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Prickly Pear Ice Cream Recipe

Deliciousprickly pear ice cream made with prickly pear juice, milk and cream and sugarwithout any custard base.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: eggless ice cream, Ice cream recipes, Prickly pear ice cream
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 286kcal

Ingredients

  • 5 prickly pears or however much makes ¾cup
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice from about ½ lime
  • teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups half and half you can use Whole milk
  • 1 ½ cups cream
  • ¾ cup sugar

Instructions

  • Cut the both end of prickly pear. Carefully peel prickly pears and discard the skins. Strain the pulp into a small bowl. Using back of spoon strain the juice using strainer. You should have about ¾ cup, so make more or use less depending on your yield so far.
  • Add the rest of the flavor ingredients to the pear juice and stir to combine.
  • In a non-reactive pot, stir, cream, and half and half. Add sugar and stir and heat until dissolved.
  • Pour the prickly pear juice, lime juice and salt into the cream mix , stir it in smoothly. Let steep for 1 hour.
  • Add mixture into a bowl or Tupperware with a lid and store in the fridge for about 4 hours or refrigerate overnight.
  • Finally, put it in your ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Once it’s done churning, move the ice cream quickly to a freezer-safe storage container and place in the freezer.

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Nutrition

Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 820IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg
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