This homemade peppermint ice cream is incredibly simple to make, yet delicious beyond belief. At first taste it has a refreshing snowlike consistency, then it melts into a creamy aftertaste/texture. My kiddos fought over the container, feasting on it by the spoonful…until I told them to get a bowl and act civilized.

Then, I did what every mom would do and hid in the kitchen to taste test out of the container. I was caught by my middlest. “Gabby, you hush…when you’re an adult the calories don’t count when you’re taste testing. If I got a bowl, it would be a different story for me.” (You know what I mean, don’t you judge, lol.)

We were over at our little cousin’s birthday party a few weekends ago. While my cousin was cutting the cake, I noticed an ice-cream maker in the kitchen sink. “It was a gift to ourselves. We love ice-cream and it makes a difference when it’s homemade.. My daughter Julia saw it and exclaimed, “Mamakins! Can I have one of these for my birthday?” My cousin served us our cake and scooped out her homemade ice-cream from the churner. I was sold. It really was an added touch.

I love homemade and added touches.

Juju got her wish on her birthday. Then, asked me daily when we were going to finally make this ice-cream.I can only imagine how much the suspense built in her until last night when we finally took the plunge. It was super simple and fun to make together.

Start out with heavy whipping cream, coconut milk (you can use whole milk as well), sugar, salt, and peppermint extract.

Pour everything into a mixing bowl.

Mix on low speed until all ingredients are incorporated. This doesn’t take long.

Pour into the ice-cream maker and turn on for approximately 25 minutes. Place container in freezer overnight.

Serve with crushed peppermints. Ahhh…so refreshing.