Friday, April 1, 2011

Want To Make Your Own Ice Cream?

Everyone loves ice cream! I personally enjoy some chocolate chip mint ice cream as a nice little desert after dinner, but sometimes i can taste the artificial flavors it contains. I like to cook, bake, fry, freeze or anything that involves making the food I eat. So when it comes to my desert- it has to be good. This is an easy way to make Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream and you'll enjoy it.

What you need:
~2 cups of 2% milk
~2 cups of heavy cream
~1 cup of sugar
~1/2 teaspoon of salt
~1 teaspoon of vanilla extract1 teaspoon of peppermint extract
~3 drops of green food coloring (optional)
~1 cup of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

This process should be ready in about 2 hours and 45 minutes, including the freezing time. I, personally, have never made this flavor of ice cream, but i will definitely try it! You must mix the milk, cream, sugar, salt, and the vanilla and peppermint extract in a big bowl. If you wish to add the food coloring, now would be the time.

Then you pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and just freeze it for however long the manufacturer instruction says. After a total of 10 minutes of freezing, toss in the chocolate chips. Then about 1/2 hour later, after the ice cream has become a little heavier and thicker- scoop it up into a container and allow to freeze for 2 hours more. Then you'll have your precious desert and nice and ready for you. Enjoy!