Avocado Gelato Recipe | Epicurious.com
"The dense, velvety texture of avocados produces a gelato of exceptional smoothness, with no added cream or egg. Though avocado may seem unusual as a sweet, it's commonly used as a dessert ingredient in Latin America. We call for a crushed vitamin C tablet here, which is the trick to retaining the bright green color of the avocados without affecting their flavor...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups whole milk
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3/4 cup sugar
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3 (4- by 1-inch) strips fresh orange zest
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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2 firm-ripe California avocados (1 to 1 1/4 lb total)
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1 (500-mg) vitamin C tablet, crushed to a powder
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