Skinny People's Berry Gelato

All the flavour and richness without the fat. I normally double the recipe and it always goes so quickly!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Cream Base

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3  slices lemon peel, each 1/2 by 3 inches
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 2  cups 2% low-fat milk or 2  cups  whole milk

• Berry Puree

• For Strawberry

• 3 1⁄2 cups strawberries
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice

• For Blueberry

• 3  cups blueberries
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice

• For Raspberry or Blackberry or Boysenberry

• 3  cups berries
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1. In a 2- to 3-quart pan, combine sugar and lemon peel. With a wooden spoon, press peel against sugar to release oils.
2. Mix in cornstarch. Stir in milk. Stir over medium heat (with a whisk to remove any lumps) until sauce boils, about 5 minutes.
3. When it boils, continue to stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Lift out lemon peel; discard.
4. Meanwhile, puree berry of your choice and stir in lemon juice.
5. Stir berry puree and vanilla into hot pudding until smoothly blended. Cool, cover, and chill until cold, at least 1 1/2 hours or up until next day.
6. Process in Ice cream maker.