Mediterranean Breeze Ice Cream

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe

Makes servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories

Preparation Time:

minutes

Calories from fat

Daily Value*

Total Fat g

Saturated Fat g

Do not use smoky pine nuts in this recipe For more information refer the pine nut listing Cholesterol mg

Sodium mg

Carbohydrate g

Dietary Fiber g

Protein g

in the "Glossary of Ingredients" (at the beginning of this book)

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

Percent Daily Values are based on a

calorie diet

CUSTARD

cups pine nuts raw

tablespoon vanilla extract

cups pear nectar

/ cup brown rice syrup

ADDITIONS

cup fresh figs chopped

/ cup maple syrup

tablespoons whole sugar (eg Rapadura)

(

or Sucanat sugar or granulated sugar)

pinch sea salt

teaspoon lecithin

GARNISH

tablespoons chopped nuts toasted

/ cup fresh figs chopped

Blend all custard ingredients (except vanilla) at a very high speed until nuts are completely pureed (not gritty) and

mixture is smooth

Part way through the blending turn off the machine and use a spatula along the sides of the blender to dislodge

any nuts or other ingredients that might be clinging to the inside walls This should reduce the number of

unblended bits in the final custard mixture

Total time for blending should be about minutes at high speed or longer for blenders that blend at lower speeds

Transfer mixture to a sauce pan and heat over medium heat to thicken custard Mix frequently with a wire whisk

Heat at low simmer for about minutes Mix in vanilla extract

It is best to freeze ice cream custard when the custard is cold If the mixture is too warm some ice cream makers

will not be able to fully freeze the mixture Therefore in general it is recommended that the mixture be

refrigerated before it is placed in the ice cream maker

When freezing the custard in an ice cream maker follow the manufacturer's direction for freezing In general

freezing takes approximately minutes but this will vary depending upon the machine ingredients and

temperature of the mixture

When using a ice cream maker add the chopped fresh figs about minutes into the freezing process so these figs

stay in chunks in the final ice cream

If you do not have an ice cream maker start with the refrigerated mixture and pour into a large rectangular pan

freeze until solid (but not hard) and blend again Add the fresh figs at this point Freeze in a regular bowl

Remove from freezer about minutes before serving

Garnish individual servings with toasted chopped nuts and fresh figs Makes about cups

VARIATIONS:

As the sweetener any combination of unrefined sweeteners (maple syrup brown rice syrup barley malt syrup

etc) can be used and in varying amounts depending on your tastes (see "Dessert Notes" for more information

about sweeteners)

Per serving: Calories; g Fat ( calories from fat); g Protein; g Carbohydrate; mg Cholesterol; mg Sodium

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