Don’t have an ice cream maker? No problem! This green apple ice cream is made with a simple mixer. It’s very easy to make and it’s really delicious. It has a delicate flavor and a slightly grainy texture, perfect to serve at the end of a meal on hot summer days. But I assure you that it will be great in any season. So don’t limit yourself to making it only during heatwaves.

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Affordable
Rest time: 12 Hours
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Portions: 8 People
Cooking methods: Stovetop
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients for the Green Apple Ice Cream

5 Granny Smith apples (these are the green ones)
3.4 oz apple juice
1 lemon (untreated)
6.3 oz sugar
0.63 cups fresh liquid cream

Tools

I used the Bimby to blend the various ingredients, but any other mixer or blender works just fine.

1 Saucepan
1 Container for freezer
1 Hand whisk
1 Grater for citrus

Preparation of Green Apple Ice Cream

Wash four green apples, peel them, core them, and slice them.
Place them in a saucepan, drizzle with the apple juice, give a quick stir, and bring to the stove.
Cook over medium-low heat for five minutes from when the liquid starts to simmer. Stir occasionally. Then turn off the heat and let cool completely.
In the meantime, wash a lemon well, dry it, and zest it with a citrus grater. Remember, the skin of regular lemons is not edible, so make sure to use an organic one.
When the apples are cool, transfer them to a mixer along with all their cooking liquid.
Then add the lemon zest and the sugar.
Blend until you get a homogeneous mixture (with the Bimby 40 seconds at speed 5, then 20 seconds at speed 6).
Then add the cream and blend again (with the Bimby: 30 seconds at speed 6/7).
Pour the obtained mixture into a freezer-safe container, give a stir, and cover with plastic wrap or a lid.
Put in the freezer for 20 minutes. Repeat this operation 5 more times at 20-minute intervals. This will allow us to get a well-mixed ice cream. So in total, there will be six times.
After the sixth stir, leave the ice cream in the freezer until ready to use. I prepared it the day before. I recommend bringing it to room temperature about 20 minutes before serving to let it soften.
When serving the green apple ice cream, scoop into balls with the appropriate tool, place them in individual bowls, and decorate with strands of lemon zest and slices obtained from the remaining apple. Serve immediately. Enjoy! Paola
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