Mint Chip Ice Cream

"We’ve never understood why most mint chip ice creams have a ridiculous green hue that doesn’t appear to be naturally derived, let alone from mint plants. Trader Joe’s, for one, doesn’t need fluorescent green coloring to tell you that our Mint Chip Ice Cream is packed with pleasing peppermint flavor and melt-in-your mouth chocolate chips. We love to focus on quality ingredients with all of our products, and Trader Joe’s Mint Chip Ice Cream does not deviate. It’s made from a simple mixture that includes cream, milk, sugar, egg yolks, some peppermint extract and chocolatey fudge chips. And notice that Super Premium designation? To get there, an ice cream must have less than 50% overrun, which in ice cream terms, refers to the amount of air mixed into the final product. That means that one gallon of mix would create no more than one and a half gallons of finished ice cream. Trader Joe’s Mint Chip Ice Cream has 26% overrun—in other words, it’s a delightfully dense, super Super Premium Ice Cream!"