Peppermint Ice Dream

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 1/3 cups unsweetened soymilk
• 2 organic egg whites, beaten lightly or 1/4 cup egg beaters egg substitute
• 2 tablespoons green creme de menthe (you can use clear, but it won't add the pretty green color)
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate, finely chopped or grated (not unsweetened--i use chocolate chips)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, whisk together sugar and cornstarch, then whisk in soy milk.
• 2 bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking frequently, and boil whisking constantly for one minute; remove from heat.
• 3 whisk several large spoonfuls of hot milk mixture into egg whites, then whisk egg mixture back into saucepan of hot milk.
• 4 return saucepan to heat and cook over medium flame, whisking constantly, until mixture returns to a boil.
• 5 tranfer mixture to a bowl and stir in creme de menthe and peppermint extract.
• 6 refrigerate until cold (or overnight, if desired--i find that helps it thicken up more).
• 7 freeze mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.
• 8 add chopped chocolate towards the end of the freezing process.