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Cremolada (Lima passion fruit slush)
Cremolada: a thick, scraped Lima summer ice of fruit pulp, here passion fruit, with a lúcuma variation
From January to March, when Lima's coast swelters, queues form at the cremolada counters of Barranco and along the Jirón de la Unión downtown for cups of this thick fruit ice. It sits between a granita and a sorbet: frozen fruit pulp scraped again and again until it is slushy and spoonable, with real bits of fruit through it. Passion fruit (maracuyá) gives a sharp, bright flavour; creamy lúcuma, with its maple and sweet potato taste, is the other favourite. Chef's tip: use a shallow metal tray; it freezes faster and evenly, so you get fine crystals rather than chunks.
- Total time
- 180 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 6 ½ oz white sugar
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 12 ½ oz passion fruit pulp, with some seedsfrom about 12 fruit, or frozen
- 1 limejuiced
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat 6 ½ oz white sugar and 1 ¾ cups water in a pan over a medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Cool completely.
5 minStep 2: Stir 12 ½ oz passion fruit pulp, with some seeds and 1 lime into the syrup. Keep about a third of the seeds in for crunch and push the rest through a sieve.
Step 3: Pour into a shallow metal tray and freeze for 45 minutes, until icy at the edges.
45 minStep 4: Scrape the frozen edges into the middle with a fork and return to the freezer. Repeat every 30 minutes, 3 or 4 times, until thick, slushy and spoonable. Common mistake: forgetting to scrape; it sets into a solid block. If that happens, let it soften for 10 minutes and pulse briefly in a blender.
110 minStep 5: Spoon into cups and serve at once. For lúcuma cremolada, use 400 g lúcuma pulp, 500 ml water and 120 g sugar, blended smooth, and freeze the same way.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 160 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does cremolada (Lima passion fruit slush) take?
- About 180 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 160 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of white sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of lime?
- Lemon, same amount.
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