Mint Chocolate-chip Ice Cream

Total Time: 24 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 8 large egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons creme de menthe
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 1 -2 drop green food coloring
• 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan scald the milk and heavy cream with the sugar over moderate heat, stirring.
• 2 in a large bowl beat the egg yolks until light and lemon colored and add the milk mixture in a stream, stirring.
• 3 transfer the custard to the saucepan and cook it over moderately low heat, stirring, until it thickens and coats the spoon.
• 4 transfer the custard to a metal bowl set in a bowl of cracked ice and let it cool, covered with a round of wax paper.
• 5 remove the custard from the bowl of ice and chill it for 2 hours. stir in the crème de menthe, mint extract and food coloring, and freeze the mixture.