Unexpected Almond Rose Win!

[kerravonsen]

Yes, more ice cream experiments. Don't worry, my enthusiasm will die down eventually.

Tub 24:

• 250ml Almond flour
• 250ml strong Rose Petal tea
• 4 tablespoons Natvia

Blended these, let soak overnight in refridgerator

• 1 teaspoon rose essence
• 1 teaspoon Guar Gum

I put this on the "sorbet" setting of the Ninja Creami.

I was seriously expecting this to have an awful gritty texture, because the ice cream base before freezing did have a slight gritty floury feel from the almond flour. And true, the melted bits of the ice cream do have that feel. But the ice cream has a beautifully creamy texture before it melts. Adding the rose essence definitely makes it taste of rose, whereas I don't think the rose tea on its own would have been strong enough. And despite the 4 tablespoons of Natvia, it doesn't taste sickly sweet.

I'm definitely going to try this with cocoa. Even if that doesn't work, at least I know this one does. So nice to be able to make something dairy-free AND low-fat that is more ice-creamy than a sorbet. The coconut ice creams were delicious, but fatty.

If I didn't have to worry about the sugar, honey would definitely be worth attempting. (Isn't there a Greek pastry that has lots of almonds and honey in it? I can't remember the name. Baklava?)

Yay!