With its dark and fudgy, lightly pepperminted base, and chunks of peppermint bark, this ice cream really hits the spot. I have to say, this might be my favorite too, which is very exciting considering I had no idea how this was going to come together.
When I chopped it up, the white chocolate and semi sweet layers separated, throwing me into a slight panic, but fortunately it all worked out okay in the end – I was SO happy with how this ice cream turned out! My better half said this was his “all time” favorite, a statement that he doesn’t throw around very often. This was actually my very first time making peppermint bark at home, and the finished product ended up incredibly thick, like…I’m talking brownie thickness (see pic below). It works out into a glorious, fudgy, hot mess of an ice cream that is the perfect compliment to chunks of sweet peppermint bark. I’ve learned through this experience that the key to a great chocolate ice cream is to add so much melted chocolate that you look at your custard base and think, s***, there’s no way this is going to work out. Last year, I started making up for lost time with a peppermint mocha ice cream that I made in honor of my fave seasonal drink. But this year, I was ready to get serious. For a girl that loves mint chocolate chip ice cream as much as I do, you’d think I woulda figured it out just a little bit sooner!) From the first sip, I was hooked, and an entire world of Chocolate Peppermint Possibilities opened up to me. Truthfully, I didn’t really realize that chocolate and peppermint could make such a fabulous pairing until I had my first Peppermint Mocha from a certain not-so-local coffee chain several years ago. Mint hot chocolate? Nah, I’ll take the salted caramel. However, I didn’t always feel that way…ĭon’t get me wrong I’ve always enjoyed peppermint bark just as much as the next person, but my experience with choco/mint never really transcended the boundaries of this once-a-year treat. It’s a glorious marriage of dark and light, seductive and sweet. During the holidays, it seems there isn’t a flavor in the world that screams “Christmas!” more loudly than this divine combo. In a word? Chocolate peppermint is perfection second in my heart only to chocolate and peanut butter. (And sometimes, it pays to be a follower, especially when the topic at hand is this delicious.)Īs the weeks fly by and the days creep dangerously close to Christmas, foodie sites both big and small are celebrating the occasion with a variety of mouthwatering choco/mint treats everything from hot chocolates and candies to cookies and cakes – you name it! And it’s all for very good reason. There isn’t much I can say about the chocolate/peppermint combo that hasn’t already been said before.īut don’t worry I won’t let that stop me.
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