Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

teas.co.uk · 30 min active + overnight chill + 25 min churn · Makes about 800ml (serves 4 to 6)

You'll need

• 6 Dragonfly Organic Three Mint Medley pyramid bags
• 300ml whole milk
• 300ml double cream
• 5 large free range egg yolks
• 150g golden caster sugar
• A small pinch of fine sea salt
• 80g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), finely chopped into small irregular shards
• 2 drops natural peppermint extract (optional, only if you want a more pronounced menthol lift)

Method

1. Warm the milk and cream together in a small, heavy pan on a gentle heat; at about 80C it steams and shows the first bubbles at the edge, short of a simmer.
2. Take the pan off the heat, drop in the six mint bags, cover and infuse for twelve minutes. Cream takes on mint more slowly than milk, so it needs the longer time.
3. Lift the mint bags out, squeezing each on the pan side, then throw away. The cream should be a pale green and smell clearly of mint.
4. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and salt in a heatproof bowl for a couple of minutes, until thickened, pale and ribboning from the whisk.
5. Pour the warm infused cream onto the yolks in a slow, steady stream, whisking all the while, to temper them without scrambling.
6. Return the mixture to the pan over a low heat and stir constantly with a wooden spoon for six to eight minutes, until it coats the back of the spoon. Keep it around 80C and do not let it boil.
7. Strain through a fine sieve into a clean bowl set over iced water. Stir for five minutes to cool, then cover and chill for at least six hours or overnight.
8. Stir in the peppermint extract if using, then churn in your ice cream maker, usually twenty five to thirty minutes, until soft set like thick whipped cream.
9. In the last thirty seconds of churning, add the chopped chocolate shards so they fold through evenly.
10. Scrape into a freezer container, smooth the top and freeze for at least four hours until firm. Let it soften for five minutes before scooping.

Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/mint tea/mint chocolate chip ice cream/