Lucuma Powder Ice Cream Recipe

04 Mar Lucuma Powder Ice Cream Recipe

Lucuma is a fruit that grows in the Andes Valleys. The Lucuma is one of the most popular fruits in Peru. It is considered one of the superfoods South America offers to the world because it is a powerful antioxidant and sugar substitute.

Here in Australia, you can only find Lucuma in his powder version, but if you go to Peru or other countries near the Andes, you can enjoy the fruit in its natural form. Even if we cannot find the natural fruit, we can use the powder as a substitute. We need to hydrate it with water in the same proportion to emulate lucuma pulp’s consistency.

In Peru, you will find the fruit in different desserts, including the cake, mousse, cheesecake, etc., but my favourite form for summer or the hot days is the ice cream version. You can do it as a plain Lucuma Ice Cream recipe or add your favourite compliment. Chocolate and Lucuma are the perfect pair, so I chopped a dark chocolate block and added it to it. But you can pair it too with dulce de leche, cookie bites, etc.

You will need the following ingredients to achieve this creamy lucuma ice cream.

Ingredients:

• whole milk
• sugar
• vanilla
• salt
• egg yolks
• heavy cream
• Lucuma powder
• water
• dark chocolate

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  Lucuma Powder Ice Cream Recipe

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  • Author: Valeria
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8 portions 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Refrigerate
  • Cuisine: Peruvian

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  Description

   The Lucuma Ice Cream is a Peruvian staple for summer. The Lucuma is a superfood worth trying to add to your desserts. You will love the caramel flavour of this fruit. This recipe is made with Lucuma in powder form to do it anywhere in the world. 

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  Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 5 tablespoon Lucuma Powder
  • 5 tablespoon water
  • 1/2 of chopped dark chocolate

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  Instructions

  1. First thing, Hydrate Lucuma powder with the water and mix it well until it is smooth like the Peruvian fruit. Let it stand aside for later. The idea is to create the consistency of lucuma fruit pulp. 
  2. Heat milk, sugar, vanilla and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat until you dissolve the sugar. Don’t let the mixture simmer. 
  3. In a bowl, beat the egg yolks to break their yolks. Add the heavy cream and the hydrate Lucuma Powder to the yolk mixture, and hit it fast to prevent lumps from forming. We will temper the egg yolks mixture by adding a third of the hot milk mixture we made in the previous step. Mix it well, so the yolks don’t cook with the warm milk. Add this new egg mixture to the remaining milk in the saucepan. Bring the saucepan to low-medium heat again and move it with a spatula until the custard reaches 175°F, or coat the back of the spatula, don’t let the mixture simmer. Turn off the heat and strain the lúcuma custard; transfer lúcuma-cream mixture into a clean bowl. 
  4. Refrigerate the ice cream until cold for 4 hours or overnight cover it with a plastic wrap.
  5. In the meantime, refrigerate the ice cream maker for 4 hours or more. 
  6. You need to assemble the ice cream maker into the mixer and check that it works correctly. Add the ice cream thru a side of the mixer, don’t move the paddles of anything to pour the ice cream. You have to scoop it thru the ice cream maker. As soon as you have it all in, beat it for 20 minutes at a low speed (1). At the last minute, add the chocolate pieces. You don’t want to add it from the beginning otherwise will be hard for the machine to work correctly. 
  7. If you don’t have an ice cream maker, you can substitute it with an ice bath using a giant bowl full of ice and water. You will insert a smaller bowl into it, pour the ice cream mixture, and mix it with a hand mixer for 20 minutes. Finally, add the chocolate chunks.
  8. Transfer the ice cream to an airtight container, freeze it for 4 hours more, and enjoy the smooth ice cream with cones or some sauces. 

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  Notes

  You could find the lucuma powder in local health food stores or Latin markets.

   

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  Hi! I’m Valeria (aka Val) the photographer and recipe developer behind Canguro Criollo. My passion for food began when I was little at my home when everything will revolve around food and now I discover this new creative outlet of food photography. I wish you can follow my journey discovering unique ways of preparing Peruvian food abroad and some other family-friendly foods.

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