Chocolate Mint Gelato

• 1 3/4 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, fine quality, finely chopped

1. Special equipment needed: ice cream maker.
2. Stir together 1/4 cup milk and cornstarch.
3. Whisk together sugar, cocoa, and remaining 1 1/2 cups milk in a small heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring. Stir cornstarch mixture again and whisk into chocolate. Return to a boil, whisking, then remove from heat.
4. Add mint, a pinch of salt, and half of chocolate to saucepan, stirring.
5. Set saucepan in a large bowl of ice water to cool, whisking frequently.
6. Freeze chocolate mixture in ice-cream maker. When nearly frozen, add remaining chocolate and churn until blended.

milk, cornstarch, sugar, cocoa, peppermint, bittersweet chocolate

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-mint-gelato-227532 (may not work)