This creamy and refreshing mint ice-cream is stuffed with chocolate chunks. The perfect treat for warm summer days. This ice-cream recipe is dairy free, paleo, and has a vegan option as well.
My sister is the biggest fan of peppermint and will put it in almost anything… and I mean anything! This week, I saw her add it to her oatmeal! So I’m not being extreme when I say She’s a big fan of this stuff! Anyway, She has been begging me to make this paleo mint chocolate chunk ice-cream for weeks. So this recipe is dedicated to my amazing sister and Her wacky love of everything peppermint.
I too am a fan, but I defiantly don’t like peppermint extract in my oatmeal! I do however, love it in my ice-cream. In fact, mint chocolate chunk ice-cream was my absolute favorite ice-cream as a kid, right along there with vanilla. Paleo ice-creams are my fave, because they are so easy to make. Having my own ice-cream machine is incredible and makes it impossible to stay away from making batches of ice-cream every week of the summer…Food blogger problems.
Family favorite recipes are those timeless recipes that bring back memories with every bite. For me, that would be mint chocolate chunk ice-cream. Memories of hot summer days playing in the yard and running through the sprinkler always accompanies an ice-cream cone.
As a kid, around noon every day during the summer months, my siblings and I would hear the happy melodies of the ice-cream truck. The little white truck would make it’s way through our neighborhood ever afternoon. My siblings and I would run into the house, grab our spare change, and then race out to greet the friendly ice-cream man.
Each time He opened up that little freezer, tucked away in the back of His truck, it was like Christmas! All of us would lean over the side of the freezer, poking our heads into the frosty air. We would gaze at all the pretty packagings on the ice-cream bars, sandwiches, and colorful popsicles. After thoroughly observing and asking each other what the other was going to get, we would finally pick out our favorites. After thanking the man in the ice-cream truck, we waved until the melody of those happy tunes rolled out into the distance.
Ice-cream treats the kid in us all, so go ahead, have some fun and make some ice-cream!
Mint Chocolate Ice-Cream
Making ice-cream at home is one of the best things ever, but for this recipe you will need an ice-cream maker. I own a Cuisinart ice-cream maker that makes 2 quarts of ice-cream per batch. It is seriously the best investment ever! I use it almost every day in the summer, making batches of ice-cream for friends and family. Homemade ice-cream is always, always a huge hit and wins the hearts of guests. You can order your own Cuisinart Ice-cream maker right here!
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Creamy and refreshing mint ice-cream stuffed with chocolate chunks is the perfect treat for warm summer days. This ice-cream recipe is dairy free, paleo, and has a vegan option as well.
Ingredients
Ice-Cream
- 1 can full fat coconut milk I use Thai Kitchen brand
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 whole egg
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chunks
Optional:
- 1 whole avocado for coloring
InfoPassive Time20-30 depending on the type of ice-cream machinePrep Time5 minutes
Servings
people
CourseDessert, Snack
Votes: 3 Rate this recipe!
Rating: 5
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Recipe Notes
In order to make this ice-cream Vegan, simply leave out the egg.
InfoPassive Time20-30 depending on the type of ice-cream machinePrep Time5 minutes
Servings
people
CourseDessert, Snack
Votes: 3 Rate this recipe!
Rating: 5
You:
Recipe Notes
In order to make this ice-cream Vegan, simply leave out the egg.
Ingredients
Ice-Cream
- 1 can full fat coconut milk I use Thai Kitchen brand
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 whole egg
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chunks
Optional:
- 1 whole avocado for coloring
Instructions
Combine all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth (except the chocolate chunks, which you will stir in at the end).
Remove the pit and peel from the avocado and blend into the ice-cream.
Follow the instructions on your ice-cream machine and churn until the ice-cream is thick and smooth.
Once the ice-cream is firm, remove the ice-cream from the machine and put in in a bowl or container. Stir the chocolate chunks into the ice-cream and serve or freeze for later use.
Nutrition Facts
Dairy Free Mint Chocolate Ice-Cream
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 31g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 26g
Protein 1g 2%
Calcium 2%
Iron 10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Categories Frozen TreatsGluten FreePaleoVegan
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24Comments
Add yours1 Gina Rodriguez on July 29, 2016 at 12:22 pm
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Shouldn’t you cook that egg?
2 Kaylie Johnson on July 29, 2016 at 6:35 pm
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Gina, Raw eggs are actually full of health benefits and as long as you keep it frozen, its totally fine. Using an organic sustainably sourced egg also is better when eating raw eggs.
3 Tiffany on August 30, 2016 at 12:24 am
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Is there a way to make this without an ice cream machine?
4 Kaylie Johnson on August 30, 2016 at 5:53 am
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I haven’t personally tried it, but I have made other paleo ice-cream recipes similar to this one w/out one and they turned out great. You can experiment. All I did was, put the blended ice-cream into a medal bowl and place it int eh freezer and stir on occasion until it turned frozen and creamy. Happy cooking!
5 David on November 3, 2016 at 12:19 am
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Can you use food coloring instead of the avocado?
6 Kaylie Johnson on November 3, 2016 at 12:44 am
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Yes, for sure!
7 Kelly on November 9, 2016 at 2:44 pm
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Can you do this without eggs?
8 Kaylie Johnson on November 9, 2016 at 6:26 pm
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Hi Kelly! Yes, totally! Just complete the recipe as normal and don’t include the eggs:) Enjoy!
9 Marissa on January 25, 2017 at 6:01 pm
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This ice cream is SO good! I can’t believe its healthy! I just tweaked slightly with 1/4c honey instead of maple syrup, added 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves and used 1 drop peppermint essential oil instead of the extract. I used 100% chocolate chopped up. I ate this straight out of the freezer dish! 🙂 Yum!
10 Kaylie Johnson on January 25, 2017 at 6:43 pm
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Awesome! That sounds fabulous! Glad you loved it:)
11 Gillian on March 26, 2017 at 1:32 am
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I can’t wait to try this, but chocolate chips or chunks actually contain dairy. Any ideas for substitutions?
12 Kaylie Johnson on March 27, 2017 at 3:45 am
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Check out the links for the chocolate- they are dairy free 🙂
13 Kim on July 28, 2017 at 12:46 am
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Made it, loved it! Only difference is, instead of peppermint extract, I used 3 drops of peppermint essential oil! Still delicious, only slightly less minty. Oh, and I used dark chocolate chips from Nestles.
14 Michael on May 20, 2018 at 3:27 am
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This recipe looks really good, was just wondering though, does the coconut milk give it a coconutty flavor at all?
15 Kaylie on May 21, 2018 at 3:53 pm
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Nope! Not to me at least 🙂
16 Sammy on May 22, 2018 at 2:56 pm
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This looks wonderful. I have never made homemade ice cream before, what does the egg do? Since you can just leave it out I was wondering if it changes the end result. Thanks!
17 Kaylie on May 22, 2018 at 3:27 pm
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Hi Sammy, you can leave the egg out- it just makes it rich and creamy! 🙂
18 Carol on February 27, 2019 at 10:45 pm
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Hi, I tried this and it came out more like ice milk, a bit gritty, icy, and not smooth. I left out the avocado. Does that make it more smooth?? It tasted ok but not at all like ice cream. Any ideas? I used the egg and full fat coconut milk.
19 Kaylie on March 5, 2019 at 3:13 am
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Hi Carol, the avocado is what makes it smooth! 🙂 You won’t get the same results without it.
20 Renee on June 25, 2020 at 6:53 pm
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Could I try this with oat milk instead?
21 Kaylie on July 4, 2020 at 7:28 pm
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Hi Renee, full fat coconut milk produces the creaminess in this recipe as well as help it not to stick to the ice-cream maker, because it’s less icy with the higher fat content, so I would suggest that for the best results, but it can work with other milks- it will just alter the results.
22 Anya on June 1, 2021 at 12:57 pm
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Do you think I can use the Thai Kitchen Coconut Cream instead of the coconut milk?
23 Paleo Gluten Free Eats Team on June 3, 2021 at 12:42 am
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Hi Anya, yes- that should work just fine!
24 Berthulf on October 7, 2021 at 9:04 pm
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Wow, this recipe is so simple and so good! I tried it without the egg and avocado and was amazed. I really gave mine a good whisk before puting it in the machine, then transferred it to a tub and put it in the freezer for a while, and it was perfectly creamy in consistecy. I used peppermint oil and added vegan dark chocolate sauce at serving, rather than chips. New favourite right here!
What mint is in Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream?
Mint chocolate chip is an ice cream flavor composed of mint ice cream with small chocolate chips. In some cases the liqueur crème de menthe is used to provide the mint flavor, but in most cases peppermint or spearmint flavoring is used.Why is mint chocolate chip not green anymore?
We recently reviewed our ice cream product line and have been working to remove all artificial colors, flavors and sweeteners. This means that we removed the artificial green food coloring from Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, and it is now white instead of green.How do you thicken vegan ice cream?
Cornstarch. A little cornstarch helps to thicken the ice cream to get the right smooth texture. Liquid sweetener. Using a liquid sweetener in combination with a granulated one helps to make the texture perfectly creamy.Does mint ice cream actually have mint?
Most mint ice creams you eat are made with mint extract, not real mint.