Ice cream ingredients
- Half a cup mint steeped and cooled heavy cream (directions below)
- Half a cup heavy cream
- 1.5 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- A quarter teaspoon salt
- Half a cup semisweet chocolate chips
Mint heavy cream ingredients
- Half a cup heavy cream
- Handful of fresh mint leaves
Instructions
1. In a small saucepan over medium low heat, heat half a cup of heavy cream until it comes to a soft simmer.
2. Take off the heat and add mint leaves. Cover and let them steep for two hours.
3. Strain heavy cream and set it aside to cool. (You can do this step the day before and store it in the fridge overnight.)
4. When the mint heavy cream is ready, combine it with the additional half cup of heavy cream, sugar, vanilla and salt in a mason jar. Secure the lid.
5. Shake the mason jar for 3 to 5 minutes (depending on your strength and speed), until the cream thickens and almost doubles in volume. The mixture should be able to easily coat the back of a spoon, and feel like a loose batter.
6. In a mixing bowl, combine your ice cream base with the chocolate chips, then pour everything back into the mason jar. Secure your lid tightly and freeze for at least 3 hours, or until ice cream hardens.