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Luscious Home-made Mango Gelato

March 8, 2015 By sue Leave a Comment

Luscious Home-made Mango Gelato

Mangoes have to be one of my favourite tropical fruit.  When I travel I try to eat as many of them as possible.  I saw them on a super-special at the local fruit store and knew that I had to get more than just a few.  So as well as mango lassi (mango, yoghurt and milk or water blended with some cardamom) and fruit smoothies and smoked chicken and mango salad ...., I had to try making some luscious mango gelato in my icecream maker. 1 cup sugar 4 egg yolks 1 3/4 cups milk 1/2 cup … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kitchen, Recipes Tagged With: Gelato, Icecream maker, Mango

Home-made Strawberry Gelato

February 24, 2015 By sue Leave a Comment

Home-made Strawberry Gelato

When you are fortunate enough to have fresh (or frozen) strawberries from the garden, making a strawberry gelato helps extend the summer and makes you think of travelling to Italy... 2 cups milk 1 cup cream 4 egg yolks 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and pureed (frozen and defrosted works) 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp lemon zest Combine milk and cream in a saucepan and bring to the boil.  Simmer, stirring constantly, for about 4-5 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kitchen, Recipes Tagged With: Berries, Gelato, Icecream maker, Recipes, Strawberries

Lemon Gelato and Blueberry Buttermilk Sherbet

December 10, 2014 By sue 1 Comment

Lemon Gelato and Blueberry Buttermilk Sherbet

After my previous success with Rose & Raspberry Sorbet, I wanted to try my hand at gelato and sherbet to see what the difference was between them all. I had some buttermilk (whey) left over from my cheese-making, so chose Blueberry Buttermilk Sherbet - another Martha Stewart recipe; and Lemon Gelato from the Ice cream Maker Recipe book.  The sherbet is slightly creamier than the sorbet and the gelato is creamier again.  There are two types of gelato: the sugar syrup gelato that I made has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kitchen, Recipes Tagged With: Blueberry, Gelato, Icecream maker, Lemon, Sherbet, Whey

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