Mint-Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

By Stina

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated low-fat milk
• 1 egg white
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups skim milk
• 1 tablespoon white creme de menthe (or a few drops mint extract)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• green food coloring (optional)
• 1 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 50mins
Cooking time 110mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 In a large saucepan stir together the sugar and gelatin.

2 Stir in evaporated milk.

3 Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar and gelatin dissolve and mixture almost boils.

4 Remove from heat.

5 In a small bowl slightly beat the egg white and egg.

6 Stir about 1/2 cup of the hot gelatin mixture into the egg mixture; return all to saucepan.

7 Cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes more.

8 Do not boil.

9 Stir in the skim milk, creme de menthe or mint extract, and vanilla.

10 Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

11 If mixture isn't smooth, strain mixture.

12 If desired, stir food colouring into mixture.

13 Stir in chopped chocolate.

14 Freeze mixture in a 4- or 5-quart ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions.