No-fuss, no-churn, no-of-course-it's-not-good-for-you-exactly: lime ice cream

So simple it barely deserves a whole blog post, but so good that - yes it does.

It's this easy to make delicious ice-cream in many flavours - I've made coffee, lemon, vanilla and with added berries so far.  Today, it's this lovely lime ice cream, and this is how you make it.

Oh and regarding the 'not exactly healthy' claim ... well, you only need a spoonful each, and you're unlikely to eat it every day, so everything in moderation, right?

You'll need:

600ml double cream

397g tin condensed milk (and WHY is it sold in such a strange volume? why not 400g?)

zest of a lime

juice of half a lime (don't be tempted to add more as it is likely to curdle)

4 or 5 drops doTerra essential oil of lime (optional)

And then you just put all the ingredients into a big bowl ...

... and with an electric whisk, whisk for until it is gorgeous and airy and fluffy and thick - it can take up to ten minutes.

Scoop and pour into a plastic tub, cover and leave in the freezer to set.

Bring out of the freezer and into the fridge perhaps 20 minutes before serving.  

I like to serve it with a little squeeze of fresh lime and some flaked hazelnuts toasted in a hot dry frying pan.

Let me know what other flavours you try as I guarantee that once you've made it once you'll be hooked on this simple easy ice cream!

---

---

LIKE THIS?  YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY THESE ...

Mango, chilli and lime lettuce cups

I was making larb recently for a Tiniest Thai lunch and really needed a vegetarian version, so found this recipe online, but didn't want to use the pastry cases suggested so - as with the larb - I prefer this served in lettuce 'cups'.  

Just mix together the following and spoon into little gem lettuce leaves to serve.  

1 mango, diced

1 red chilli, diced

½ red onion, diced

handful coriander leaves, chopped

the juice of 1 lime

2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce (if you want to make your own, try my recipe here)

This will make enough for about 15-20 cups. Only make it about an hour before you need it though as it will go soggy otherwise!

---

---

LIKE THIS?  YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY THESE ...