Mango gelato 🍨 Italian recipe with the ice cream maker

• 👩‍🍳 Easy
• ⏰ 50 min preparation
• 🤗 Guaranteed result

Notes on the ingredients

The ingredients you pour into the ice cream maker must be cold out of the fridge. For our recipes we use:

• Fresh whole milk 3.5% fat

• Fresh whipped cream 35% fat

• White sugar: it is the most suitable sweetener for ice cream, because it gives a firm and creamy structure.

• Fresh or frozen mango.

Making mango ice cream from frozen mango

To make mango ice cream, is it better to use fresh mango or frozen mango? We think frozen mango is fine and shortens the preparation time. If you have a good fresh mango you can of course use it.

If you don't have an ice cream maker, you can quickly make a mango sorbet ice cream: you just need to put the ingredients of the mango sorbet ice cream recipe in the blender and mix until you have a frozen dessert.

If you use an ice cream maker, using frozen fruit is excellent because you pour the already cold mixture and the ice cream maker takes less time to make the ice cream.

How much ice cream will I get?

We added a handy tool to easily calculate dosages and ingredients.
For each person/portion we consider 3 large scoops of ice cream.

The ice cream maker

For this recipe we use one of the most popular models of compressor ice cream maker; the steps of the procedure are the same for virtually all the ice cream machines on the market.

👉 Read also our guide on how to use the ice cream maker.

Instructions

1. Wash and cut the mango

   If using fresh mango, peel it, wash it and cut it into cubes. The amount that we have indicated with the ingredients is the weight of the already peeled fruit, so only the flesh without the skin.
   Frozen mango is ready to use.

   

   
   

2. Turn on the ice cream maker

   If you're using a compressor ice cream maker, turn it on before mixing the ingredients. This gives the ice machine time to cool down.

   Usually it takes a few minutes for the ice maker to reach the right temperature to make ice. Ours, for example, takes about 8 minutes: exactly the time to mix the ingredients.

   Not all ice cream makers show the temperature, which should be at least -7.6 °F (-22 °C) when you pour the ice cream. Check the user manual of your ice cream maker for the correct temperature for pouring the ice cream.

   
   

3. Mix the ingredients

   Pour whipped cream, milk, sugar and mango pieces into a bowl: first the liquids and then the mango cubes and sugar.

   To mix the ice cream ingredients, we usually recommend an immersion mixer, at low speed, to get a smooth and homogeneous cream.
   However, the mango pieces can be easier to cut with a blender, especially if they are frozen.

   👉 The advantage of using the blender is that it has a spout, which then makes it easy to pour the mixture into the ice cream maker.

4. Pour the mixture into the ice cream maker

   Then pour the cold mixture into the ice cream maker. You must ensure that:

   • The ice machine is cold.

     To form ice cream, the temperature in the ice cream maker must be at least -7.6°F (-22°C). However, many ice machines do not display the temperature. For this we wait 10-15 minutes to make sure that the ice machine is very cold.

   • the mixing paddle is already rotating.

   To pour the mixture into the ice cream maker, we use the small opening on the lid. This is useful for pouring ice without letting the cold escape.

   

   
   

5. Let it mix for 30-40 minutes

   The ice cream maker usually takes half an hour to produce a soft gelato. It depends on the machine, the ingredients and how much ice cream you make. You can check whether the ice cream is increasing in volume through the transparent lid.

   The ice cream is ready when the mixing paddle stops or the ice maker timer runs out.
   With a little experience, you'll understand just the right time to get the ice out of your ice cream maker.