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Preparation
20 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Winter melon is a fruit loved by many for its soft, tender texture, mild sweetness, and numerous cooling effects for the body. Let’s explore how to make In the Kitchen delicious ice cream with refreshing winter melon to beat the summer heat at home!
Ingredients for Winter Melon Ice Cream For about 5 servings
Winter melon 1 fruit (soft melon) Sweetened fresh milk 180 ml Condensed milk 40 gr Kumquat 2 fruits (tangerine) Sugar 4 tablespoons
How to choose fresh and delicious winter melon
- The best winter melon is found in the summer (April – July), if you buy winter melon during this season, you will get delicious soft fruits with less toughness.
- A ripe, delicious winter melon feels slightly soft when pressed, has a pleasant natural aroma, has a uniform color, yellow with green stripes, smooth and shiny skin, and has a few thin cracks.
- Do not buy winter melons that are too green or have many cracks, feel hard when pressed, and lack aroma.
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How to make Melon Ice Cream
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Prepare the melon
Wash the melon, peel it, then cut it into 4 pieces and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh into a separate bowl. After that, cut the melon into small pieces.
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Marinate the melon with sugar
Divide the melon into small portions, layer the melon and sugar alternately in a large bowl, and use a spoon to gently mash the melon for better sugar absorption.
Place the bowl of melon in the refrigerator and marinate the melon with sugar for about 15 minutes.
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Mix melon and milk
Put the melon flesh into a sieve to extract the juice, discarding the seeds.
Add to the bowl the melon marinated with 1 small can of condensed milk (40 grams), 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1 can of fresh milk (180ml).
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Mash finely
After adding all the ingredients to the bowl, use a spoon to mash the melon finely, mixing all the ingredients together. Squeeze the juice from 2 calamondin fruits and add it to the mixture, stirring well.
Taste the mixture and adjust the sweetness to your preference.
Tip: If you prefer the ice cream to be blended smoothly instead of having small chunks of melon, you can use a blender to mix all the ingredients and save time!
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Pour into the mold
The mixture after being finely mashed and well mixed, you pour it into the ice cream mold and plastic container, then place it in the freezer until the ice cream is solidified and can be used immediately.
For the ice cream that is frozen in the container, every 2 hours, take the ice cream out and stir it once to fluff the ice cream until it feels light and smooth when scooped up, then it’s ready to eat!
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Final Product
So, with just a few simple steps and easily found ingredients, you can completely create delicious and refreshing cantaloupe ice pops right at home!
Cantaloupe ice cream has a distinctive fragrance, with a rich, creamy, and pleasantly sweet taste. This will definitely be the optimal choice for hot summer days, helping to cool down the entire family kitchen!
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The above is a guide to making cantaloupe ice cream that is soft, fragrant, and extremely refreshing, very simple and easy to make, which anyone can do. Wishing you success with this recipe!
*Images and recipe reference from the YouTube channel Eat Clean Live Healthy.
