California Farm Chocolate Mint Ice Cream

Name: California Farm Chocolate Mint Ice Cream
Total time: 15300 s
Yield: 4 people, 4 ice cream bowls
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Pint heavy dairy whipping cream; 1 can condensed milk; 4 Tbs cacao powder for dark, 2 Tbs for regular chocolate; 2 Tbs freshly washed mint leaves, stems removed; 1 Tsp vanilla extract; 1 Tsp vodka to prevent ice crystal build up; 1/4 Tsp flaked seasalt to quicken the freezing process; Optional Tbs whipped cream on top

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

We grow spicy spearmint and refreshing peppermint in pots, and they grow into exhuberant plants this time of year. Great combination, chocolate and mint ice cream. Easy recipe to make a pungent refreshing homemade ice cream from the freezer to the food processor to the freezer, ready for dessert in a few hours. No ice cream maker needed.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

2 hour freeze, 15 minute prep, 2 hour freeze

4 people, 4 ice cream bowls

Pintheavy dairy whipping cream
1 cancondensed milk
4 Tbscacao powder for dark, 2 Tbs for regular chocolate
2 Tbsfreshly washed mint leaves, stems removed
1 Tspvanilla extract
California Farm Pure Vanilla Extract
1 Tspvodka to prevent ice crystal build up
1/4 Tspflaked seasalt to quicken the freezing process
Optional Tbs whipped cream on top
Equipment: whisk, gallon ziplock freezer bag, food processor, 4 ice cream bowls, ice cream scoop
Cost: dairy cream $2, condensed milk $2, mint, free or 50 cents, cacao powder & other 50 cents, 80 cents per scoop

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Steps

2 hour freeze, 15 minute prep, 2 hour freeze

1

For optional whipped cream topping, start with 1/4 cup cream in glass measuring cup with tsp agave, honey or sugar, whisk till stiff, about 5 minutes, put in fridge. Freeze the ice cream bowls.
2

Chop the fresh mint. Boil in the water, sieve, cool.
3

Put remainder of cream with vanilla, cacao, sugar or honey or agave syrup, seasalt and chopped mint in gallon ziplock freezer bag with water,shake vigorously till mix has darkened, press air out, lay flat in freezer. Divide the bag in four when semi soft. Freeze till solid, about 2 hours. Rinse and reuse ziplock bag.
4

Break frozen mix of ice creamin 4 portions by hand, process one at a time. Put one frozen portion in food processor and pulse till smooth, scoop into ice cream bowl. Put bowls in freezer till ice cream is just the right softness, another two hours. Serve. Whipped cream topping optional.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on July 21, 2023 00:14

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.