York Peppermint Patties and rich chocolate mint ice-cream make Chocolate Peppermint Patty Ice-Cream a great treat any time!
When I was a kid, I used to spend time each summer at my grandparents’ dairy farm in western Pennsylvania. I’d get up early with my Grandpa to milk the cows, clean out the barn and feed the calves.
Grandma always had a bountiful dinner on the table around noon (supper was the light evening meal for them). Then Grandpa and I would spend the afternoon doing whatever needed to be done before the evening milking.
One of my favorite memories was when Grandpa would drive me to the nearest store after dinner – a little market inside the only gas station for miles. There he’d catch up on local gossip and we’d buy some York Peppermint Patties. We usually split one on the way home but the rest went into the freezer.
At some point during my visit we’d bale hay. Grandpa had a rectangular baler (I didn’t know hay bales could be round until I moved west). He’d hook the baler up to the tractor and then hook a wagon to the back of the baler.
My job was to ride in the wagon and stack the bales as neatly as I could when they came out of the baler. It was hot, dusty work. We always celebrated the end of hay baling with frozen York Peppermint Patties.
I’m telling you, there is nothing like a frozen peppermint patty when you’re really hot and sweaty! My kids have never baled hay but they know about frozen peppermint patties in the summer – and summers are long and hot here in Texas.
When I was thinking about my sister’s birthday this week, I thought how much she’d enjoy Chocolate Peppermint Patty Ice-Cream. I wanted the ice-cream to be rich and chocolaty so I melted Belgian Dark Chocolate disks into the milk. If you’re not a mint fan, just add the cream and churn – you’ll be in heaven because the chocolate base is that good!
Don’t have dark chocolate disks? No problem, you can use chopped dark chocolate bars or Guittard Dark Chocolate Baking Chips. You can even use semi-sweet chocolate but the ice-cream will be sweeter.
Nutrition information is provided as a guide only. Please consult a dietician for specific dietary needsChocolate Peppermint Patty Ice-Cream
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 424Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 41mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 3gSugar: 30gProtein: 4g
