“This is the best mint chocolate chip ice cream I’ve ever had in my whole life.”
Even the alcohol in vanilla extract will help.
Many of them offer their own unique flavors.
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Spearmint, for example, is relatively mild in flavor while peppermint is more intense.
In fact, many mint ice creams are made with peppermint rather than spearmint.
If you don’t have fresh mint, you could use an extract as an alternative.
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Give it a try!
Continue with step 3.
Add 2 teaspoons of peppermint extract in with the chilled custard mixture in step 6.
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Reheat the mixture until steaming, remove from heat and let stand for 15 more minutes.
While the mint is infusing in step 1, prepare the remaining cream over an ice bath.
Set a mesh strainer on top of the bowls.
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Return the milk cream mixture to the saucepan.
Add sugar and salt to the mixture.
Heat until just steaming again, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
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Whisk the egg yolks in a medium sized bowl.
Scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan.
This can take about 10 minutes.
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Process the mixture in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Once the ice cream has been made in the ice cream maker it should be pretty soft.
Gently fold in the finely chopped chocolate.
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Put in an airtight container and place in the freezer for at least an hour, preferably several hours.
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