My son LOVES this one, but it’s stupid expensive. https://mcconnells.com/products/peppermint-stick?srsltid=AfmBOoo5d5VoESiTa5geGe0Eqh5OLiX2Cy50TiXG5VGTGwMIjPaKMutL
by ExcellentRound8934
My son LOVES this one, but it’s stupid expensive. https://mcconnells.com/products/peppermint-stick?srsltid=AfmBOoo5d5VoESiTa5geGe0Eqh5OLiX2Cy50TiXG5VGTGwMIjPaKMutL
by ExcellentRound8934
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At holiday time I make peppermint and add crushed candy canes, which I can buy that time of year at the bulk store. I use the vanilla from A Perfect Scoop but sub 1 tsp peppermint extract (don’t get unspecified mint) for the vanilla and add maybe 1/2 c crushed candy at the end of churning. The one you linked to has vanilla so you could include some extract as well. For me this ice cream doesn’t keep well, the candy gets a weird texture after a few days, but that’s usually not a problem for us!
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FWIW, I’ve tested a few mint/peppermint extracts in ice cream and my hands-down favourite is Nielsen-Massey’s peppermint.
IMO McConnell’s is too minty. I only point that out because I think most recipes show restraint on the mint, so you might have to increase the amount of extract. Also, taste the chilled base and add more mint at that point if necessary. After chilling, the flavor of my bases seem to change, or at least the perception does.
I’ve made peppermint ice cream a lot and if I’m lucky, I start with fresh *peppermint* leaves found at local markets in the summer (or you can grow them, literally grow like a weed). Then add peppermint extract to the base instead of vanilla and crushed candy cane/ peppermint candy at the end of the churn.
The Garden Mint recipe in Hello My Name is Ice Cream is a good foundational recipe to play with.