Easy No Churn Peppermint Ice Cream Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How many drops of peppermint oil in ice cream? ›

Carefully add one drop of peppermint oil at a time to the mixture, whisk and add more if needed. (I'm finding 1 drop per cup of cream for ice cream is a good ratio for our liking.)

When it comes to great ice cream, cold temperatures and speed are your friends: the faster you bring your base from liquid to solid, the creamier it'll be. In a 2-quart unit, a typical batch of ice cream will take between 18 and 25 minutes to churn.

Usually 1 oz bottle of essential oil contains 600 drops.

Between 3 to 5 drops of an essential oil are recommended to use in a diffuser, if the diffuser's size is 100 ml.

Dosage. The usual dose of peppermint oil for adults and children aged 12 and over is 1 capsule, taken 3 times a day until your symptoms get better. You can increase this to 2 capsules, taken 3 times a day, if 1 capsule has not helped your symptoms. Do not take it for longer than 2 weeks unless prescribed by a doctor.

Most home ice cream recipes call for simple table sugar, which is chemically known as sucrose. But in pro kitchens you have more options. Liquid sugars like invert sugar, corn syrup, honey, and glucose syrup all add body, creaminess, and stability to ice cream, and a little goes a long way.

Adding thickening agents, such as egg yolks, cornstarch, gelatin, tapioca starch, or even Junket tablets, enhances the texture and elevates the overall ice cream experience. Remember, making homemade ice cream is as much an art as it is a science.

Eggs leverage the fat already present in the ice cream base (the butterfat in cream and milk) and make it work even further for a creamier texture. But wait, there's more! Egg yolks also improve the stability of an ice cream, reducing its tendency to melt before you can get it from freezer to cone to mouth.

Step 1In a small resealable plastic bag, combine half-and-half, sugar, and vanilla. Push out excess air and seal. Step 2Into a large resealable plastic bag, combine ice and salt. Place small bag inside the bigger bag and shake vigorously, 7 to 10 minutes, until ice cream has hardened.

Besides not needing an ice cream machine to make this, there are other differences between no-churn ice cream and ice cream made in a machine. One difference is that no-churn ice creams are made without eggs. Another difference is the use of sweetened condensed milk in place of granulated sugar.

How to make ice cream at home 5 minutes? ›

Sugar, corn syrup or honey, as well as gelatin and commercial stabilizers, can all keep your ice cream at a softer consistency. Ice cream also stays softer when you store it in a shallow container, rather than a deep tub, and cover the surface of the ice cream with plastic wrap to keep ice crystals from forming.

DoTERRA peppermint essential oil is approved for internal use, so you can safely put it in your ice cream. (Not all brands of essential oil are approved for internal use, so be sure that the kind you are using is safe before adding it to your ice cream or any other food).

Many people use a teaspoon to measure how many essential oil drops are needed, as it holds approximately 5 ml of oil, which is about 100 drops of carrier oil. This means to dilute to 2%, you will only need to add 2 drops of peppermint oil to 1 teaspoon of carrier oil, which can be easily done using the dropper.

Substituting Peppermint Extract for Vanilla Extract

Peppermint extract is a stronger flavor than other baking flavorings like vanilla extract or almond extract, so start small by substituting half or a quarter amount of the extract called for in the recipe.

It varies for kids and adults, and there hasn't been any research for kids under 8: Adults: 0.2ml to 0.4ml of peppermint oil 3 times a day. Children ages 8 and up: 0.1ml to 0.2ml of peppermint oil 3 times a day.