Mint Chocolate-Chip Ice Cream |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 1440 Minutes |
Ready In: 1465 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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If you love mint chocolate-chip ice cream, you'll love this recipe! (Cook time is chill time.) Ingredients:
2 cups milk |
2 cups heavy cream |
3/4 cup sugar |
8 large egg yolks |
2 tablespoons creme de menthe |
1/2 teaspoon mint extract |
1 -2 drop green food coloring |
1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped |
Directions:
1. In a heavy saucepan scald the milk and heavy cream with the sugar over moderate heat, stirring.
2. In a large bowl beat the egg yolks until light and lemon colored and add the milk mixture in a stream, stirring.
3. Transfer the custard to the saucepan and cook it over moderately low heat, stirring, until it thickens and coats the spoon.
4. Transfer the custard to a metal bowl set in a bowl of cracked ice and let it cool, covered with a round of wax paper.
5. Remove the custard from the bowl of ice and chill it for 2 hours. Stir in the crème de menthe, mint extract and food coloring, and freeze the mixture.
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