Honestly, the British Summer has been glorious. I love the sun and the heat and everyone just looks… gorgeous! But I really do need to balance the heat with the cold and what vetter than a cool chocolate minty ice cream… Here’s an easy peasy recipe for you to try

Basic Vanilla

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 or preferably overnight x

Tricia xx