That’s why when my lovely friend Meeta of What’s for Lunch, Honey? and Hillary of Chew on That announced the theme for July Monthly Mingle was Marvelous Melons I knew I had to come up with something delicious and refreshing. Since I have been having a lot of fun with my ice cream machine the most obvious (and easiest) thing to make was ice cream. However, this time I decided to spice it up a little and fresh ginger was the best choice.
Cantaloupe Ginger Ice Cream
The ingredients:
- 1 medium cantaloupe
- 1/4 cup peeled and coarsely grated gingerroot (approx)
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
The how-to:
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- In a small pot warm up heavy cream with ginger. Stir constantly until it starts to boil.
- Transfer milk to a bowl and whisk in egg whites. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Cut cantaloupe in half. Discard seeds and refrigerate one half to use as a serving bowl.
- Blend the other half with evaporated milk, condensed milk and vanilla extract.
- Pour ginger milk through a sieve and whisk in the melon mix.
- Freeze ice cream following ice cream machine instructions.
- Serve ice cream in the half cantaloupe you saved. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and enjoy!
¡Buen provecho!
And speaking of ice creams, here is the roundup for July’s Homemade challenge: Ice cream. I am sorry it took me awhile to post it, but with all the activities I’ve been doing this summer time just flies by! Please visit the participants’ blogs and comment on their fabulous entries:
- Carole made Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream, she said you could use any flavor, coconut or pineapple would be good.
- Soma made Coconut, Cherry and Almond Frozen Delight.
- Aparna made Pistachio Gelato and Mango Gelato with Chocolate Chips.
- Sunita made Avocado and Honey Ice Cream.
- Meeta made Wild Blueberry Lime Coconut Ice Cream.
- A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine Summer Smart Treat Fat Free Juice and Fruit Ice Candy and Mixed Nuts Ice Cream.
The Homemade event will take a break in August because I don’t have the time right now to promote it (or the forum). This will allow me to think about what I want to do with my almost dead forum, but the event itself will come back in September either way.
Thank you everybody!
21 Replies
I am in love with the flavors here! The mint on the tops sound great with ginger too. Very nice & a beautiful pastel shade you have there.
Posted on August 7th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
GREAT PRESENTATION!!! LOVE IT.
Posted on August 7th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
so classy flavour pairing!! and gorgeous presentation as always!
My sister is trying to get into food photography, so I immediately referred her here so she can learn from you. I just love your work
Posted on August 7th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Looks very good. Nothing like summer for ice-creams. Luckily we live in a part of the world where its ice-cream tinme the year around!
Posted on August 8th, 2009 at 3:45 am
I've never tried ginger with cantaloupe and can't wait to get home to try it. How refreshing!
What do you think about putting Tuna Salad or Chicken Salad in melon halves?
Posted on August 8th, 2009 at 4:59 am
Mellons are my favorite summer fruit too and if I could have it in this delightful ice-cream, it would make me extremely happy!!!!
Posted on August 8th, 2009 at 5:42 am
So Creative hah!
Posted on August 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am
This ice cream sounds super refreshing! I love the combination of ginger and cantaloupe!
Posted on August 8th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
This is so beautiful…not only a great dessert but a beautiful tablescape as well. It looks so refreshing and I love the soft colors.
Posted on August 8th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
That ice cream sounds so refreshing
Posted on August 8th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
This sounds so light and lovely with the melon and the use of egg whites! The ginger sounds delicious in it too.
Posted on August 8th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
One of these days, I really have to drag the ice cream machine up from the cellar and start making my own. I love cantaloupe, and can only imagine that in ice cream form it's even more delicious.
Posted on August 9th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Hey, this goes right on back to everything is better with condensed milk, right buddy? I love your ginger addition, it's very summer spicy dude
Posted on August 9th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
This is a very creative combo, sounds great for the hot weather. Thanks for the round up.
Posted on August 9th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Truly gorgeous photos, Ben! I've been eyeballing the cantaloupe and love the idea of the ginger in this ice cream. I don't think I've every put 1/4 c. of fresh ginger in anything though. I'm dying to know what this tastes like! It has summer written all over it!
Posted on August 9th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
hehe! i made watermelon ice cream with soeren and his friend today. i way thinking of cantaloupe tomorrow. looks great ben!
Posted on August 9th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Ahhh this looks perfect!! I've had the biggest ginger obsession ever lately, and ginger ice cream sounds amazingly refreshing!
Posted on August 10th, 2009 at 12:47 am
Nicely done! Over in Indiana we have been having a very mild summer too. Not that I am complaining about not sweating every flipping time I go from house to truck but it has caused an increase in tomato blight problems which sucks. Oh well. Our melons at the market are starting to look killer so I am really happy about that. Definitely in for some ice cream melon style.
p.s. liking the new comment style. Are you on wordpress and if so did it incorporate easily?
Posted on August 13th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
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Posted on August 22nd, 2009 at 7:35 am
[...] of my favorite presentations of the bunch is Ben of What’s Cooking’s Cantaloupe Ginger Ice Cream. These two flavors sound outstanding together and when served on top a cantaloupe itself, who could [...]
Posted on August 24th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
I bet the ginger cut the super-sweetness of this cantaloupe really well, making for a complex and delicious ice cream. What an original idea!
Posted on August 26th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
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