Tropical Ice Cream Recipes

TROPICAL ICE CREAM (KIWI, STRAWBERRIES, AND COCONUT)

Steps:

• Add the kiwis and strawberries to a bowl along with 1/4 cup of the sugar. Toss until the sugar begins to dissolve. Let sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes while you prepare the custard.
• Shake the coconut milk can thoroughly. In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine the coconut milk, half-and-half, remaining sugar, and vanilla bean with pulp. Bring to a simmer.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks until smooth. Add 1 cup of the hot liquid to the egg yolks in a slow stream, gradually whisking to combine, until smooth.
• Add the yolk mixture to the saucepan of liquid and whisk until incorporated. Bring the liquid back to simmer and continue to cook for about 5 minutes or until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.
• Pour the mixture into a bowl using a strainer to remove the vanilla bean pieces, and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the mixture. This will prevent a skin from forming while cooling.
• Use food processor to pulse the strawberries to a rough chop, then stir in the strawberries.
• Cool the mixture completely. Process the mixture according the ice cream machines instructions.

TROPICAL ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk together cream, milk, pineapple-orange juice, and sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Five minutes before the ice cream is done, add the coconut and walnut pieces. Two minutes before the ice cream is done, add the sliced banana.

TROPICAL SORBET AND ICE CREAM PARFAITS

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in brown sugar and cream; bring to boil. Add lime juice, lime peel and salt. Boil until sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup, whisking occasionally, about 2 minutes. Set caramel-lime sauce aside.
• Place 1/3 cup sorbet in each of 4 parfait glasses or wineglasses. Top sorbet with 1/4 cup pineapple, 1/4 cup mango, 2 tablespoons coconut, 2 tablespoons sauce and 1/3 cup ice cream. Sprinkle each parfait with 1 tablespoon coconut and drizzle with 1 tablespoon sauce. Serve immediately.