
Fig Mascarpone Gelato
Creamy mascarpone gelato with a hint of honey and thick ribbons of deep purple fig jam. Rich but not heavy, with fresh figs on top.
- Hands-on
- 18 min
- Cooling
- 1 h
- Freeze
- 24 h
- Program
- Gelato
- Makes
- 4 servings6 servings
Good forFall
Nutrition
Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 141 g), estimated
Whole tubpint: 1036 kcal, 15 g protein1554 kcal, 23 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk.
Ingredients
7 ingredientsTap an ingredient when it is in the bowl
461 of 473 ml691 of 709 ml
In the tubpintScale reads
Put the empty tubpint (or your pan) on the kitchen scale and press zero. Add each ingredient until the scale shows the number on the right.
Mix-ins
Mix-ins go in at the end, after spinning, so they are not in the tubpint drawing.
Mix everything in one big bowl, then divide it evenly between 2 tubspints.
Steps
- Whisk 60 g caster or granulated sugar70 ml caster or granulated sugar¼ cup + 1 tbsp granulated sugar90 g caster or granulated sugar110 ml caster or granulated sugar⅓ cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar, 1½ tbsp cornflour1½ tbsp cornflour1½ tbsp cornstarch2 tbsp cornflour2 tbsp cornflour2 tbsp cornstarch and a pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salt together in a saucepan.
- Whisk in 320 ml whole milk320 ml whole milk1⅓ cups whole milk480 ml whole milk480 ml whole milk2 cups whole milk a little at a time until smooth, then add 1 tbsp honey1 tbsp honey1 tbsp honey1½ tbsp honey1½ tbsp honey1½ tbsp honey.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking all the time, until it bubbles and thickens slightly, 5 to 7 minutes. Keep whisking for 1 more minute.
- Take the pan off the heat and whisk in 80 g mascarpone80 g mascarpone2¾ oz mascarpone120 g mascarpone120 g mascarpone4 oz mascarpone until smooth.
- Pour into the tubpint, cool to room temperature, then put the lid on.
- Once it is completely cool, freeze the tubpint on a level shelf for 24 hours.
- Take the lid off, set the tubpint in the outer bowl and lock it into the machine. Run Gelato.
- If it looks very powdery, add 15 ml whole milk1 tbsp whole milk1 tbsp whole milk25 ml whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk and run Re-spin. Otherwise skip it: Mix-in smooths the tubpint too.
- Stir 60 g fig jam45 ml fig jam3 tbsp fig jam90 g fig jam70 ml fig jam¼ cup + 1 tbsp fig jam until loose and spoonable. Use it cold, not warm, so it stays in ribbons.
- With a spoon, dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the tubpint. Add 60 g fig jam45 ml fig jam3 tbsp fig jam90 g fig jam70 ml fig jam¼ cup + 1 tbsp fig jam, then run Mix-in.
To serve: Top each scoop with fresh fig quarters.
My notes
Tips
- No fresh figs? Top with sliced ripe pear or a few toasted walnuts instead. A chunky fig jam with seeds gives the prettiest ribbons.
- Run Mix-in only once. A second run blends the jam in and turns the whole tubpint pale purple.
- Leftovers keep for a week. Smooth the top, refreeze and run the program again before serving; the ribbons blend in a little more each time.
Why it works
Mascarpone carries most of the fat, so a milk base with no cream still tastes rich, and cornstarch keeps it dense and smooth. Fig jam is mostly sugar, so the ribbons stay soft and spoonable in the frozen gelato.
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