Mint and chocolate are one of those classic flavor combinations that I hope reigns eternal. And while chocolate has many friends and many more friends to meet, the partnership of mint and chocolate is one that should be written about in children’s folklore and fairytale. It’s a tremendous combination in cookies, stand-alone chocolate bars, hard mint candies with gooey chocolate centers, even hot cocoa -- but my most favorite medium of mint-chocolate goodness is ice cream. There’s just something so warming yet utterly refreshing about mint chocolate ice cream – perhaps a little extra wonder is added when you add chips and freeze it. So here are a few of my mint-chocolate favorites:
If you’re going the Ice Cream route, I would recommend Breyer’s Mint Chocolate Chip for its traditional flavor, and Ben & Jerry’s Mint Chocolate Cookie for a little extra fun. Not everyone is a fan of the cookie bits mashed in instead of the chip (though I am), but the intensely cooling peppermint infused ice cream is near hypnotizing. Toffuti Cutie Dairy Free Mint Chocolate Chip Frozen Dessert Sandwiches are worthy of an honorable mention for all those lactose intolerant, mint-chocolate groupies out there. I can’t vouch for their mint-chocolate pints, though.
And finally, the inspiration for this post: Stonyfield’s “(Low Fat) Mint Chocolate Chip” Frozen Yogurt. Generally, I’ve never been a fan of frozen yogurt, but it was brought home when a search for Mint Chocolate Cookie proved fruitless, and I fell in love after a few bites. Now I’m hooked on the stuff. In fact, this entry was inspired by a craving for Stonyfield’s Mint Chocolate Chip. The best part is one could argue it’s healthy, because you get all the calcium, little fat, and a fraction of the sugar that is found in regular ice cream. I think I’ll help myself to a bowl right now.
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