Chocolate Mint
Ice Cream | Recipe
Summer refreshment without an ice cream machine
Text:
Katharina Kuhlmann
Photography:
© Roberta Dall'Alba
1 July 2026
This homemade chocolate and mint ice cream is very easy to make without an ice cream maker. You only need four ingredients: condensed milk, whipping cream, peppermint extract and VIVANI organic Fine Dark Peppermint chocolate (liquid-filled). The cream is whipped and folded into the other ingredients along with the chopped chocolate. This means there are very few steps involved, and there’s no need to stir the ice cream whilst it’s setting. This creamy summer treat has a delicious flavour of fresh mint and dark chocolate and is perfect for any summer occasion.
Why the "Fine Bitter Peppermint" matches perfectly with this ice cream
The refreshing Fine Dark Peppermint Chocolate is filled with a delicate peppermint cream and is a true VIVANI classic. Modelled on the English style, this bar has a comparatively high cocoa content of 68% (Dominican Republic), which balances the minty sweetness of the filling and ensures a perfect interplay of flavours. In this chocolate and mint ice cream, the chocolate bar adds both chocolatey notes and a fresh peppermint flavour. The chopped chocolate chips also give it a lovely stracciatella look.
Incidentally, a similar product to the Fine Bitter Peppermint are the VIVANI Cremosini Peppermint. These small, round chocolate drops also contain a fresh mint filling and are perfect for decorating cakes and desserts – or even this ice cream.
RECIPE: CHOCOLATE MINT ICE CERAM
Ingredients
For approx. 900 g ice ceam
410 g
heavy cream
380 g
sweet condensed milk
2 tsp
natural peppermint extract
100 g
VIVANI Fine Dark Peppermint Chocolate
making
waiting / cooling time
some hours
level of difficulty
easy
N°
01
In a bowl, combine condensed milk and peppermint extract.
02
Chop the peppermint chocolate and set aside.
03
Using a stand mixer, whip the heavy cream until it forms stiff peaks. Add a couple of tablespoons of whipped cream into the condensed milk and stir until incorporated. Add this mixture to the remaining cream and gently stir.
04
Finally add the chocolate and stir again with a spatula. Pour the mixture into a rectangular pan (like a loaf pan), spread it out and let it to set in the freezer.
05
You can serve it when it has the perfect consistency or store it in the freezer.
06
Tip: When you’re about to serve it, let it stand at room temperature until it has the perfect consistency, then scoop it with a tablespoon or ice cream scoop.
This is VIVANI
For 25 years, VIVANI has been developing high-quality organic chocolate from sustainably grown cocoa beans. The brand from Bochum (Germany) stands for ecological cocoa cultivation, transparent supply chains and responsibility along the entire value chain. VIVANI was awarded “The National German Sustainability Award” for this commitment.
Production takes place at the traditional Weinrich chocolate factory in Herford, where each bar is created with a great deal of expertise and craftsmanship.
Fine Dark Peppermint
68 % Santo Domingo Cocoa | with peppermint oil
Cremosini Peppermint
Dark chocolate drops with peppermint filling | vegan
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