut, but refined is neutral. I’m using refined coconut oil so that it doesn’t have a coconut flavor. As I mentioned, we’re melting chocolate (you can use chocolate chips, chocolate bars, dark, semi-sweet, whatever you like!) with a little coconut oil. While this is processing in your ice cream maker, you’ll prep your chocolate. If you want info on ice cream makers, and our suggestions, read this post! We’re talking LOVE peppermint, so if you’re a little more iffy, you could do 2 teaspoons, but I like to really be able to taste it. And to that, we’re going to add a whole tablespoon of Peppermint Extract.
Mint ice cream free#
It’s egg free and has just 4 ingredients, so easy-peasy! Cream, whole milk, sugar, and vanilla. To make this ice cream, we’ll start with my perfect Vanilla Ice Cream Base. (Like, don’t even try to put M&M’s in my Blizzard.) Instead of tossing in chocolate chips, I melt chocolate with coconut oil, so it still freezes like ribbons and bits of chocolate with a little crispy bite, but it quickly melts in your mouth to a smooth, soft, velvety chocolate bite. I’ve also tackled a pet peeve of mine with chocolate chunks in ice cream, and that’s when it gets frozen and turns hard and waxy and doesn’t even taste like chocolate.
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Done right, fresh mint ice cream can be pretty stellar, but I’ve found it’s a little tricky and the flavor most people really like is with good ol’ peppermint extract. After thanking the man in the ice-cream truck, we waved until the melody of those happy tunes rolled out into the distance.Every summer I have crazy amounts of mint growing wild in my garden and I think, “oooh, I should make fresh mint ice cream” and so I do, and then I take a bite and remember that fresh mint ice cream kind of tastes like regular mint ice cream that someone added weeds to. After thoroughly observing and asking each other what the other was going to get, we would finally pick out our favorites. We would gaze at all the pretty packagings on the ice-cream bars, sandwiches, and colorful popsicles. My siblings and I would run into the house, grab our spare change, and then race out to greet the friendly ice-cream man.Įach time He opened up that little freezer, tucked away in the back of His truck, it was like Christmas! All of us would lean over the side of the freezer, poking our heads into the frosty air. The little white truck would make it’s way through our neighborhood ever afternoon. Memories of hot summer days playing in the yard and running through the sprinkler always accompanies an ice-cream cone.Īs a kid, around noon every day during the summer months, my siblings and I would hear the happy melodies of the ice-cream truck. For me, that would be mint chocolate chunk ice-cream. Having my own ice-cream machine is incredible and makes it impossible to stay away from making batches of ice-cream every week of the summer…Food blogger problems.įamily favorite recipes are those timeless recipes that bring back memories with every bite.
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Paleo ice-creams are my fave, because they are so easy to make. In fact, mint chocolate chunk ice-cream was my absolute favorite ice-cream as a kid, right along there with vanilla.
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I too am a fan, but I defiantly don’t like peppermint extract in my oatmeal! I do however, love it in my ice-cream. So this recipe is dedicated to my amazing sister and Her wacky love of everything peppermint. My sister is the biggest fan of peppermint and will put it in almost anything… and I mean anything! This week, I saw her add it to her oatmeal! So I’m not being extreme when I say She’s a big fan of this stuff! Anyway, She has been begging me to make this paleo mint chocolate chunk ice-cream for weeks. This ice-cream recipe is dairy free, paleo, and has a vegan option as well. This creamy and refreshing mint ice-cream is stuffed with chocolate chunks.