OK, so the mint puns were limited but I promise you this creamy ice cream is to absolutely worth the uncool mum tag.

Vanilla base
1 tin of condensed milk
300ml of double cream
2 tsp of vanilla extract

Chocolate Mint
92g Peppermint Aero balls
Aero chocolate bar
100g Lindt Intense – dark Mint chocolate

– Chill the condensed milk in the fridge for an hour

– Whisk the condensed milk, double cream and vanilla extract until creamy but not overly whisked because some other ingredients need to be whisked in.

– Roughly chop the Aero chocolate bar and whisk it in. I prefer this method because you break up the Aero releasing the mint flavour.

– Roughly chop the dark mint chocolate into small slivers. They tend to give a different crunch element and balances the sweetness.

– I recommend that if the mixture is thick and creamy enough, stir the slivers in so as not to risk over whisking.

– Finally add some of the Aero balls, to the mixture. If you’re not a fan of having full balls in your mouth, then feel free to chop them into bitesize pieces.

– Add the remaining aero balls to decorate the top

– Freeze for a minimum of 2 hours but the best results come from an overnight freeze.

Tricia xx