Peppermint Sea Salt Ice Cream

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1/3 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 cup fat-free cool whip
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt (or to taste)
• green food coloring (looks better with it) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 separate the eggs into two good sized bowls.
• 2 beat the egg whites until stiff.
• 3 mix the egg yolks and splenda until thick.
• 4 slowly bring the milk to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• 5 pour the hot milk into yolk/splenda mixture and mix well.
• 6 pour milk/yolk/splenda mixture back into pot and heat on medium until thicker to make a custard (don't let it boil! also, if you can't get it to a custard thickness,just get it as thick as you can ).
• 7 pour custard in with beaten egg whites and mix well.
• 8 add sea salt.
• 9 put mixture in fridge to cool(about an hour).
• 10 once cool, add cream and peppermint extract.
• 11 add green food coloring.
• 12 freeze, following your ice cream makerâ??s instructions.
• 13 i don't have an ice cream maker, so i just kept it all in a bowl and let it freeze for a few hours or overnight.