Happy Happy Blogmas Tuesday everybody!!! It’s funny the random things that you remember right? Sooo, speaking of, when the Christmas season first started to kick in, I for some reason was reminded of this birthday party that I no joke probably went to when I was 10 years old. It was a surprise party for my friend and since her birthday was in December, the party had a Christmas-esque theme.
I remember no other details of that party except for the homemade peppermint ice cream (of course I would remember the food haha). As I have mentioned once or twice, peppermint has never been my go-to flavor of choice for anything, but not one to be offensive (I try not to anyway) I tried the ice cream and I was blown away by how awesome it was.
I guess I assumed it was going to taste medicinal or something but the super rich creaminess of the ice cream with just a hint of peppermint, (and my favorite) the chunks of candy canes in it, mmmmm, I was hooked. I might have had another bowl or two (y’all I’ve always loved food) at the party, but it has always stuck with me at how good it was and I just knew I had to make some for my cheat day to share with y’all.
I decided to use my super easy vanilla ice cream recipe, throw in just a dash of peppermint extract and lots of chunks of candy cane, and y’all, it’s dang perfection! This ice cream is even better than I had anticipated, and I could not get enough, it is sooo good. I hope y’all get to enjoy this soon, thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!!!
candy canes…
crushed up…
all ingredients (except the candy canes) into your bowl…
into your yogurt/ice cream maker…
when almost done, add 1/2 of your crushed candy canes…
into your container…
then add the rest of the candy canes…
and enjoy!!! 
- 2 Cups of Whole Milk.
- 2 Cups of Heavy Whipping Cream.
- 1 (14) Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk.
- 1 Cup (or More) of Candy Canes, Crushed.
- 2-3 Drops of Peppermint Extract.
- Yogurt/Ice Cream Maker.
- Either by hand or with a blender smash up your candy canes into your preferred size, set aside.
- In a large bowl, place the whole milk, heavy cream, and sweetened condensed milk and mix together with a spoon until smooth.
- Now add your peppermint extract a drop at a time, making sure to not put too much and mix until incorporated.
- Now place your ice cream mixture into your yogurt/ice cream maker.
- Check your ice cream's progress and when you think there are about 5 minutes left until it's ready, add in half of your crushed peppermint and let it continue to mix.
- Now place your ice cream into a separate container and mix in the rest of the crushed candy cane and place in the freezer for at least 4 hours to harden.
- Serve and enjoy!!!
- You can totally add more crushed candy cane or peppermint extract if you love a more potent peppermint flavor.