Summers are here and so is the time for grabbing some ice cream. This season I thought of making my own different flavoured ice creams (inspired by naturals though). Now that you don’t get Naturals ice cream in Kolkata I thought of being my own chef once more and I must say it wasn’t a difficult job.
All you need is an ice cream base and you can simply add any natural flavour to it. well, I tried few with chikoo, Nutella, peanut butter, mint and my favourite mango. It all turned great!! Be cautious while buying the whipping cream, it should contain a minimum of 35% fat (45% being the best). Using Amul fresh cream won’t work as the fat content is less than that. I have used local cream and it turned out well.
To make the ice cream base:
Whip 2 cups of cream at a high speed for about 2-3 mins or until it start to form soft peaks. Pour a can condensed milk (milkmaid) to it. whip again for 2 more minutes and its ready.
To add any fruit flavour like chikoo or mango:
Mix 2 cups of ice cream base with 1 cup of the fruit pulp.
For Nutella, mix fruit jam, or peanut butter: Mix 5 teaspoon of any of these ingredients with 2 cups of ice cream base.
For the mint flavour, you’ll need to 2 teaspoons of concentrated mint extract with 2 cups of ice cream base.
Refrigerating- Once you are done mixing your favourite flavours with the ice cream base, refrigerate in an airtight container for about 4-6 hours. When it is half set, take out the container, whip it again and keep it back in the fridge to set for a minimum of 8 hours. Repeating this procedure twice would make your ice cream more creamy. Enjoy!!
Note- you can also try traditional chocolate and vanilla flavours. For chocolate, you can add 1 cup melted chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder to the base and 1 vanilla pod would be sufficient for the vanilla flavouring. Follow the procedure for refrigerating thereafter.
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