Categories: frozen dessert

Ingredients

• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup fresh mint or basil leaves (about 3/4 oz.)
• 1 cup whole milk
• Fresh mint or basil leaves (optional)
• pinch salt

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan combine cream, and mint leaves. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture just begins to boil. Remove from heat; cover; steep for 1 hour. Strain, discarding mint leaves. Add milk to infused cream mixture. Add a pinch of salt. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight until mixture is completely chilled.
2. Freeze cream mixture in a 1-quart ice cream freezer according to the manufacturer’s directions. Scoop into dessert dishes. Sprinkle with fresh mint or basil leaves.

3. makes 1 quart.

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