TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM

     Though the history and origin of Ice creams seem to have a lot of beliefs, some say that Ice cream was invented by Roman Emperor Nero that he was fond of snow flavoured with fruits and juices, some say that Marco Polo brought the technique into Europe from China, which was more or less similar to today's Sherbets.  Even there are stories stating that Alexander the Great enjoyed snow and ice flavoured with honey and nectar. France was introduced to similar frozen desserts in 1553 by the Italian Catherine de Medici when she became the wife of Henry II of France.
      All of these stories are made up and have little to do with the real invention of ice-cream which was a long and gradual process, involving British, French, Americans and Italians. Until 1800, Ice creams remained a rare and exotic dessert available only to the noble and the rich. But when we talk about Ice creams what really matters is the mixture, next comes the flavour(mostly synthetic flavours), followed by the toppings or add-on. And when it comes to flavouring and toppings, there lures a never-ending list.
      Tutti Frutti is a colourful confectionery containing chopped and candied fruits, with added flavourings simulating the combined flavours. Fruits used for tutti-frutti ice cream include cherries, raisins, and pineapple, often augmented with nuts. In India, tutti-frutti refers to candied raw papayas, which are brightly coloured small cubical pieces. These are used in various bakery products including cakes, milk-breads, cookies, dilkhush and buns. Tutti-frutti is also used in desserts as topping for Ice Cream, Sundaes and Faloodas. They are also used in Meeta(sweet) Paans along with Gulkand.
     Tutti Frutti Ice creams have always been our favourite Dessert. I love the bite of those candied chunks in the Ice cream. Tutti Frutti Ice Cream is yet another homemade no churn Ice Cream recipe. This is a simple dessert prepared with few ingredients and can be incorporated within no time.  Also, this recipe for Tutti Frutti Ice cream does not require an Ice cream maker too.

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TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM

Recipe Type : Ice cream, Dessert
Difficulty : Medium
Serves : 4 - 6
Author : SM  

Preparation Time : 20 - 30 Minutes
Freezing Time : 8 -10 Hours/Overnight

INGREDIENTS :

Whipping Cream - 2 Cups
Condensed Milk - 1/2 Cup
Vanilla Extract - 2-3 Tspn
Almond Essence - Few Drops
Tutti Frutti - 11/2 Cups
Sugar - 2 Tspn
Salt -1/8 Tspn

METHOD: 

• Place the Whipping Cream in a large mixing bowl and whip on medium speed until it holds stiff peaks for about 4-5 minutes.
• Fold in the Condensed Milk, Vanilla Extract, Almond Essence and a pinch of Salt together until well combined.
• Stir in the Tutti Frutti and mix well.
• Transfer the Tutti Frutti Ice cream mixture to a loaf pan, and freeze for several hours or preferably, overnight.
• Sprinkle some Tutti Frutti over the Ice cream and serve Chilled.

NOTES :

• Alternatively can use any candied fruits in this Ice cream.
• A glass loaf pan will work but a metal one will freeze the ice cream better.
• Cover the loaf pan with a cling wrap while freezing the Tutti Frutti Ice Cream.