Peppermint Pattie Ice Cream

I had some extra heavy cream and milk but I couldn't figure out what kind of ice cream to make. I consulted David Lebovitz's The Perfect Scoop. The recipe for peppermint patties were in the mix in section. I decided to combine them with the Philadelphia style vanilla ice cream which is like the regular vanilla ice cream minus the 6 egg yolks.

Peppermint Patties

2 cups powdered sugar

3 Tbsp. glucose

2 tsp. water

1/8 tsp. peppermint extract or few drops of oil (oil is much stronger than extract, use with caution)

6 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

Line a baking sheet with parchment. Dust lightly with 1 Tbsp. powdered sugar to prevent sticking.

Mix glucose, water and mint extract. Stir in the remaining powdered sugar. Knead it until it turns into a smooth ball. Roll into 1 inch balls and flatten to 1/3 in.  Let dry at room temperature at least 2 hours.

Melt chocolate in a double boiler or metal bowl placed over 1 inch of simmering water. Stir until smooth and set aside. Dust powdered sugar off of patties and dip in melted chocolate. Set aside on parchment  to cool. Place in fridge or freezer to firm chocolate. Chop into small pieces if using as a mix in.

Vanilla- Mint Ice Cream- Philadelphia Style

2 cups heavy cream

1 cup whole milk

3/4 cup sugar (I lessened it to compensate for candies mixed in)

pinch of salt

1 vanilla bean (optional)

3/4 tsp. vanilla

1/8 tsp. mint (optional)

Pour 1 cup heavy cream into saucepan. Mix in sugar, salt, vanilla bean (seeds scraped and pod). Stir until sugar melts over medium heat. Remove.

Add remaining 1 cup heavy cream, milk, and vanilla and mint extracts.

Chill completely in fridge. Remove vanilla bean pod. Churn with ice cream maker. If adding chopped peppermint patties, fold them into ice cream. Freeze.

The ice cream turned out creamy and smooth with a little crunch from the chocolate and chewiness from the peppermint patties. Subtle mint flavor. If you love mint, add more extract to the candy or ice cream. You could also try making this with a chocolate or chocolate mint ice cream as well.

My journey into candy making continues. Peppermint patties are very simple to make. They take a few hours to dry. I left mine to dry at room temperature over night. They are very sticky and stick to the knife and parchment. When chopping them up, the chocolate cracks and is not the most attractive but if it's going to be mixed in with the ice cream anyway it doesn't matter.