Recipe

Bring a Little Rome to Your Home With This Authentic Lemon Gelato Recipe

By Tommy Galfano at University of New Mexico

I’ve spent my life searching the best ice creams out there and, for me, nothing tops a real Italian gelato. The problem is it’s hard to find a real, authentic Italian gelato here in the United States. It usually ends up being standard ice cream trying to be passed off as gelato. This leaves me with two options: Fly to Italy to get the real stuff, or make it myself.

Lemon Gelato

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Servings: 4
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • 2 lemons
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream

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Step 1

Gather all of your ingredients.

 

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Step 2

Peel the lemons and set aside peels.

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Step 3

Put the water, lemon juice, sugar, and the lemon peels into a pot.

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Step 4

Boil the juice mixture for 3 minutes, stir occasionally, making sure the sugar completely dissolves.

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Step 5

Allow lemon syrup to cool and remove lemon peels.

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Step 6

Mix milk, heavy cream, and lemon syrup in a bowl.

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Step 7

Place ice cream base into an ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

#SpoonTip: Don’t have an ice cream maker? Add a shot or two of limoncello and make this into a no-churn gelato recipe

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Step 8

Remove from the ice cream maker and either store in the freezer in an airtight container or serve immediately.

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