Chocolate Chip Peppermint Ice Cream

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 12 pieces hard candies (spearmint)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips, crushed

Recipe

• 1 scald milk over low heat, but do not boil.
• 2 stir in sugar and salt until dissolved.
• 3 beat the egg yolks in the top part of a double boiler, but do not put over the bottom section, and the hot water, yet.
• 4 slowly add the milk, a little at a time, to the beaten egg yolks, being careful not to heat the eggs too quickly, and continuing to beat mixture.
• 5 place double boiler together, and cook over hot water, until mixture is thick and smooth.
• 6 chill.
• 7 add peppermint extract, whipping cream, and half and half.
• 8 fold this mixture into the custard.
• 9 churn freeze, adding the peppermint pieces and chocolate.
• 10 serve or pack in tub and place in freezer.