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Fresh Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

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Anna Davenport
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Turn the fresh mint in your garden into this insanely delicious and super healthy mint chocolate chip ice cream. The fresh mint, raw milk and no sugar makes this the perfect summer treat!

I used to LOVE mint chocolate chip ice cream but not anymore…..all because of this recipe that uses real, healthy ingredients that makes it taste absolutely incredible. In my opinion, the mint chocolate chip ice cream from the store pales in comparison.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This recipe uses raw milk so you’re getting tons of fat soluble vitamins such as vitamin A, D3, E and K2. It also has lots of bioavailable calcium, choline, vitamin B12, healthy fats and protein. You are also getting tons of nutrients from the egg yolks, which is also known as one of nature’s best multivitamins. Eating these superfoods in ice cream form is great because there is no heating, therefore you have all the bioavailable heat-sensitive nutrients that are otherwise destroyed in any kind of heating process.

Check out my basic homemade vanilla ice cream recipe! So easy to customize and tastes amazing with freshly baked einkorn chocolate chip cookies!

Ingredients

Raw milk search on getrawmilk.com to help find raw milk near you

Raw cream I love to use this pasture raised heavy cream from Alexandre Family Farm

Fresh mint a great way to use up your garden mint

Dark chocolate chips we get ours from Azure Standard

Egg yolks

Maple syrup or raw local honey instead of sugar

Salt we use this sea salt from Amazon that has been tested for low to no heavy metals contamination

Vanilla we use homemade vanilla extract

Tools You May Need

Large bowl

Ice cream maker machine

Reusable storage containers for ice cream

FAQ

Is raw milk safe?

Depends on who you ask. As long as you are sourcing from a clean farm you trust, yes. If you look at history, raw milk is what our ancestors drank. There are multiple studies that show that raw milk is actually a lot safer to drink than pasteurized milk unlike what the mainstream media led us to believe. Paul Saladino and Ancestral Wisdom share a lot on this topic and the studies.

Are raw egg yolks safe?

Just like raw milk, depends on who you ask. Again, you will want to find a farm that you trust. Consuming raw egg yolks (and raw milk) from a reputable source, provide many bioavailable nutrients that are otherwise lost in the cooking or heating process.

Fresh Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Use fresh mint and dark chocolate to make a healthy version of your favorite mint chocolate chip ice cream from the store. So easy, refreshing, and incredibly delicious!
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Prep Time 1 day 5 minutes
Churning Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 day 20 minutes
Servings: 1 quart
Course: Dessert, Snack
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups fresh mint leaves
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 1 1/2 cup cream
  • 1 3/4 cup raw milk
  • 1 tbsp vanilla we use homemade
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Method
 

  1. The night before you want your ice cream, put 2 cups fresh mint leaves and 2 pinches salt in a large bowl. Meddle the leaves until soft and the oil is coming out.
  2. Add 1 1/2 cup cream, 1 3/4 cup raw milk, and 1 tbsp vanilla to the bowl and stir.
  3. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge overnight to allow the flavors to marinate.
    Also, make sure your freezer bowl is in the freezer overnight so that it is ready in the morning.
  4. The next morning, strain the leaves out. Then, add 4 egg yolks and 1/2 cup maple syrup and mix until well combined.
  5. Pour the mixture into the freezer bowl in the ice cream machine and churn for about 15-20 minutes until it reaches your desired consistency.
  6. While the ice cream is churning, chop 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips into smaller pieces and pour into the ice cream as it hardens.
  7. Serve right away or store in the freezer.

Notes

Store the ice cream maker bowl in the freezer anytime you’re not using it so that you don’t have to plan a day in advance and put it in the freezer the day before making ice cream. It’s always ready to make ice cream that way.
 
Because this doesn’t have antifreeze in it, this ice cream may freeze really hard after a couple days in the freezer. 
 
Homemade ice cream also melts faster.

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