It’s been a while since I posted an ice cream recipe! This is a recreation of a classic: mint chocolate chip. It tastes to creamy and delicious you honestly wouldn’t believe it’s not regular ice cream. Even though the weather is getting colder in the northern hemisphere this ice cream is the perfect after dinner treat to have in front of the TV by a roaring fire huddled in a blanket, along with some hot chocolate to warm you up afterwards. Sounds like a perfect picture to me!
I’m actually currently writing this from my room in Jaipur in India, after having a truly wonderful day, culminating in eating a fresh papaya the size of my head. Be jealous. Or eat this ice cream, tag me, and make me jealous. It’s your call 😉
Ingredients:
1 cup cashews (ideally soaked overnight but it’s not the end of the world if you don’t do this)
1/2 cup water
4 tbsp rice syrup (or other liquid sweetener)
1/2 tsp green powder or food colouring
1 tsp peppermint extract
3-4 tbsp cacao nibs
What to do:
- Blend the cashews and water until almost smooth. This could take a while depending on the strength of your blender, so make sure to regularly scrape down the side of the blender
- Add the rice syrup, green element, and peppermint extract, and blend until completely smooth
- Stir in the cacao nibs, then place in a shallow container wrapped in foil
- Freeze, stirring every hour or so for a smoother creamier consistency
- Take out of the freezer about 20-30 minutes before scooping
I haven’t had Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream in years and it’s my favourite!
Will have to try this recipe out! xx
Me neither until I made this, it’s such a perfect flavour! I really hope you do and you like it, let me know! 🙂
Oh, this sounds amazing! I will definitely try this. Mint chocolate chip is my favorite! I tried your recipe for chocolate ice cream and it was really good so I can imagine this will be great too! Thank you 🙂
Thank you so much that’s so kind of you! I really hope you like it, it’s one of my favourite flavours too! 🙂
can I pour mixed ingredients into my ice cream maker?
I haven’t tried that myself but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work 🙂
Totally making this over the weekend! Incredible recipe Pixie! xo
Great! I hope you enjoy it 🙂 x
Could we replace the water with a non-dairy milk option?
I don’t see why not, although that might change the flavour and freezing temperature slightly