Refreshing and good ice cream.
A classic with fresh mint. It gives a wonderful fresh taste.
This is what you need
- 5 dl heavy cream
- 2.5 dl milk
- 3 egg yolks
- 150 gr sugar
- 60 gr mint leaves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 dl chopped chocolate
How to do it
- Put the cream and the milk in a solid saucepan. Heat it gently to boiling point. Pull the pot aside and add the mint leaves. Let it soak for approx. 60 min.
- Strain the mint milk and discard the mint leaves that remain in the strainer.
- Put the mint milk over the heat again and heat it up gently. Do not let the milk boil!
- Mix egg yolks, sugar and salt in a bowl.
- Stir the warm mint milk into the egg mixture.
- Pour everything back into the pot. Put on medium heat on the plate and stir until it thickens. Make sure it doesn't boil!
- Strain the entire mixture and allow it to cool before pouring into the ice cream machine.
- Pour everything into the container of the ice cream machine and start it. After approx. After 1 hour, the ice cream is finished and ready to serve.
- Serve with a good cup of coffee. If there is any left over, it can be stored for a while in the freezer.