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Thin Mint Ice Cream

Yields1 ServingPrep Time25 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time50 mins

I make ice cream. We had a half a box of Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies laying around. 'nuff said

 2 cups Whole Milk
 1 cup Heavy Cream
 ½ cup Sugar
 ¼ cup Sugar
 4 Egg YOLKS
 1 tsp Peppermint Extract
 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
 ½ tsp Salt
 3 drops Green Food Coloring (Optional)
 1 drop Yellow Food Coloring (Optional)
 ¾ cup Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies
Prepare Ice Cream Base (Custard)
1

Heat milk, cream, and 1/2 C sugar over medium heat to dissolve sugar 5 Minutes

2

Mix the egg yolks and 1/4 C sugar in a bowl using a hand mixer until the mixture is thick 2 Minutes

3

Once heated and the sugar has dissolved, SLOWLY mix in 1/2 C of the cream mixture into the eggs; let stand a minute to ensure temperature, then return the egg mixture to the pot with remaining milk mixture. Set heat to low, and cook 8 Minutes until mixture coats the back of a spoon

4

Strain into a bowl, 5 cup capacity or larger, and stir in salt, peppermint extract, and vanilla extract.

If you wish to make the ice cream mint green, you can use 3 drops of green food coloring to 1 drop yellow food coloring

Chill mixture for at least 3 hours to make sure that it is completely cooled.

Churn In Ice Cream Maker
5

Take the custard out of the refrigerator and pour into your ice cream maker. Follow the steps for your particular model.

Add crushed Thin Mint cookie pieces about 3/4 the way through your churning process.

If using a Cuisinart ICE-30BC, churn for 25 minutes, adding the cookies in at the 20-minute mark.

When the cycle has completed, transfer the ice cream to freezer-safe containers and store.