Homemade Dark Chocolate Mint Ice Cream in 20 Minutes with the Cuisinart Ice-21 Electric Ice Cream Maker

By: admin | On: August 5, 2014 | Category : Desserts

Homemade Dark Chocolate Mint Chip Ice Cream Recipe

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Homemade Dark Chocolate Mint Ice Cream in 20 Minutes with the Cuisinart Ice-21 Electric Ice Cream Maker!

Did you know…

You can make homemade dark chocolate mint ice cream in 20 minutes with the Cuisinart Ice-21 electric ice cream maker?

Homemade Ice Cream

In the hot summer weather (especially in July, National Ice Cream Month!), I like to experiment with different flavors for making homemade ice cream with one of my favorite small kitchen appliances, the Cuisinart Ice-21 electric ice cream maker.

Yes.

20 minute homemade ice cream.

Homemade Dark Chocolate Mint Ice Cream!

You can do it, too.

(However, I like to take my time to prepare my homemade ice cream. See below)

And, I love to use my Cuisinart Ice-21 ice cream maker.

Cuisinart Ice-21 ice cream maker

Cuisinart ICE-21 Frozen Yogurt-Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker

Herbs and Mint and Ice Cream, Oh My!

I grow many herbs in my garden, peppermint (below) and spearmint are among them.

I like to use fresh herbs to freshen all of my cuisine creations, and they seem to pair exceptionally with ice cream.

Who knew exotic flavors of ice cream would be all the rage in the big cities…?

One of my favorite ice cream flavors is not particularly exotic, Homemade Dark Chocolate Mint Ice Cream!

Here’s a neat recipe for you to try:

Homemade Dark Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

1 can of coconut milk
1/4 cup raw honey
2 egg yolks
2 ounces 72% dark chocolate
4 – 5 drops of peppermint essential oil, or a teaspoon pure peppermint extract
2-3 drops of green food coloring (optional)

Place coconut milk and honey in a medium saucepan over low heat. Whisk until blended. Add peppermint extract and optional food coloring. Stir.

Whisk two egg yolks in a separate bowl. Temper the yolks by adding a small ladle of hot mixture, stirring continuously so as to not “cook” the eggs. Add a second ladle to egg mixture. Once combined, pour this back into the saucepan and stir everything together. Refrigerate until completely cooled.

Follow the directions on your electric ice-cream mixture as each one may be a little different. I put the freezing cavity in the freezer overnight and the ice-cream mixture in the refrigerator overnight and then blend in the morning for about 30 minutes.

~ courtesy of: cavegirlcuisine.com

Note:

Add the chocolate about halfway through the blending process. You can use chocolate chips for this recipe. We recommend these dark chocolate chips, allergen free, vegan, organic and non-GMO.

Dark Chocolate Chips Allergen Free – Vegan – Organic & NON-GMO