Speaking of soft ice cream as a whole, it means a gelato-Italian variant of a frozen delicacy, characterized by a significantly lower fat content and greater creaminess. And while dzhelatyere (master gelato) are working in their workshops to create a new recipe, we will share with you the existing and proven variations of soft ice cream that can be realized at home.
Recipe for soft Italian ice cream at home
The only problem with making gelato is that you should use the ice cream maker in the process. Without it, the frozen delicacy does not turn out so creamy and homogeneous.
Ingredients:
- egg yolks (large) - 4 pcs .;
- sugar - 85 g;
- milk - 235 ml;
- cream fatty - 235 ml;
- extract of vanilla - 25 ml;
- caramel sauce - 45 ml.
Preparation
Whisk the first couple of ingredients together for two minutes, trying to drive a maximum of air and achieve a cream consistency. Separately, warm the mixture of cream and milk. Dissolve the warm mixture of the base of eggs and sugar with continuous stirring. Return the mixture back to not too strong fire and continue cooking for 6-7 minutes, waiting for the thickening. After a while, pour in the vanilla and put the mass in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Further, the basis of soft ice cream is poured into the ice cream maker and prepared by following the instructions to the device. When gelato thickens, caramel sauce is added to it. The recipe of the latter you can find on our website, or buy ready-made sauce in the market.
Chilled with an ice-cream treat is transferred to a container and left to freeze.
Soft ice cream at home - recipe
The basis of gelato can be not only a mixture of milk and eggs, but also a more original base of sour cream and cream. As a result, the consistency of the finished dessert will be a little bit denser and sour.
Ingredients:
- sour cream - 310 g;
- cream - 235 ml;
- sugar - 115 g;
- a peel of one orange;
- orange juice - 135 ml.
Preparation
Place all the ingredients in the bowl of the blender, then whisk, achieving complete homogeneity and dissolution of the sugar crystals. Then pour the finished liquid mixture into the ice cream maker and leave to prepare, based on the recommendations specified in the instruction. Chilled homemade soft ice cream is then left in the freezer for a minimum of 6 hours.
How to make soft ice cream at home?
This ice cream is prepared with the addition of cocoa and dark chocolate, and the sweetness is given to it not by ordinary sugar, but by maple syrup, which is characterized by a much more multifaceted taste. This dessert is ideal for use in its own form or for adding to coffee and cocktails.
Ingredients:
- fat cream-740 ml;
- handful of hazelnuts;
- cocoa powder - 10 g;
- black chocolate - 135 g;
- egg yolks - 5 pcs .;
- maple syrup - 155 ml.
Preparation
Blend the hazelnuts with a blender to a consistency of peanut butter. This process will take a lot of time and you will have to periodically collect pieces of nuts from the walls of the bowl.
Transfer the nut oil to the saucepan, pour the cream and wait until the mixture starts to gurgle slightly. After that, add to the milk base pieces of chocolate. When the chocolate melts, pour the cocoa and mix very thoroughly.
Separately, beat the eggs with maple syrup and gently pour the cream warmed with cream, continuously whisking everything together. When the ice cream base becomes homogeneous, return it to a weak fire and cook until thick. Pour the ice cream into the ice cream maker. This preparation of soft ice cream is almost complete, it remains only to place it in the ice maker and continue cooking, following the instructions.