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Crème de Menthe Chip Ice Cream Recipe

July 10, 2012 By Jelli 19 Comments

crème de menthe chip ice cream

Last week I had a request for mint chip ice cream. If you know me well, you’d know I’d never pull this flavor from the freezer aisle at the grocery. It’s just not my thing. Give this girl chocolate overload with chunks of brownies and cookies and choco-swirls, oh my! and I’m all yours. Anyway…the request was made, and I aim to please, especially since my broad ice cream repertoire includes many a flavor, but nothing mint. Oh yeah, and the hubs. He’s a big fan of mint chip.

Let us UPgrade, please and thank you. This girl will spend 15 minutes whisking ice cream base over a hot stove, but she will do it her way, which in this case is Crème de Menthe Chip Ice Cream. Bottles of gorgeous emerald liqueur were used in the making of this ice cream. No regrets.  If you’re not a boozy ice cream kind of gal, use food-grade peppermint oil or extract to taste. End result: Deeelish! I honestly liked this minty chocolate combo. Loved the fact that it didn’t have the artificial bright green color of store-bought mint chip and the abundance of chocolate mixed in, just cause that’s my prerogative. You’re in control when you mix up ice cream at home. Take the reigns, and get to work!

What You’ll Need :

  • 2 c. cream
  • 1 c. milk
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • 2 T. cornstarch
  • pinch salt
  • 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped
  • 1/2 c. crème de menthe or peppermint oil/extract to taste

    Instructions:

    Place egg yolks in a heat-safe (glass/ceramic) bowl next to the stove.

    In a medium saucepan, combine cream, milk, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Whisk to combine and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.

    Turn off heat and temper the eggs by slowly streaming about one cup of this mixture into the egg yolks, stirring the yolks vigorously as you pour in the liquid.

    Turn the heat back to medium-low. Return yolk mixture to the saucepan and whisk constantly until the mixture thickens once again, coming to a near boil. It’s best to keep it from boiling, but if you see bubbles, it’s alright. Remove pan from heat and stir in crème de menthe. Depending on your palette preferences, you may or may not choose to use an entire half cup of liqueur. Whatever the case, it’s best not to use more, as too much alcohol keeps the ice cream from freezing solid. If using a peppermint alternative, start with a few drops adding more as needed.

    Cool mixture to room temperature and then move to the fridge overnight. Freeze ice cream base according to manufacturer’s instructions.  Stir in chocolate chips. Stash your ice cream in the freezer until firm, and enjoy!

     

     

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    Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: desserts, ice cream

    About Jelli

    Jelli is a blogging veteran and avid baker who’s been selling sweets to feed her chocolate addiction for 8+ years. When the polka dotted apron’s hanging up, she’s a full-time mama to three kidlets enjoying the crazy days of motherhood and pumping out brownie recipes from her sunny Costa Rican kitchen.

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    Comments

    1. Fork says

      July 10, 2012 at 7:32 pm

      Looks delish!

      -fork

      Reply
    2. Tiffany says

      July 10, 2012 at 9:20 pm

      Stopping by from the hop! Looks so yummy–thanks for posting!

      Reply
      • Jelli says

        July 12, 2012 at 1:48 pm

        Thank YOU for visiting. Going over to visit you now, Tiffany.

        Reply
    3. Lilly ღ says

      July 10, 2012 at 9:22 pm

      Ohhmygosh! this looks so yummy!! Yum!
      Will have to try this sometime!
      HI! new follower by the way from the blog hop! Hope you follow back and stop by my blog to say Hi!

      Reply
      • Jelli says

        July 12, 2012 at 1:51 pm

        Hi Lilly! You really must try this if you’re a choco-mint person. Of course, I’m heading right over to say hello. Take care and do come back!

        Reply
    4. itmom says

      July 10, 2012 at 10:08 pm

      Are you serious right now?? Eeeeee…I LOVE this ice cream, it’s my faaaavorite!! So excited to try making it at home!!! Hooray!!

      Reply
    5. TLouise says

      July 10, 2012 at 11:27 pm

      Wow, that looks so good!
      I’m your newest follower on GFC [I found you through the GFC Blog Hop]
      I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts.

      Reply
    6. Julie Rogers says

      July 11, 2012 at 6:50 am

      Thanks for sharing—perfect for this summer heat!

      Reply
    7. Shannon says

      July 11, 2012 at 10:30 am

      Oh my goodness, that looks SO tasty!
      http://shannonhearts.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    8. Bree says

      July 11, 2012 at 12:07 pm

      oh my, this looks right up my alley!
      I am your newest follower, via the hop.

      Love it if you could stop by!!

      xoxo, bree
      http://gowersfam.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    9. Melissa Ryan says

      July 11, 2012 at 8:10 pm

      Hi! I just wanted you to know I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. I really enjoy reading your blog! Come on by and “pick up” you award.
      Melissa Ryan
      http://www.adventureswithcaptaindestructo.com

      Reply
    10. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

      July 11, 2012 at 8:33 pm

      That is beautiful! And boozy, so it’s perfect. 🙂

      Reply
      • Jelli says

        July 12, 2012 at 2:17 pm

        Glad you approve. Honestly, I was a little surprised by how much liqueur I needed to add in order to achieve the minty flavor I was going for. Next time, I might opt for peppermint oil or a combo to see what happens. Thanks for visiting, Dorothy.

        Reply
    11. caroline @ sew caroline says

      July 11, 2012 at 9:42 pm

      oh wow! looks so yummy! stopping by from the GFC hop! 🙂

      xo,
      Caroline @ http://www.sewcaroline.com

      Reply
    12. Kelly Rowe says

      July 12, 2012 at 11:54 am

      YUM!!!

      Reply
    13. Emily Sung says

      July 12, 2012 at 1:10 pm

      Looks great!
      Dropping by to let you know that I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! Be sure to drop by and “pick up” your award!

      Emily
      http://birthofamom.blogspot.com

      Reply
      • Jelli says

        July 12, 2012 at 2:11 pm

        Awww. Thanks, Emily. I’m honored. I’ll be right over to say hi!

        Reply
    14. Rebecca @ Dorm Room Baker says

      April 29, 2014 at 9:45 am

      This looks amazing! I’m definitely going to have to try it out using the peppermint oil! (Too bad I’m not old enough to buy booze haha.)

      Reply
      • Jelli says

        April 30, 2014 at 4:38 pm

        Rebecca, it would work perfectly well with peppermint oil too! Just be sure to start out with just a few drops because that stuff is potent!! In fact, it’s funny that you mentioned peppermint oil because I just sent my husband on an errand to pick up a bottle for me. Hope you try and love the ice cream. Thank you so much for stopping by today.

        Reply

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