This mint chocolate chip ice cream is just as good (or better) than you’ll get from the store. Creamy mint ice cream made without an ice cream maker and stuffed full of chocolate chunks!
Do you guys love mint chocolate desserts as much as I do? I sure hope so because I’ve got this amazing no churn mint chocolate chip ice cream recipe for you today, and I have a couple more amazing mint chocolate desserts headed your way in the next couple days too.
This mint chocolate chip ice cream is made without an ice cream maker, so you can have delicious and creamy homemade ice cream maker even if you don’t have an ice cream maker (or if you forget to put your ice cream bowl in the freezer the night before hand – which is always my problem!)
You only need a few ingredients, and it only takes a few minutes of prep work. The only hard part is you have to be patient while your ice cream freezes for a few hours (I prefer overnight to make it more scoopable like pictured), and then you’re ready to dig in!
This mint chocolate chip ice cream only needs a few ingredients.
What do you need to make no churn mint chocolate chip ice cream?
- heavy whipping cream – you can’t substitute half and half for this one, because you need to be able to whip the cream into stiff peaks – since we won’t be using an ice cream maker
- sweetened condensed milk – instead of adding sugar, this is where you get your sweetness, and keeps it from being gritty
- peppermint extract – I recommend not using mint as it can have spearmint in it as well, and might tastes like toothpaste
- chocolate – I just like using a bar of baking chocolate, and chopping it up into pieces, you could also use mini chocolate chips
- green food coloring – this is optional, but gives the ice cream that light minty green color we are used to seeing at the store, or ice cream shops
How to make No Churn Mint Ice Cream?
In a large bowl whip your heavy cream until stiff peaks start to form (the amount of time that takes will depend on how powerful your mixer, or your arm, is. Basically you’re just making whipped cream here, without adding any sugar or vanilla.
In another bowl combine your sweetened condensed milk, peppermint extract, food coloring (if you’re using it), and chocolate bits. The chocolate bits might sink here, but once they’re folded into the whipped cream it should be okay.
Then pour your sweetened condensed milk mixture into your whipped cream, and gently fold them together till nicely mixed. You want to mix it softly so that the whipped cream stays a bit fluffy.
Pour it all into a 3quart pan and cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap. Place it in the freezer for at least 6 hours, but I like to freeze mine overnight so the ice cream is a bit more frozen, and thicker.
How to store Homemade Mint Ice Cream?
Keep the ice cream covered and stored in the freezer in the original 3 quart container, or a specific ice cream container. The ice cream will last in the freezer for 2 weeks.
Homemade Mint Ice Cream Variations:
- Add chopped up Oreos instead of chocolate for a mint cookies and cream ice cream.
- Skip the green food coloring and chocolate, and add crushed candy cane pieces for a yummy peppermint candy cane ice cream.
Mint chocolate chip ice cream is one of my favorite flavors (though if we are being honest, I might have 10 or so favorites 😉 ) But this homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream does not disappoint.
Even without an ice cream maker, the ice cream is creamy, fresh, minty cool, and full of chunky chocolate pieces. It’s so delicious, and tastes as good as you could buy from the store or your favorite ice cream shop!
I love scooping up a bowl with some hot fudge on top, but it’s delicious on it’s own too.
More mint chocolate desserts:
- Mint Brownies
- Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Mint Chocolate Poke Cake
- Copy Cat Thin Mints
- Mint Oreo Truffles
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No Churn Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 3-6 drops green food coloring (optional)
- 1 cup chopped up chocolate
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream over high speed, until you have stiff peaks.
- In another bowl, combine the condensed milk, peppermint extract, and food coloring
- Pour the sweetened condensed milk mixture, and the chopped chocolate over the whipped cream, and fold everything gently together till combined.
- Pour into a 3 QT pan and cover tightly with plastic wrap
- Place in freezer for at least 6 hours, to overnight before serving.
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This no churn mint chocolate chip ice cream was first posted on March 2, 2015. The photos and blog text were updated on March 3, 2021.
GET READY TO MAKE THIS AMAZING NO CHURN ICE CREAM WITH THESE GREAT KITCHEN TOOLS:
- Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Mixing Bowls
- Kitchen Aid Mixer
- Handheld Power Mixer
- 9×5 Pan
- Peppermint Extract
- Chocolate Baking Chunks
Kaitlin says
I made this for my husband and I the other day. I was skeptical as I grew up using an ice cream machine. My husband is a self- proclaimed dessert connoseur and declared this ice cream to be “better than any ones we have bought so far”. It was delicious!!
Aimee Berrett says
I think this is my favorite no churn ice cream yet. Glad you liked it!!
heather says
So I wonder how this would work out using coconut cream instead of whip cream. might have to try. Coconut mint and chocolate sounds devine.
Aimee Berrett says
Since coconut cream is so sweet you might want to replace the condensed milk instead. That’s what my friend amber did here.http://www.dessertnowdinnerlater.com/2015/02/no-churn-coconut-ice-cream/ you could try that and add the mint extract to it.
Rosanne Robinson says
YUM, can’t wait to try this recipe, thanks! 🙂
April says
Hi All,
I just upon this tasty looking treat and can I say it looks DE-LISH!!!! Now, Im new to the mint dishes, so I don’t want to mess things up. When I see “MINT” in a recipe my mind naturally goes to “mint” and thats it. Now, when it comes to pure mint and pure peppermint extract I have NO CLUE of the difference between them. Is there a huge difference or are they practically the same just one slightly stronger than the other? Thank you for any guidance you can give me.
Aimee Berrett says
Hi April, thanks for asking, mint extract is a combination of spearmint and peppermint, where as peppermint extract is obviously just peppermint. Most mint desserts actually use peppermint extract because that is the typical flavor – if you use mint extract it might taste a little bit more like gum.
April says
THANK YOU AIMEE SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!! Now, I just have to find some where Im living.
Jen says
OOOO…I can so see this with fresh strawberries
Lisa Broussard Januska says
Seeing this recipe this morning, caught my eye, so beautifully GREEN!! I will definitely give this a try!! New to your site, and I will give it a looksy, wondering do you have other flavors of non-churned ice cream you’ve made? Hubs is an ice cream, how do I say it without being mean….FREAK!! The boy could eat ice cream twice a day, everyday of the week….Well who couldn’t? My butay would never forgive me for it!!
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you so so much Lisa! Your husband will LOVE this ice cream. Right now I only have 1 other no churn ice cream posted, its a pumpkin pie ice cream and I think its so good! http://lmld.org/2014/09/23/pumpkin-pie-ice-cream/
I’m working on getting a few more up soon though, including a key lime pie ice cream soon. Be sure to follow our blog so you can see when we post new ones. And until then, my friend Amber has a few! http://www.dessertnowdinnerlater.com/?s=no+churn+ice+cream
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says
Mint chocolate chip is our favorite ice cream! I love that this is a no churn recipe too – I seriously can’t wait to try it! It looks amazing!
Aimee Berrett says
Thanks Kelly! I promise you’ll love it!
marissa | rae gun ramblings says
oh my goodness this looks incredible
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you Marissa! I think you’d love it!
Melissa says
I will totally have to give this a try! Mint was always my favorite flavor growing up. Now I have so many favorites, but this will always be in the top five!
Aimee Berrett says
I’m with ya, I have like 10 favorites! You definitely need to give this one a try!
savoryexperiments says
This looks excellent! My family loves mint chocolate chip!
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you so much!
triedandtasty says
I really need to jump on the no churn band wagon, this looks awesome!
Aimee Berrett says
You definitely do. So many good flavors and so easy!
Christine says
Oooh…who doesn’t have 50 favorite ice-cream flavors! I doooo happen to have a little bit of mint extract, dark chocolate, and cream in the kitchen…I just have to get my hands on sweetened condensed milk, and I’m totally game for trying this little piece of heaven!
Aimee Berrett says
Exactly. Almost every ice cream flavor is amazing, right? You DEFINITELY need to try it!
Stephanie Pass says
This looks like such a beautiful ice cream. I don’t want to scoop it, lol. I love no churn ice cream. It’s so easy to make it homemade.
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you so much Stephanie! Once you taste it, you won’t mind scooping the heck out of it!
Britney Mills (@princesscowboys) says
This is my favorite kind, aside from Moosetracks. I am going to have to try this!
Aimee Berrett says
I think you’ll love it!
Emily Thompson says
nope, not sick of mint and chocolate!!! I love that you don’t really need an ice cream maker for this!! thanks for the recipes.
Aimee Berrett says
Thank YOU Emily!
Debra says
I will never tire of mint desserts! Yum!
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you Debra!
Emily @ Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt says
Ok I’ve never made homemade ice cream and I really want to try some out! This looks like a delicious recipe!
Aimee Berrett says
Thanks Emily, its so easy like this! You’ve got to try it!
Stephanie says
Wow! Can’t wait to try this. My son will love it!
Aimee Berrett says
Yes he will! Thanks!
Natalie @ Life Made Simple says
I love easy ice cream recipes like this one! And it doesn’t hurt that it’s mint chocolate chip either! 😀
Aimee Berrett says
Thank you Natalie! Aren’t easy ice creams the best?!
Meagan says
Wow! That looks like the real deal from Cold Stone or Baskin Robins. I’ve always wanted to try to make my own ice cream and you make it look so easy. Chocolate chip mint is one of my favorites too. Alright, I might have to get domestic and give it a shot. 😉
Aimee Berrett says
It really is SUPER easy. You HAVE to try it!
Kim @ 2justByou says
It’s seriously that easy to make? I can’t wait to try this!!!
And no, I will never get tired of mint chocolate desserts. Never. Ever.
Aimee Berrett says
I’m glad you’re with me on the mint chocolate chip desserts! And it REALLY is that easy. Hope you try it!
Jillian (Food, Folks and Fun) says
Yum, I love that you don’t need an ice cream machine for this recipe. Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream is my favorite!
Aimee Berrett says
Seriously, its so easy! And I love mint chocolate chip too!
Lydia @ Suitcase Foodist says
I LOVE the idea of no churn ice cream. We just don’t have room in our tiny urban kitchen for an ice cream maker.
Aimee Berrett says
I’ve been loving no churn ice creams lately. Even though we do have an ice cream maker, I almost prefer these no churn versions!
sue buczak says
and you can put it in ice cream maker too
Aimee Berrett says
I haven’t tried it in the ice cream maker, but it may work too!
Our Mini Family (@ourminifamily) says
This looks A-MAZING! And also super festive just in time for St. Patty’s Day! Repinning 🙂
Aimee Berrett says
Thanks so much! I agree, its the perfect treat for St. Patrick’s Day!