Serves 10

INGREDIENTS

2 cups 2% milk
2 cups half and half
1 cup sugar
2 cups fresh mint, chopped
10 egg yolks
1 dark mint chocolate bar, chopped into pieces
10 fresh mint leaves, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

For mint ice cream

In a heavy bottomed saucepan bring the milk, half and half, sugar, and mint to a boil and reduce heat immediately, and simmer for about 10 minutes stirring gently, allowing mint to steep into liquid. Discard mint. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks well. Ladle a big spoon full of the hot milk mixture to the egg mixture, whisking well, to avoid the eggs from cooking. Add the remainder of the egg mixture into the milk on the stove and heat gently whisking constantly until a thick custard forms or until the mixture coats the back of a wooden spoon well, about 5-6 minutes. Take off heat and allow to cool.
Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight to get very cold. Place in the freezer 10 minutes before making the ice cream. Process the ice cream in an ice cream maker, following instructions of the machine.

For chocolate mint leaves and chocolate drizzle

In a double boiler, add chocolate and warm until melted. Place mint leaves on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Drizzle some chocolate over the leaves and let harden (reserving some for drizzle on ice cream). Serve ice cream with chocolate drizzled over it and garnished with the chocolate mint leaves.