Creamy Honey Pumpkin Gelato

Creamy Honey Pumpkin Gelato is a quick, healthy and easy dessert made by combining fresh pumpkin puree, milk powder, and honey together. It is flavored with cinnamon and vanilla essence. The gelato is creamy and melt in mouth and is a perfect healthy treat for the sweet cravings. It can be enjoyed in any season.

Course Dessert, festivalfood, Global, gluten free

Cuisine Global

Keyword afternoonsnack, cinnamom, dessert, diwali sweet, eggless, gelato, glutenfree, halloween, healthy, healthydessert, honey, icecream, kids, milkpowder, pumpkin, quickandeasy, Sweet, sweettooth, vanillaessence

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

freezing time 8 hours

Servings serving

Calories 285kcal

Equipment

pressure cooker
strainer
potato masher
stick blender
spoon
plastic container with lid to set the gelato
measuring cup

Ingredients

500 g pumpkin peeled, washed and cubed
4 cup milk powder I have used full fat milk powder
2 tbsp honey You can add some extra honey if you need more sweetness
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup water

Instructions

Put the peeled, washed and chopped pumpkin cubes into the pressure cooker pan with water.
Cover the lid of the pressure cooker with whistle and cook for 4 whistles. Remove from the heat and let the pressure cooker cool by itself.
Remove the whistle and open the pressure cooker lid. Transfer the cooked pumpkin into a strainer and let keep aside for 30 minutes so that all the excess water is drained. (This water can be used to make soup or knead dough or dal or rice as stock).
Put the strained pumpkin back into the pressure cooker pan and mash it into smooth puree with the help of a potato masher.
Add milk powder, honey, cinnamon and vanilla essence. Mix well.
Use a hand whisk to blend everything to a smooth puree.
Or you can blend with a help of a stick blender or mixture grinder to a smooth paste.
Transfer the blended mixture into a food grade, freezer safe plastic container. Cover with a lid and freeze for 8 hours.
The pumpkin gelato is set well. Before serving remove the gelato container out for 10 -15 minutes and then with the help of ice cream scoop spoon remove the gelato into a serving bowl.
Serve creamy honey pumpkin gelato in a serving plate and garnish with wafer biscuit and mint.
You can also drizzle some honey on it.

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