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Skinny Mango Chai Ice Cream|Craving Something Healthy
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Skinny Mango Chai Ice Cream

A frozen tropical treet
Prep Time2 hours
freeze time3 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Asian, Caribbean
Servings: 16 2 quarts
Calories: 150kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 cups of fresh mango cubes or frozen cubes, thawed
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon corn starch
  • 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup organic
  • 1 whole vanilla bean split and seeds scraped
  • 4-5 chai tea bags
  • 3 tablespoons softened cream cheese
  • teaspoon sea salt or vanilla salt
  • 2 tablespoons good vanilla or bourbon vanilla

Instructions

  • Puree mango in a food processor or blender until smooth. Set aside.
  • Remove about 2 tablespoons of the milk, and mix with corn starch in a small bowl. Set aside.
  • Bring remaining milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, vanilla bean and scraped seeds, to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring well to dissolve sugar.
  • While mixture is coming to a boil, steep tea bags in the milk-cream. Reduce heat to medium and continue to boil slowly for 4 minutes. Stir in the corn starch-milk mixture, and let boil for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and discard tea bags.
  • Place the softened cream cheese in a small bowl, and add a few tablespoons of the hot cream mixture to the corn starch to temper it. Add the mixture back into the pot and whisk well until cream cheese is smooth.
  • Whisk in mango puree until well combined and mixture is smooth.
  • Transfer contents to a lidded container, and refrigerate for several hours until cool, or overnight.
  • When mixture is cool or cold, pour it into an ice cream maker
  • and churn for 20-30 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Freeze ice cream for at least 3 hours.

Notes

Recipe base adapted from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home

Nutrition

Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 806IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 0.1mg