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Homemade Mango Ice Cream

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A easy homemade mango ice cream recipe made with fresh or frozen mango, lemon juice, sugar, and cream.

Ingredients

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250 grams chopped frozen or fresh mango, peeled if fresh (about 2 cups chopped mango)
50 grams granulated sugar (1/4 cup)
30 milliliters fresh lemon juice (2 tablespoons)
240 milliliters whole milk (1 cup)
120 milliliters whipping cream (1/2 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon vodka, optional to prevent freezing

Instructions

Add the chopped mango to a blender or food processor and purée until smooth, with no chunks of mango remaining.

Mango puree in a blender

Add the granulated sugar and lemon juice, and process until creamy.

Mango puree in a blender

In a large bowl, whisk together milk, whipping cream, vanilla bean paste, and fine sea salt.

A bowl of milk with a whisk

Add the pureéd mango and whisk to combine.

Adding mango puree to ice cream base

A bowl of mango ice cream base, before churning

Stir in vodka, if using.

Adding vodka to mango ice cream base

Cover bowl and refrigerate at least 12 hours, or overnight.

Mango ice cream base in a bowl

Whisk chilled base briskly to recombine.

Mango ice cream base in a bowl with a whisk

Pour chilled base into ice cream maker, with bowl frozen according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Mango ice cream churning in an ice cream maker

Churn until thick and creamy, about 15-20 minutes. The consistency will resemble soft serve ice cream.

Churned homemade ice cream in an ice cream maker

With a flexible rubber spatula, scoop mango ice cream into a freezer-safe container.

creamy mango ice cream with a rubber spatula

soft mango ice cream in a plastic container on a marble countertop

Freeze 2-4 hours prior to serving, or until ice cream reaches scoopable consistency.

scoop of mango ice cream and an ice cream scoop

Store homemade ice cream in the freezer for up to one month. For a scoopable consistency, allow to stand at room temperature for 10-15 minutes prior to serving.

A dish of homemade mango ice cream

 

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