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Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Prep Time10 minutes
Churn & Freeze Time3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time3 hours 40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dairy-free ice cream recipe, easy ice cream recipes, gluten free ice cream recipe, healthy ice cream, homemade ice cream recipe, homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream, mint chocolate chip ice cream, mint chocolate chip ice cream recipe
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Renee Kohley - Raising Generation Nourished

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Put all of the ingredients except the dark chocolate into your high speed blender, and blend until smooth and creamy. I use the ice cream setting on my Blendtec, but a smoothie setting works too. I do 2 rounds of this setting to ensure the dates are fully blended.
    (If your blender is not a high speed blender, you may have small bits of dates left if you do not do a couple rounds of blending. Alternatively, you could use organic sugar, coconut sugar, honey, or maple syrup for natural sweetener.)
  • Pour the ice cream mixture into your ice cream maker, churning according to the ice cream manufacturer's instructions. My ice cream maker takes 20-30 minutes to churn the ice cream.
  • Transfer the churned ice cream to a freezer safe container, and fold in the chopped dark chocolate. Freeze the ice cream for at least 3 hours before scooping to serve.

Notes

  • I have had my ice cream churner for over a decade, and it still operates like new! It is a "middle of the road" option as far as price point, and is such a great investment if you plan to make real food ice creams for your family. Store bought quality ice cream is expensive!
  • Raw cream or raw whole milk is a great choice for ice cream! If you do not have access to this, use the best quality organic cream or whole milk that you can.
  • If you are dairy free, we find these full fat coconut milk cans to churn the best ice cream. Another alternative that makes a great, creamy ice cream is macadamia nut milk.
  • If you do not have access to dates for sweetening, raw honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, or organic cane sugar can be used. Use about 1/4-1/3 cup to your taste.
  • The natural green food coloring or baby spinach for green color is totally optional. When my girls were very little, I rarely colored it green because natural food colorings weren't as accessible! They didn't know any differently, and it is a pretty vanilla colored ice cream without the green. 
  • I have had my Blendtec blender for over a decade, and it still works like new! High speed blenders are a worthwhile investment for a real food kitchen! I use it all the time for blender batters for muffins and pancakes, blended veggie soups, and smoothies too.