Skip the Machine Peach Gelato

Submitted by Marie

"The texture of this yummy peach gelato should be between a soft-serve ice cream and dense gelato. The fresh peach flavor is outstanding!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 lbs peaches, peeled and pitted
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup yogurt or 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese

directions

1. Cut peaches into very small pieces.
2. Arrange peach pieces in a single layer on a rimmed cookie sheet and freeze solid, about 2 hours.
3. Put frozen peach pieces in a food processor with the sugar and grind briefly.
4. Add mascarpone or yogurt and pulse until mixture is smooth.
5. Empty processor into a small container and freeze again, about 20 to 30 minutes.
6. If gelato freezes solid, process it briefly again before serving.
7. Note: Depending on the sweetness of the peaches, you may want to add more sugar.

Reviews

[aliza250]

This recipe was recently printed in the LA Times with more details: http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-calcookrec6-2aug06,0,4793488.story?coll=la-headlines-food

 

[Scout33]

I really wanted this to be delicious- it was so easy. However, the flavor was just so-so and the texture was blah- it was cool and fruity, but nothing like gelato.

 

[RubberDucky AU]

I have been looking for a healthy alternative to bought icecream for the family, and this is it. With homemade yoghurt and local produce...from mangoes to pines to bananas...this will be a regular in our freezer! Thanks!

 

[kiwidutch]

10 Stars Marie !This dessert was wonderfully & amazingly refreshing... the flavour of the fruit was increadible. The hotter the weather the better this dessert will be received :) It has a zing of fruitiness that has to be tasted to be believed. (I used peaches)I'm going to try this using apricots soonest...It was easy to make and uses just few simple ingredients so is also an economical dessert that makes a lot, ideal for after a BBQ party etc. After blitzing my fruit in the food processor etc I froze mine for more than an hour while we were busy with our main course... yes it definiately needed processing again before serving. I don't see why this received one star before... all recipes come from somewhere, right? I topped the dish with a little pureed fresh strawberries just for an extra swirl of decorative colour, it wasn't necessary to add to the taste in any way. The one drawback of this recipe is that as a nursing Mama I ate waaaaay too much of this and it gave baby a lot of wind... until he's weaned I'll have to have limit my portion size. Darn that will be annoying! Please see my rating system, this recipe deserves an excellent 5 stars :) Thanks !!!