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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Cool mint, sweet cream, and a snowfall of mini chips. The parlor classic, spun at home in your own pint.

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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Ninja CreamiPrep
5 minFreeze
24 hrMakes
1 pint · 4 servings

Why you’ll love this

Cool mint, sweet cream, and chips in every bite, just like the parlor pint you grew up loving; it tastes fresh and clean, with that pretty green colour that makes kids reach first. It suits cones on the porch, chocolate sauce nights, and anyone loyal to the classics.

What you’ll need

A few simple ingredients for a big, delicious idea.

Cream cheese
Cream cheese
Granulated sugar
Granulated sugar
Vanilla extract
Vanilla extract
Mint extract
Mint extract
Heavy cream
Heavy cream
Whole milk
Whole milk
Green food coloring (optional)
Green food coloring (optional)
Mini chocolate chips
Mini chocolate chips

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Ninja CreamiPrep 5 min24 hr

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Soften the cream cheese

    Put the cream cheese in a large bowl that is safe for the microwave and warm it for 10 seconds, just until soft.

  2. Whisk to a frosting

    Add the sugar, vanilla extract, and mint extract and whisk for about 60 seconds, until the mixture turns smooth and thick, like frosting.

  3. Add the cream and milk

    Pour in the heavy cream and whole milk slowly, whisking as you go, until everything is fully combined and the sugar has dissolved. Whisk in the green food coloring now if you are using it.

  4. Freeze the pint

    Pour the base into an empty CREAMi pint, put the storage lid on, and freeze for 24 hours on a level surface.

  5. Process on Ice Cream

    Take the pint out of the freezer, remove the storage lid, and set the pint up in the machine. Run the ICE CREAM program.

  6. Add the mix in

    Spoon a hole about 1½ inches wide all the way to the bottom of the pint. Drop the mini chocolate chips into the hole and run the MIX IN program. Serve immediately.

Nutrition guide

The nutrition scoop

Per serving · 1 of 4 servings from one pint

  • Fat 61%
  • Carbs 34%
  • Protein 5%

Proper dessert energy: rich and satisfying, the way a scoop should be.

Total fat 22 g
Carbohydrates 28 g
Protein 4 g
of which sugars 27 g
Saturated fat 14 g 70% daily value
Cholesterol 70 mg 24% daily value
Sodium 55 mg 2% daily value
Dietary fiber 0 g 2% daily value
Calcium 105 mg 8% daily value
Vitamin C 0 mg 0% daily value

Where the calories live

The heavy cream brings the biggest share of the calories here, about 47 percent of the batch, with the granulated sugar next in line.

The bright spot

Most of the flavor rides on the heavy cream, and the numbers stay in treat territory rather than meal territory.

Want a lighter scoop

Swap half the heavy cream for whole milk. The spin stays creamy and every serving lands noticeably lighter.

Estimated from the ingredients exactly as written, using standard reference values for each ingredient. Your brands and swaps will shift the numbers a little. Daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Make it your own

  • Start with the base recipe, then swap one ingredient at a time.
  • Try a different topping after processing.
  • Keep notes so you can revisit your favorite combination.

Texture tips

  • A level, fully solid freeze gives the smoothest spin.
  • Freeze CREAMi bases level and completely solid.
  • For SLUSHi, check compatible liquids and minimum sugar requirements.

Frequently asked questions

What changes for the Deluxe pint?

Scale everything up: 1½ tablespoons cream cheese, ½ cup granulated sugar, 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract, 1½ teaspoons mint extract, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 1½ cups whole milk, green food coloring if you like, and ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips. Choose TOP, FULL, or BOTTOM before ICE CREAM, then add the chips the same way.

Is the green food coloring required?

Not at all. The mint flavor is in the pint either way. Skip the coloring and your scoops come out creamy white; add it and you get the classic parlor green.

Mint extract or peppermint extract?

The recipe calls for mint extract, which gives the classic cool parlor flavor. Peppermint extract works too, but it reads sharper, more like a candy cane.

How do I store leftovers?

Smooth the top flat with a spoon, put the storage lid back on, and return the pint to the freezer on a level surface. Before serving again, set the pint up in the machine and run ICE CREAM once more.