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Dolores Hidalgo Avocado Ice

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A creamy, unusually flavored churned ice: avocado blended with water, sugar, and lime.

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Dolores Hidalgo Avocado Ice: A creamy, unusually flavored churned ice: avocado blended with water, sugar, and lime.
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⏱ 20 min🍽 6 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Commonly associated🌱 Vegan🌱 Gluten-free🌱 Dairy-free
Preparation
20 min
Cooking
0 min
Waiting and resting
0 min

History

Dolores Hidalgo is famous for its churned ices (nieves de garrafa) in extravagant flavors—avocado, mole, chicharrón, shrimp—sold at the stands around the main plaza. The avocado one is among the most beloved of this multi-generational ice-making tradition.

Ingredients

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Preparation

  1. 1

    Blend the avocado pulp with the water, sugar, and lime juice until smooth.

  2. 2

    Pour the mixture into the churn canister (or a metal container).

  3. 3

    Surround the canister with ice and rock salt so it chills below freezing.

  4. 4

    Turn and scrape the mixture constantly to incorporate air and break up crystals.

  5. 5

    Keep churning until you achieve a creamy, firm ice.

  6. 6

    Serve immediately in a cup or cone.

Cooking tips

  • Keep salted ice outside the container holding the ice cream; do not let brine enter the mixture.

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