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

Tommy Galfano
This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at UNM chapter.

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
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Lemon Gelato

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 30 minutesTotal time: 40 minutesServings:4 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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    Gather all of your ingredients.

     

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    Peel the lemons and set aside peels.

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

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

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    Allow lemon syrup to cool and remove lemon peels.

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

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

Tommy Galfano

UNM '19

Hi! I'm a biochemistry major at the University of New Mexico. I basically live my life in a state of constant desire for: ice cream, pineapple, green chile, pizza, or anything that has sun dried tomatoes.