Homemade Mango Ice Cream! Delicious and creamy ice cream made with fresh or frozen mango. Pure mango puree makes an ice cream with a distinctive tropical flavor.

a tub of mango ice cream with a scooper in it.

How to make homemade ice cream with fruit

The first step in making a great fruit-flavored ice cream is to consider the amount of water in the fruit. Too much water not only dilutes the flavor, excess water creates an icy, crystalized texture.

When you’re making ice cream with very watery fruit, like strawberries, you need to find a way to reduce the amount of water in the fruit to produce a creamy ice cream.

Unlike strawberries, mango doesn’t have an excessive amount of water. Unlike, say, apples, mangos are soft enough to use without cooking.

We can use straight up mango puree without cooking or drying the fruit. It’s a matter of simply replacing the milk in the ice cream recipe with pure mango puree. As a bonus, mango puree has a lot of fiber so it makes an ice cream with a thick, luxurious texture.

Ingredients

Ingredient Notes

Mango – Fresh or frozen fruit work equally well for this recipe. In fact, because it is a bit of a pain to peel, pit and chop a mango, using frozen fruit is actually the easiest option.
Rum – A little alcohol helps your ice cream retain a creamy texture and prevents it from freezing rock-hard. The rum flavor also compliments the tropical mango flavor. You can use 2 tablespoons of vodka in place of the rum. You can skip the alcohol altogether, but the ice cream will freeze slightly firmer.
Egg Yolks – Homemade ice cream made with egg yolks has a luscious custardy texture and it melts more slowly than ice cream made without eggs or yolks.

How to make homemade Mango Ice Cream

See the recipe card for detailed measurements and instructions.

A food processor filled with chunks of mango. Mango puree in a cup with rum added.

Start with fresh or frozen fruit.
Puree the fruit in a food processor or blender.
Add the rum to the puree.
Refrigerate the puree while you make the custard.

a bowl of egg yolks and sugar with a whisk.

Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar.

a pot of cream. Cream pouring into eggs. A spatula coated in custard. Mango puree added to custard.

Heat the cream over medium heat.
Whisk the scalding cream into the egg yolks.
Over low heat, cook the custard until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spatula or spoon.
Add the chilled mango puree to the warm custard.
Chill the ice cream base until it’s quite cold.

an ice cream maker filled with mango ice cream mix. Scooping frozen mango ice cream into a container.

Run the custard in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s directions.
Transfer the ice cream to a freezer container. Place a layer of plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent icicles from forming on the surface.
Freeze until solid.

Now that you’ve got some delicious ice cream, did you know you can make your own Ice Cream Cones or Waffle Cone bowls?

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Mango Ice Cream Recipe

By: Eileen Gray

Delicious and creamy homemade ice cream flavored with fresh or frozen mango. Pure mango puree makes an ice cream with a distinctive tropical flavor.

Prep Time10

Bake Time10

Additional Time6

Total Time6 20

12 servings

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Ingredients

12 oz mango slices (fresh or frozen)
2 tablespoons rum (see note)
16 oz heavy cream (2 cups)
5 egg yolks
6 oz granulated sugar (1 cup)

Instructions

In a food processor, puree 12 oz mango slices until smooth. Strain the puree through a fine sieve. Add 2 tablespoons rum to the puree and refrigerate it while you make the ice cream base.
Heat 16 oz heavy cream in a small saucepan over medium high heat until scalding hot.
While the cream heats up, whisk together 5 egg yolks and 6 oz granulated sugar in a small bowl.
Once the cream mixture is scalding hot, pour it into the bowl with the yolks and whisk to combine
Return the entire mixture to the saucepan and heat over medium low heat, stirring constantly. Cook the custard until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spatula or wooden spoon. Do not allow it to come to a full boil. Remove from the heat and pour back into the bowl from the yolks. Add the cold mango puree to the custard and stir to combine.
Cover the bowl and chill until very cold. At least 4-5 hours or over night.
Freeze according to the directions for your ice cream machine.
When the ice cream is ready, scoop it into a container and smooth to an even layer. Lay a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the ice cream, cover tightly and freeze until firm.