We love chocolate chip ice cream, so we’re fortunate that it’s so easy to find vanilla chip, mint chip and chocolate chocolate chip flavors.

But what if you want coffee chocolate chip ice cream? Strawberry chocolate chip? Cherry chocolate chip? Peanut butter chocolate chip?

You can convert any flavor of ice cream into “chocolate chip” ice cream by stirring in chocolate chips.

Soften a pint of ice cream on the counter, enough to stir in the chips; return to the freezer to harden. Or simply sprinkle the chips underneath and on top of a scoop of ice cream.

Make your ice cream even more interesting by chopping up flavored chocolate bars to substitute for chocolate chips.

 
You can apply the same technique to make cookie ice cream and toffee ice cream.

Let us know about your favorite creations.

ICE CREAM TRIVIA: MOST POPULAR FLAVORS

According to a consumer survey by the International Ice Cream Association, here are the flavors people named as their favorites:
1. Vanilla, 29%
2. Chocolate, 8.9%
3. Butter Pecan, 5.3%
4. Strawberry, 5.3%
5. Neapolitan, 4.2%
6. Chocolate Chip, 3.9%
7. French Vanilla, 3.8%
8. Cookies and Cream, 3.6%
9. Vanilla Fudge Ripple, 2.6%
10. Praline Pecan, 1.7%
11. Cherry, 1.6%
12. Chocolate Almond, 1.6%
13. Coffee, 1.6%
14. Rocky Road, 1.5%
15. Chocolate Marshmallow, 1.3%
All others, 23.7%