Tamarillo & Coconut Ripple

Nice Cream

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 x 400g tin of organic coconut cream, refrigerated for a few hours 

• 8 tamarillos, cut into half and scooped from their skins 

• ¾ cup coconut sugar 

• 1 teaspoon honey 

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

  
  

Method 

1. Place the tamarillos, coconut sugar and honey into a small pan and bring to the boil, then simmer for 12 – 15 minutes, stirring often and mashing the tamarillos up as you go. After this time the mixture should have reduced by half and thickened up, if not, cook a little longer, but remember it will finish thickening while it cools. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely. 

2. Spoon all the solid cream out of the coconut cream tin, putting any cream that is still liquid aside (you can use this in another meal, perhaps a curry). You want between 1 ¼ and 1 ½ cups worth of hard cream. Place in a food processer.  

3. Add half the cooled tamarillo mixture to the food processer along with the vanilla extract. Blend until smooth, scraping down the sides of the processer bowl every now and then with a spatula to ensure all the mixture gets blended and that there aren't any lumps.  

4. Line a small rectangular bread tin with baking paper. Scoop the nice cream into the tin and spread. Spoon the remaining tamarillo mixture over the top in random blobs, then gently fold through to create ripples. 

5. Freeze for 2 ½ - 3 hours until desired consistency is achieved and serve immediately. If you are making this in advance, be aware that it will set very hard, so make sure you remove it from the freezer half an hour or so before serving. By the way, this nice cream is wonderful served with a rich chocolate cake, still warm from the oven.

Recipe notes 

• This nice cream will only be creamy if you use just the hard cream out of the tin. Only use organic coconut cream without preservatives and ensure you get the tin nice and cold before opening to help with separation. Use the unwanted liquid in a smoothie or add it to a curry sauce.