homemade mango-strawberry ice cream
It is 100° outside today and it's barely even June. Solution to a muggy summer? Ice cream. Yes, ice cream. It is probably my favorite food, aside from burrito bowls. I love almost any flavor, but I fell shamelessly in love with mango gelato in Rome. It absolutely embodies summer... flip flops, sunscreen, lazy days... but I really haven't found anything like it in the states until I tried making it myself. This homemade ice cream can be whipped up in 15 minutes with a food processor, is relatively healthy, and is oh so delicious.
Homemade Mango-Strawberry Ice Cream
Ingredients
3/4 cup half-n-half
1/4 cup raw sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
16 ounce bag of frozen mango chunks
5 or 6 large frozen strawberries
Yields: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
First, pour half-n-half, sugar, and lime juice in a food processor and blend on high until sugar dissolves completely. Mine took about 1 minute.
Then, add your fruit. Blend on high until fruit is creamy. The strawberries tend to be a bit ornery, so you made need to take breaks from blending to push them around a bit with a wooden spoon until they are perfectly puréed.
Pour mixture into a large bowl and place in the freezer for 15-20 or until the edge of the ice cream are frosty.
Scoop out your ice cream and enjoy it out in the sunshine. I love that this ice cream has strawberry freckles.
Store your fruity goodness in a air tight containers. Pyrex works well, as do mason jars. On a side note, this recipe is a great way to cheer up friends who are recovering from surgery, illness, or other catastrophes. I made a little for my friend, Rebecca (affectionately known as Cake) recently and she quite enjoyed it.
gluten free, ice cream, sweets
Reader Comments (5)
This ice cream is truly amazing! Thank you for making it!
-R Cake
looks delicious!! :9
This ice cream looks so YuMmY! I don't have a food processor... do you think it would work using a blender? Such a refreshing SuMmEr treat:) LOVE your Blog!
I absolutely think it would work with a blender, but I would use fresh strawberries rather than frozen ones. Happy blending :)
This ice cream looks AMAZING! Can't wait to try it : ) : ) : )