Mango Gelato (Easy Homemade)
Ingredients:
1¼ cups whole milk
¼ cup non-fat milk powder
⅓ cup sugar
1½ tablespoons corn starch (or vanilla custard powder like Bird’s)
⅛ teaspoon salt
¾ cup heavy cream
2 cups mango purée (alphonso or kesar recommended)
Instructions:
Make the thickened milk base: In a small bowl, dissolve corn starch in ⅓ cup of the milk until smooth. In a saucepan, combine the rest of the milk, milk powder, and sugar. Bring it to a gentle boil over medium-high heat.
Thicken: Reduce heat and whisk in the corn starch mixture. Stir constantly until it thickens into a light custard that coats the back of a spoon.
Cool down: Remove from heat and cool the mixture quickly using an ice bath (place saucepan in a larger bowl with ice water).
Finish the gelato base: Stir in salt, heavy cream, and mango purée until fully blended.
Chill and churn: Chill the mixture in the refrigerator for several hours (or overnight), then churn in an ice cream/gelato maker according to your machine’s instructions.
Freeze: Transfer to a container, press a piece of parchment on top to prevent ice crystals, and freeze until firm.
Notes:
For best flavor, use alphonso or kesar mango purée—canned or made from frozen chunks.
If using fresh mango, make sure it’s not fibrous, and reduce the purée by simmering to concentrate flavor.
No gelato setting? Just churn at a lower speed if possible, or use a regular ice cream maker—it’ll still turn out creamy and delicious.
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