Homemade Peppermint Ice Cream
Sweetly festive, this Peppermint Ice Cream comes together with basic ingredients to create a creamy treat. This Philadelphia style (or egg-free) ice cream is made with a combination of peppermint and vanilla flavoring, plus bits of candy canes and chunks of dark chocolate swirled throughout.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk (warmed to 100℉/37℃)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ¾ cup granulated sugar*
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup crushed candy canes (approximately 10 mini canes)
- 1.75 ounces dark chocolate chopped
Instructions
- Warm up the milk slightly, to 100℉/37℃ using either the microwave or the stovetop. Whisk in the sugar until dissolved. Warming the milk slightly helps the sugar completely dissolve.
- Stir in the vanilla, peppermint, and salt. Then pour in the heavy cream whisking until well combined.
- Chill the ice cream mixture in the freezer for 30 minutes, then pour into your frozen ice cream bowl. Or follow directions according to your ice cream churn.
- Churn the ice cream for 20 minutes until smooth and creamy.
- Scoop the ice cream into a freezer safe container. Add the chopped up dark chocolate and crushed peppermints, then fold those into the ice cream.
- Seal the container and place in the freezer to allow the ice cream to continue freezing for at least 6 hours before serving.
Notes
Storage: Store your ice cream in glass or silicone containers with air tight lids. I love using deep and wide containers because it makes it easier to scoop out the ice cream. This is the glass container that I use, and here is a recommendation for a silicone container.
Heavy Cream: Either heavy cream or heavy whipping cream can be used for this recipe.
Sugar: If the amount is of concern to you, it is not recommended to go below 1/2 cup of sugar for this recipe. The sugar not only sweetens the ice cream, but it also helps lower the freezing temperature which keeps your ice cream scoop-able, and not a frozen ice block.
Products Used: (affiliate links) These are our favorite dye-free candy canes | Peppermint Extract
Special Tools: (affiliate links) Our favorite ice cream maker that holds 1.5 quarts | Ice Cream Scoop | Mixing Bowls | Measuring cups | Measuring spoons.
Nutrition
Calories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 1235IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 1mg