Backyard mint ice cream from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home: More Than 100 Addictively Good Artisanal Recipes (page 72) by Jeni Britton Bauer

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    Can substitute other herbs for mint.

  • ebalk02 on May 21, 2024

    A big hit, and a great way to use mint from the garden. I would suggest adding some chopped chocolate.

  • twoyolks on August 10, 2017

    I found that the peppermint that I used gave a medicinal after taste that I didn't appreciate. I think another flavor (such as chocolate) is needed to balance the flavor of the mint.

  • TrishaCP on June 06, 2015

    As Carrie says, this is an extremely creamy and delicious ice cream. I have had really good luck with Jenny's base recipe- though because I always refrigerate my base overnight anyway, I skip her step of soaking in an ice bath for quicker cooling. Here, the mint flavor is spot on, and while I didn't include the chocolate that is an optional add-in, it would be great.

  • cespitler on November 01, 2012

    I agree with the other reviews, this is delicious. It's creamy, minty, and a nice amount of chocolate (I melted mine and poured it into the ice cream maker at the end) all without that green hue in traditional mint chocolate chip ice creams. I, too, am perfecting the process of getting smooth ice cream with Jeni's base recipe. Definitely don't rush on the whisking of the cream cheese and milk. And, I'm finally getting used to the specifics of my ice cream maker. Those two details combined to produce a fantastic batch of ice cream that I'm proud to share. Don't skimp on the mint. I added more to the base after it had already been cooling for a couple of hours. I decided not to strain the mint out, but would definitely agree with lisacohen's suggestion to bundle it in cheesecloth if you plan to take it out.

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