No-cook fresh mint ice cream
Aug. 12th, 2014 21:54![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torquillI was looking around for a fresh mint ice cream recipe, and all the recipes I came across talked about making mint simple syrup, or steeping the mint leaves in hot milk... Screw that. I don't want my mint cooked, I want it to taste like it's right off the plant. I also wanted a palate cleanser, not the heaviness of egg yolks. Thus:
1/4 cup peppermint leaves (take them off the stems)
1/3 cup sugar, divided
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1/2 cup heavy cream
Chop the mint leaves as fine as possible. Combine them with up to half of the sugar and grind to a paste (you can use a food processor like a Baby Bullet; I used a mortar and pestle, and it went quickly). The texture doesn't have to be smooth. In a quart measure combine the mint paste, the rest of the sugar, the cream, and the half-and-half. Whisk very well and chill for an hour or more in the coldest part of the refrigerator, to allow the mint to steep. Process in an ice cream maker, then scoop into a container and chill until firm, 2-4 hours.
It will have flakes of mint leaf throughout, and has a light, refreshing coolness. Peppermint is the strongest, but you can use other types of mint as well.
1/4 cup peppermint leaves (take them off the stems)
1/3 cup sugar, divided
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1/2 cup heavy cream
Chop the mint leaves as fine as possible. Combine them with up to half of the sugar and grind to a paste (you can use a food processor like a Baby Bullet; I used a mortar and pestle, and it went quickly). The texture doesn't have to be smooth. In a quart measure combine the mint paste, the rest of the sugar, the cream, and the half-and-half. Whisk very well and chill for an hour or more in the coldest part of the refrigerator, to allow the mint to steep. Process in an ice cream maker, then scoop into a container and chill until firm, 2-4 hours.
It will have flakes of mint leaf throughout, and has a light, refreshing coolness. Peppermint is the strongest, but you can use other types of mint as well.
