Cantaloupe Ice Cream Recipe

Ingredients

  • Cantaloupe
  • 1 ripe cantaloupe
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • Ice Cream Base
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Cantaloupe

Puree cantaloupe.

Combine cantaloupe, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup sugar in a small, airtight container.

Chill cantaloupe mixture in the frige for 1 hour.

Ice Cream Base

Mix milk and sugar together so that the sugar dissolves (about 1 -2 minutes with a hand mixer or whisk).

Drain cantaloupe puree and add juice to milk mixture. Set cantaloupe aside.

Stir in cream and vanilla extract.

Pour into ice cream maker.

Mix about 20-25 minutes.

Drain cantaloupe puree again, discarding juice or saving for another use.

Add cantaloupe puree (not juice) to ice cream mixture.

Mix 5 more minutes in your ice cream maker.