The ultimate summer treat ~ red date yogurt ice cream

Overview

In the scorching heat of summer, I always want to have a refreshing ice cream. However, the ice cream sold outside contains flavors, colorings and various additives, so I really don’t feel comfortable letting children and family members eat more of it. The homemade yogurt and red date ice cream uses all natural ingredients, combining the richness of yogurt and the sweetness of red dates, making it healthy and delicious. Hurry up and let's enjoy the coolness of the summer.

Tags

• dessert
• egg yolk
• lactic acid bacteria powder
• milk powder
• red dates
• fine sugar
• milk

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 The first step is to make yogurt. First, put the utensils required for making yogurt into boiling water and boil them for three minutes to sterilize.

   

2. 2 Add 20g of fine sugar to 500ml of pure milk, heat over water and stir continuously to completely dissolve the sugar.

   

3. 3 Let the milk cool until it is warm (it should not be hot to the touch), add 1g of lactic acid bacteria powder, mix well, put it into the yogurt machine, and wait for 5 hours.

   

4. 4 Step 2: Make date paste. Take 100g of red dates and boil them in water for 20 minutes (just enough water can cover the red dates). After cooking, cut open and remove the core. Place a fine-mesh colander over a bowl, add the red dates in batches, mash and stir continuously with a spoon. If it is too dry, add a small amount of the water used to cook the dates. The jujube flesh will gradually seep out of the colander, while the skin will remain in the spoon.

   

5. 5 During the mixing process, scrape off the jujube paste at the bottom of the colander in time and put it into another bowl. Keep the mesh surface of the colander unobstructed to make it easier to make. After everything is done, there is only about a spoonful of jujube skin left.

   

6. 6 Making jujube paste in this way is a time-consuming project, it took me almost 40 minutes. However, the jujube paste produced is very delicate, has suitable dryness and humidity, and does not contain jujube skin at all. It is much better than the one made directly with a food processor. The final finished jujube paste is 95g, and the yield is still very high.

   

7. 7 After the yogurt and date puree are ready, you can make ice cream. Take a clean square container and sterilize it by boiling it in boiling water. Put all the yogurt and date puree, then add 100ml of milk, 25g of milk powder and two egg yolks.

   

8. 8 Stir all the ingredients thoroughly and get the ice cream liquid, which will be light brown in color. Red dates themselves are very sweet, so there is generally no need to add sugar. If you feel it is not sweet enough, you can add some appropriately.

   

9. 9 Place the ice cream liquid in the freezer and stir thoroughly every hour. Repeat 5 to 6 times and it will be soft ice cream. If you want hard ice cream, freeze it for more than 12 hours.