Ice Cream Week:: Mascarpone Ice Cream

I thought it was only appropriate that berry week be followed with ice cream week. Is there anything better than a tart or pie with ice cream? I think not. As you've seen on my Instagram, it's been seriously hot this summer in Italy. As a result, there have been a lot of chilly desserts, like this one! More to come later this week.

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Savory Mascarpone Ice Cream

Serves 8

You will need:

- 2 cups whole milk

- 1 tsp. unflavored powdered gelatin

- 2 cups mascarpone

- Finely grated zest of 1 orange

- ½ teaspoon salt

*note if you wish to make this a sweet ice cream add 1/4 cup of sugar to the milk

To prepare:

In a small saucepan, whisk the milk and gelatin and let stand for 5 minutes. Warm the milk over medium heat, whisking until gelatin dissolves. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the mascarpone and orange zest until smooth. Pour the ice cream base into a bowl and let cool to room temperature. Pour the base into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions. Scrape the ice cream into a container and freeze.Enjoy!