Santa got me a new ice cream maker for Christmas. My the freezing gel disk on my old one got corroded so I threw it away. Anyway I also got the Ben & Jerry’s cookbook. My first batch had to be my favorite flavor – Mint Chip. I used the Sweet Cream base but I scalded the milk/cream so that it would cook the eggs a bit. Then I added 2 teaspoons of mint extract. I melted a cup of chocolate chips and as the ice cream was almost set I drizzled it in. I was going for the Turkey Hill style of mint chip.

The ice cream turned out really good except for one thing. I used mint extract which is combination of peppermint and spearmint. I don’t really like spearmint and it’s not the right flavor for mint chip ice cream. I also made some choux and chocolate sauce to make profiteroles. It turned out yummy!