mint chocolate chip ice cream (no refined sugar)
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh mint leaves or 2 cups dried mint
- 2 cups milk
- 3/4 cup maple syrup or honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup cacao nibs ground up (see notes)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Blend all but the last 3 ingredients together on high speed until the mint leaf bits are tiny. Add heavy cream and blend a little more.
- Pour your mint cream into an ice cream maker and process, about 20 minutes.
- Add cacao nibs and chocolate chips during the last few minutes of churning.
Notes
No fresh or dried mint on hand? Use 2-3 tsp mint extract.
I add the cacao nibs for the added nutritional bonus, and they add a dark chocolate flavor and crunchy texture (they're also amazing drizzled into a cup of healthy hot chocolate), but feel free to use 1 cup of regular old chocolate chips too.