FRUIT AND OIL SEEDS ICE CREAM

INGREDIENTS OF BASIC ICE CREAM

Dose for 1 liter of ice cream:

• • 150 g of cream ♦ or ♦ whole fruit and oil seeds
  • 375 ml of vegan milk of your choice ♦ or ♦ juice / extract fruit
  • 60 g of agave or maple juice ♦ or ♦ of pitted dates, but also other soaked dried fruit**
  • 10 g of soy lecithin ♦ o ♦ 17 g di sunflower lecitihin*
  • from 1/4 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of the essence we like best (optional and to your taste)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt (creates a pleasant contrast with the sweetness of the ice cream)

** Dried fruit used as a sweetener cannot be used as it is, it must be soaked, with enough water to cover it, for a few hours to soften so as to prevent it from affecting the consistency of the ice cream. Drain well before adding it to the blender / mixer with the other ingredients. Do not throw away the soaking water that can be used to add sweetness to a recipe. If you use dried fruit consider that it can affect the color of your ice cream.

* Lecithin is not indispensable, but it is anti-crystallising, that it is a very useful feature if we then store our ice cream in the freezer, when we remove it from the freezer to enjoy it we will find it still frothy and velvety.

VARIETY WITH FRESH FRUIT

Replace milk with fruit or oilseeds with the same dose of juice / extract fruit that will characterize your ice cream. Add as the last ingredient in your mixer or blender the same type of fruit that you used for the juice in this dose:

• • 70 to 80 g of pureed or crushed fresh fruit

The dose of sweeteners in fruit ice creams can be lowered considerably or even eliminated, especially if we are using sweet fruit and at the right ripeness.

VARIETY WITH SHELL FRUIT

You can add ready-made basic ice cream to the ingredients:

• • 30/40 g coarsely chopped nuts

it will give a crunchy touch and accentuate the aroma.

CHOCOLATE VARIANT

Add to the basic ice cream:

• • 60 g of unsweetened cocoa powder ♦ or ♦ 60 g of pulp flour of carob 

HOW TO MIX THE INGREDIENTS

Using fruit and oilseeds creams:

Those who do not have a blender or mixer can start with a cream of fruit or oilseeds ready, you can easily find on the market good quality creams that contain non-roasted fruit and oil seeds, free of salt and sweeteners.
◇ In a bowl with a whisk, mix the cream with a small portion of the chosen milk, stir until the cream is completely dissolved and everything turns into a creamy liquid.

◇ Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well until you get a smooth and creamy mixture.

Using whole fruits and oily seeds:

If you start from nuts or whole oily seeds, not toasted, soaking in water is essential to reduce them to cream and, at the same time, activate the enzymes taking a great advantage for your health.
Each seed and fruit has a different soaking time in this article you will find all the indications.
◇  After soaking, drain your fruit or oilseeds (soaking water must never be used)
◇  Rinse them very well under running water by placing them in a narrow mesh strainer
◇  Pour the seeds or oily fruits and the rest of the ingredients in a mixer / blender and blend until the mixture is smooth. Take a break every minute, so as not to overheat the ingredients.

HOW TO PREPARE ICE CREAM

With the ice cream maker:

◇ Pour the ice cream into your ice cream maker and follow the instructions given by the manufacturer of your appliance. To facilitate the work of the ice cream maker you can cool the already creamy ice cream for a few hours in the refrigerator before pouring it into the ice cream maker.

◇ When the ice cream is ready put it in the freezer to increase its consistency.

Without the ice cream maker:

◇ Before preparing the ice cream is essential to start with cold ingredients and tools:

• • put the bowl and whisk in the freezer, or the blender / mixer glass, which you will use to mix the ingredients
  • the ingredients you will use to prepare the ice cream must be kept in the refrigerator until use
  • fresh fruit can be put in the freezer for 1 hour before being mixed with the rest of the ingredients that make up the ice cream.

◇ When the ice cream ingredients have already been mixed, repeat this operation 3 times:

• • put your creamy mixture in the freezer for 30 minutes
  • take it out and mix it carefully to cream it for a few minutes,
  • then put it back in the freezer.

◇ Leave the ice cream in the freezer for a few hours before serving.

HOW TO STORE ICE CREAMS

They are preserved 3 months in freezer.