Mexican Ice Cream Beloved Recipes and Stories [A Cookbook]

A collection of 60+ flavor-packed recipes for ice creams and frozen treats rooted in Mexico's rich and revered ice cream traditions.

This new offering from the incredibly popular baker and sweets maker Fany Gerson, the powerhouse behind Brooklyn's La Newyorkina and Dough, showcases the incredibly diverse flavors of Mexican ice cream while exploring the cultural aspects of preparing and consuming ice cream in Mexico. Gerson uses unique ingredients to create exciting and fresh flavors like Red Prickly Pear Ice Cream,
Oaxacan-style Lime Sorbet, Avocado-Chocolate Ice Cream, and Rice-Almond Ice Cream with Cinnamon. All recipes are created with the home cook in mind, and written in Fany's knowledgeable but accessible voice. Mexican Ice Cream features vibrant location photography and captures the authentic Mexican heladerias that Gerson has been visiting for decades. For anyone looking to up their summer ice cream game, this is the book.

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, FANY GERSON has worked in a range of fine-dining kitchens around the world. She is the founder of La Newyorkina, a catering company, roving food truck, and soon-to-be brick and mortar restaurant in Manhattan, and Dough bakery. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Gourmet, Fine Cooking, Daily Candy, and more. Her previous titles include Paletas and My Sweet Mexico.

CONTENTS

Introduction 1

SORBETS NIEVES DE AGUA  22
CLASSIC MEXICAN ICE CREAMS HELADOS CLASICOS MEXICANOS  52
MODERN MEXICAN ICE CREAMS HELADOS DEL MEXICO MODERNO  88
SPICY AND BOOZY FLAVORS SABORES PICOSITOS Y BORRACHITOS 116
CONES, TOPPINGS, AND SAUCES CONOS, TOPPINGS, Y SALSITAS 144