When you don't have enough time to do an egg custard ice cream, then this is a really decent recipe that whips up in seconds and has the consistency and flavor of an ice cream that tastes labored over! I have used this recipe several times. Once exactly as written, another time with broken Oreo cookies instead of chocolate chips and most recently I used the ice cream base and instead of mint, I added lavender extract and sprinkled lavender flowers over scoops of ice cream just before serving to make a lovely lavender ice cream. All versions were formidable and enjoyed by all!