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Peppermint anything is one of my favorite holiday flavors. Ice cream is one of my favorite treats. Put the two together, and you have a combination I have trouble staying away from, although with my kid’s help, this temptation didn’t last for long.
My Peppermint Candy Ice Cream contains just 4 ingredients:
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Starlight peppermints
- heavy whipping cream
- peppermint extract
(I know the picture shows vanilla, but I was making several recipes at once and messed up when I snapped the picture it should be a bottle of peppermint extract in the picture, not vanilla, sorry 🙂 )
The recipe is so simple to make my 10-year-old can make it all on her own. It also takes just a few minutes to prepare. It does, however, take an entire day to freeze, so you will have to wait a while to enjoy it.
I used to make my no-machine-needed ice-cream recipes in a huge glass measuring cup with a lid, but then I saw a picture in a magazine of a similar recipe, and they had used a rectangular Pyrex container with a lid. I tried it this time, and I love it! Much easier to scoop.
Peppermint Candy Ice Cream (no machine needed)
Ingredients
- 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 pint of heavy whipping creme
- 2 to 3 drops of peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup of crushed peppermint candies
Instructions
- Instructions
- Whip the heavy whipping creme in a freezer safe glass or metal container (one with a lid) using an electric hand mixer until firm
- Add in the sweetened condensed milk and stir well.
- Add in peppermint extract and crushed candies and stir well
- Place lid on container and allow to freeze 10 to 12 hours
- Scoop into bowls and enjoy
OOOO this sounds so good. I pinned it! Thanks so much for linking up at Weekend Potluck. I’m not real fond of ice cream, but this time of year, this kind of treat is something I crave!
It’s always fun to make your own ice-cream too!
Thanks for this treat! I have pinned it.
What a simple and great holiday treat! Especially good with chocolate cookies:)
Yes it would be!
Would this work with any flavor?
Yes the base of whipping creme and sweeten condensed milk works well with almost any add ins I have tried. I have made chocolate by adding chocolate syrup, nerds by adding in nerds candies. I once made a strawberry one from strawberries I had whirled up in the blender first and it was amazing! I have those ideas listed in my recipe area https://snailpacetransformations.com/recipes/ scroll down until you see the ice cream section. Hope this helps.
This sounds so yummy! I think I will add in some chunks of chocolate to make it similar to my favorite Christmas ice cream.
Mmmm….adding chocolate chunks is an excellent idea.
What size Pyrex dish with lid do I get?
an 8 by 8 should be big enough.