This homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream is made with milk, cream, sugar, peppermint extract, and chocolate chips. I discovered using 2% milk in the recipe makes the ice cream taste lighter.
2 cups 2% milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
½ teaspoon salt
3 drops green food coloring (Optional)
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Stir milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, peppermint extract, and salt together in a large bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Mix in green food coloring.
Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
Add chocolate chips about 10 minutes into the freezing. Continue churning until ice cream has thickened, about 20 minutes more.
Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.