Sicilian Style GELATO | Easy Egg-free Recipe 🍨

cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: whole milk

Coconut milk provides creaminess with fewer calories.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Honey adds flavor while corn syrup can reduce costs.

fruit purees

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Fresh fruit enhances flavor, while canned options are budget-friendly.

chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate syrup

Dark chocolate is richer in flavor, while syrup is less expensive.

Combine milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, and xanthan gum in a heavy pot.

Heat the mixture at medium-high until it reaches about 70°F, avoiding boiling.

In a separate bowl, combine about 1/4 cup of milk with cornstarch and whisk together.

Add the cornstarch mixture to the hot cream and stir continuously with a whisk for about 3 minutes until it thickens.

Remove the pot from heat and add vanilla or other flavors, such as 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract.

Add pistachio paste or butter to the mixture and mix until combined.

Pour the mixture into a bowl to cool down, covering it with plastic wrap pressed against the surface to prevent skin formation.

Refrigerate the mixture for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.

If using an ice cream machine that requires a frozen bowl, freeze the bowl overnight as well.

Pour the chilled mixture into the frozen container of the ice cream machine and set it to gelato mode.

After 7 minutes, check the consistency; it should be thick.

Add chopped pistachios in the last 10 minutes of churning.

Once the cycle is done, serve the gelato immediately for the best texture.

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