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Neapolitan Ice Cream Popsicles


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  • Author: becky
  • Total Time: 40 minutes (+ freezing time)
  • Yield: 6 popsicles 1x

Description

A recipe for Neapolitan ice cream popsicles featuring homemade vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream layered in a silicone popsicle mold.


Ingredients

Scale

90 grams hulled and diced fresh strawberries (3/4 cup diced berries)
150 grams graulated sugar (3/4 cup), divided
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
320 milliliters whole milk (1 1/3 cups)
160 milliliters whipping cream (2/3 cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Pinch kosher salt
25 grams unsweetened cocoa powder (1/4 cup)


Instructions

In a small bowl, toss strawberries with 30 grams (2 tablespoons) of granulated sugar and lemon juice. Set aside and allow to macerate until thick and syrupy, about 10-15 minutes.

A bowl of strawberries tossed in sugar

Bowl of macerated strawberries

Spoon macerated strawberries into a blender or food processor and purée until smooth.

strawberry puree in a blender

In a large bowl, whisk together milk, cream, remaining sugar, vanilla bean paste, and kosher salt.

Ice cream base in a bowl with a whisk

With a kitchen scale, weigh mixture into two 220-gram portions and one 150-gram portion.

Dividing the ice cream base into three portions

Into the 150-gram portion, whisk the puréed strawberries.

Strawberry ice cream base in a bowl with a whisk

Whisk the cocoa powder into one of the 220-gram portions.

Chocolate ice cream base in a bowl

Refrigerate strawberry and vanilla mixtures until ready to use. Transfer chocolate mixture to a spouted measuring cup or piping bag.

Popsicle mold and measuring cup with chocolate ice cream mixture

Fill each mold cavity about 1/3 of the way full. Freeze mold for about 30 minutes, or until chocolate layer is firm on top but not frozen solid.

Blue popsicle mold

Filling silicone popsicle mold with strawberry ice cream

Repeat with strawberry mixture.

half filled silicone popsicle mold

Repeat with vanilla mixture. Don’t worry if you see some minimal swirling of the layers at this stage.

Filling silicone popsicle mold

Strawberry vanilla and chocolate ice cream in a mold

Add popsicle sticks. Freeze mold until solid, at least 12 hours, or overnight.

Blue popsicle mold with sticks

To remove, use a hair dryer to gently warm the outside of the silicone mold. Pull ice cream popsicles from the mold cavities.

Silicone popsicle mold and hairdryer

Pulling popsicles from mold

Serve ice cream popsicles immediately. To save for later, wrap popsicles individually in parchment and place in plastic food storage bags, or layer between sheets of parchment and freeze in an airtight container. Store in the freezer for up to 1 month.

Neapolitan ice cream pops

 

  • Prep Time: 40 minutes
  • Freezing Time: 90 minutes (layers) + 12 hours (popsicles)
  • Category: Ice Cream
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Dessert
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