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    July 24, 2011

    Zucchini Ice Cream

    I've been making a lot of ice cream recently and experimenting with different flavors. The best one I've made so far is zucchini ice cream. It's also the ice cream that everyone, across the board, loves.

    zucchini Ice Cream

    This is what I gather in my basket every day:

    I love to make all my favorite sweet things in ice cream form, like zucchini bread. The zucchini are grated (better if it's everything but the very center of the vegetable where the seeds are).

    The essential flavors that come through in zucchini bread are sugar and cinnamon, and sometimes walnuts. So that's what I used for the ice cream, to keep it simple yet delicious.

    Ingredients:

    • Milk, whole - 1 ¼ cup (200 ml)
    • Cream - 1 ½ cups (355 ml)
    • Vanilla extract - 1 tsp (5 ml)
    • Sugar - ½ cup (100 grams)
    • Cinnamon - 1 tsp
    • Salt - ¼ tsp
    • Zucchini, grated (all except the seedy center) - 1 ¼ cup (190 grams)
    • Walnuts, finely chopped (optional) - ⅔ cup (50 grams)

    Procedure:

    • Place all the ingredients (except the walnuts) in a saucepan and simmer until the zucchini is just tender but not mushy.
    • Place the pan in an ice water bath and cool completely.
    • Add the walnuts if desired.
    • Follow the manufacturer's instructions for your ice cream maker or:
    • Pour the mixture into a flat metal baking pan and freeze.
    • Once frozen the ice cream can be served, or stored for future use:
    • Transfer the ice cream into an airtight container and return to the freezer.

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    1. LITTLE MISS LOCAL says

      August 02, 2011 at 12:49 am

      Thanks for this recipe, it was a lot of fun to make! Just posted a pic of the result on the LITTLE MISS LOCAL FB page for you to see! Can't wait to try more of your recipes!!!

      Reply
    2. Flavor of Italy says

      July 24, 2011 at 7:08 pm

      I was contemplating making beet gelato yesterday! Give me a feel for its taste and I'll create a recipe for you!
      BTW, made tomato ice cream yesterday....not bad!

      Reply
    3. Willym says

      July 24, 2011 at 5:25 pm

      You are trying to make me homesick for Italy right???? Once we get settled I'm going to have to give this one a try. We had a really wonderful beet gelato in Ragusa a few weeks ago. Have you tried it or can you come up with a recipe for it????
      Fondest regards from Canada

      Reply

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