Does a low fat and low calorie ice cream exist ??
YES it does !!!
The 4 things I look for in a good ice cream recipe are :
1. Healthy recipe
2. Easy to make
3. Keeps well in the freezer
4. Tastes good.
This recipe makes 1 litre of VANILLA ice cream.
1/2 cup Skim Milk Powder
4 tbsp Corn Flour
1/2 cup Equal (Sweetener)
4 cup Low Fat Milk
2 tsp Vanilla or Vanilla Essence
Method:
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Place milk and vanilla in a blender.
- Pour 1/4 of the dry ingredients into the blender and buzz for a few seconds. Add another 1/4 of the dry ingredients and buzz again. Add remaining powder and blend until light and frothy.
- Place mixture in ice cream maker for 20 minutes. Return mixture to blender and blend until light and frothy.
- Return mix to ice cream maker and mix until it has the consistency of ice cream (approx 45 minutes).
TIP: You can reduce the time in the ice cream maker by chilling the milk in the freezer for about an hour before hand.
And here's what you get ...
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| With berries, this serving is 150 calories |
The 1 litre of ice cream has 1274 calories in total. (In future, I will refine the recipe to even lower in calories by buying different brands to those currently in my pantry).
It goes a bit solid in the freezer, though 15 - 20 minutes on the bench thaws it enough for serving.
It is more a sorbet-like consistency than a creamy one ... mighty nice and refreshing though.
If you make 10 small serves, it is 127 calories per serve.
If you make 8 medium serves, it is 160 calories per serve.
If you make 6 large serves, it is 212 calories per serve.
A word on ice cream makers :
I use a
Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker. The model I use is discontinued, but still available. It is excellent. Easy to use and easy to clean.
You can buy cheaper machines and gadgets ... but do yourself a favour and buy a machine where the freezing is built in, i.e. it has a built-in compressor.
