Mint chocolate chip is my number one regular ice cream. Always has been and always will be.

However this peppermint candy cane ice cream is numero uno during the holidays.

I mean this ice cream is only so pretty! A pale pink with a little specks of red and white throughout. And tastes slightly vanilla-y until the peppermint swoops in and takes over. And let’s not forget the little pieces of peppermint candy cane for crunch.

Last weekend was another girls weekend, Pat took our dog Seamus and went up to the cabin to hunt. Haileigh, Malloree and I resumed our Friends binging and also caught up on This Is Us… and it carried over to the next day when we watched A Christmas Carol and The Holiday and more Friends episodes.

We finished the peppermint candy can ice cream by Monday. Oops.

Don’t worry, I made more. 😀

For this Peppermint Candy Cane Ice Cream Gather:

granulated sugar
heavy whipping cream
half & half
vanilla
sea salt
peppermint candy canes.

First, start by adding 1 cup of sugar to a large bowl. Pour in the 2 cups heavy cream and 2 cups of half & half.

Then add in 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract.

And a pinch of sea salt.

Now simply whisk until the sugar and sea salt is completely dissolved. Then cover tightly and let it chill in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours.

Then pour the ice cream base into your ice cream maker and blend until thick and creamy, following your manufacturer’s directions. I have a Kitchen Aid ice cream bowl attachment and it takes about 15 to 20 minutes on the lowest speed.

Boom.

Lastly, stir in a 1/2 cup of crushed peppermint candy canes, saving the remaining crushed pieces to sprinkle over the top before serving, that is if you want more. Which um hello? Who wouldn’t?

Lastly pour the ice cream into a freezer safe container and freeze over night. I use my loaf pan [affiliate] and it works like a charm.

Right before serving, I sprinkle some of the remaining crushed candy canes on top and scoope and serve.

Luxuriously creamy and so much BETTER than store bought.

Oooh! I only had a thought. How satisfying would a warm, only out-of-the-oven brownie with a scoop (or two) of this peppermint candy cane ice cream on top? Rich right?

I’m so doing it.