Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

• 2
  
  cups nonfat milk or 2 cups low-fat milk
  
• 2
  
  cups heavy cream
  
• 1
  
  cup sugar
  
• ¹⁄₂
  
  teaspoon salt
  
• 1
  
  teaspoon vanilla extract
  
• 1
  
  teaspoon peppermint extract
  
• 3
  
  drops green food coloring (optional)
  
• 1
  
  cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  

directions

• In a large bowl, stir together the milk, cream, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and peppermint extract until the sugar has dissolved.
• Color to your liking with the green food coloring.
• Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
• About 10 minutes into the freezing, add the chocolate chips.
• About 30 minutes later, after the ice cream has thickened, spoon into a container and freeze for 2 hours.