Mint chocolate ice cream

Ingredients

• 4 oz. chocolate chips (about ¾ cup) -- I prefer Guittard  
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 pint cream
• 1 tsp mint extract -- I prefer Nielsen-Massey
• ¼ tsp salt

Equipment

• ice cream maker

Instructions

1. Put the chocolate chips, sugar, and 1/4 of the cream in a bowl. 
2. Microwave to melt, about 1 minute.
3. Whisk chocolate mixture until smooth.
4. Add remaining cream in 3 portions, whisking after each addition.
5. Mix in vanilla and salt.
6. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
7. Freeze in ice cream maker.