There is no summer without watermelon, is there? And there's no summer without ice cream. So, there certainly can't be summer without watermelon ice cream. Find out how quick and easy it is to prepare at home, ideal as a snack or to enjoy at the end of a meal. Bear in mind though, it can be really addictive!
No Churn Watermelon Ice Cream Recipe
First, put a steel container in the freezer. Then start preparing the ice cream by making a syrup: boiling 7 oz water with 7 oz sugar for a few minutes. The syrup is ready when it covers the spoon.
Whilst the syrup cools down, dice a kilo of watermelon, removing all the seeds from the pulp and blend it in a blender. Also whip half a liter of cream. At this point add the water and sugar syrup to the watermelon pulp and then add this mixture to the cream. Perform this operation very gently, stirring from top to bottom so as not to deflate the cream.
Pour the watermelon ice cream mixture into the steel container that you put in the freezer and put it in the freezer for an hour. After the hour give it a stir and put it back in the freezer. Repeat this operation three more times, stirring the ice cream every hour. At this point the watermelon ice cream made without an ice cream maker is done, ready to be served or left in the freezer until the right time.
Light version
Self-indulgent yes, but want to keep an eye on your figure? An even easier and faster version of watermelon ice cream made without an ice cream maker is to make it with natural full fat yoghurt. To prepare it, freeze 12 oz chopped watermelon with the seeds removed for at least one night and 11 oz yoghurt in molds to prepare as ice cubes. The next day, defrost the fruit and yoghurt for a few minutes before blending them together with 4 ½ oz of icing sugar. Et Voilà, the ice cream is ready.
Feeling super self-indulgent?
If watermelon ice cream made without an ice-cream maker is not overindulgent enough for you, try adding some chocolate drops which would recreate the watermelon seeds. Those who, on the other hand, prefer the freshness of this fruit can add mint, basil or even ginger leaves to the ice cream for emphasis. If the ice cream isn’t intended for children, you can always add a little vodka, about ¼ cup should be enough.