Chocolate Thin Mint Ice Cream
Ingredients
2 c. heavy cream
1 c. whole milk
3 tbsp. Dutch-process cocoa powder
5 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
¾ c. sugar
5 egg yolks
⅛ tsp. peppermint extract
1 sleeve (15 cookies) Girl Scout Thin Mints, chopped
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a medium saucepan, warm 1 c. of heavy cream with the cocoa powder, whisking to blend cocoa.
2. Bring mixture to a boil, remove from heat and add bittersweet or semisweet chocolate. Stir until smooth. Then add remaining cup of heavy cream, stirring until smooth. Pour mixture into a large bowl, scraping the saucepan to remove all chocolate. Set a mesh sieve over the bowl.
3. Warm the milk, sugar and salt in the same saucepan.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk yolks lightly. Slowly pour the warm milk, sugar and salt mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then pour the mixture back into the saucepan to cook. Constantly stir the mixture over medium heat with a heat resistant spatula, scraping the sides and bottom. The mixture will begin to thicken and coat the spatula (it should also reach 170 degrees on a thermometer). Remove immediately and pour through the mesh sieve into the chocolate mixture. Stir in vanilla and peppermint extracts.
5. Place the bowl over an ice bath to cool and then place in the refrigerator to chill thoroughly (approximately 25-30 minutes).
6. Pour mixture into ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Churn for 20-25 minutes. Fold in chopped thin mints.
7. Store mixture in an air-tight freezer safe container and freeze for 4-6 hours before serving.
Oh wow. This looks positively dangerous!! I love making ice cream, so this is going on my list! (I have the same bowls! <3)
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Amanda, just thought I’d let you know that I’m your newest follower & that I linked up! Don’t you love those bowls? I use them all of the time!
Bravo to you for resisting temptation to eat that other sleeve. I can never do it. But if I could, I would totally make this ice cream. It looks so yummy!
One more recipe telling me I need to buy an ice cream maker! Thanks for linking to foodie friday!
My goodness this sounds good! I’m pinning it for future reference. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Oooo… looks absolutely decadent!
Yum!
I agree with Amanda, this looks dangerous. I thought the mint thins would be what we in England call “After Eights” (Don’t know if you can get them in your country). All the same it still sounds yummy.
LOVE your photo and this recipe sounds amazing!!!
Yum! This sounds absolutely delicious!! Megan
Hey, just wanted to let you know this will be featured tomorrow at http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/
Thanks for following and for the feature!!! I love your blog too!
And I’m your newest follower because your blog is so stinking cute! I love it!
This looks so yummmy!!! Excited to find you and follow!!
This looks so yummy! I love anything and everything mint. Pinned! I’d love for you to share this at my link party. http://adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com/2012/05/terrific-tuesday-15.html
Rachel
I cannot tell you how badly I would love a bowl of that right now! it is going on our must make list this summer!!
This sounds delicious! Thanks for linking up with me for Friday Favorites! I’m featuring you this week. Come by and grab my featured button if you’d like one.
Thanks for the recipe– I made a batch tonight. No thin mint cookies here, though, so I used the last of my gluten-free “oreos” instead. Tasty!
We make home made ice cream every summer. We know what this summers flavor will be!! YUM! We are so happy that you linked up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday” and we hope you see you back next week!! -The Sisters
Oh my goodness, this looks simply amazing! I am really wishing I knew a girl scout right about now.
Oh, my hunny is a thin mint fan & he would love this! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Warmly, Michelle
That bowl is just adorable!
Where can I get it? Does it have a specific name?
Does it come from a certain company?
As soon as I get an ice cream machine, I will try this yummy recipe
(alas no thin mints in germany, will have to substitute with something equally yummy).
Thanks,
Victoria
Thank you, Victoria! The bowl is from Anthropologie- they are called mini latte bowls. Here’s the link: http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/baynote/073357.jsp.
Yum! I love everything having to do with thin mints! I’ll have to try this next time I have some, or if I finally get around to making the imposters from Serious Eats!
nice idea.. thanks for sharing.
So delicious! I’d love for you to add it on my link party at: http://printabelle.com/?p=4459 Thanks!
nice cups for sharing
OH my word this has my name written all over it! Can’t wait to make it! It was great to meet you at the BYB Conference! 🙂
~Amber
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This looks absolutely decadent. This is my all time favourite kind of ice cream and now thanks to you I have a recipe to make it at home. I have not used my Donvier ice cream maker in years but I am sure that it still works. Thank you.
Kim
Let me know how it turns out! I think you’re going to love it!
How much does this make? I have a 2 qt kitchen aid mixer bowl
I’m not a exactly sure, it’s been a while. I’d guess a little over a quart. I have the KitchenAid ice cream attachment and I made it in there. Hope that helps!