Avocado Ice Cream

Disclaimer: I did not find this recipe delicious but maybe you will. I still had to share!!!!

After watching the first season of Top Chef: Masters I became a huge fan of Rick Bayless, the chef mostly known for his Frontera Grill in Chicago. When Josie sent me Rick's recipe for avocado ice cream I knew I had to try it. You can find the link to the recipe here and below is the recipe with a few tweeks I made.

• 1.5 cups avocado puree (Peel and pit 3 ripe medium avocados and process in the food processor until smooth.)
• 1.5 cups water
• 1 and 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/3 cup tequila

In a small sauce pan heat all the water and sugar together until sugar is dissolved.

To the avocado puree in the food processor, add the water/sugar mix, lime juice and tequila. Pulse until well combined. Pour into a bowl and cover tightly with saran wrap (like put the saran wrap directly on top of the mixture to keep out any air. Pop in the refrigerator for at least an hour. After you puree your mixture should look like this:

Remove the mixture from the refigerator and pour into a prepared ice cream maker. It should stay in there for approximately 15-20 minutes until it firms up a bit.

Once it starts to look like ice cream (you will see the texture change from liquid to a bit more crystal like) move the ice cream into an airtight container. Once again cover with saran wrap. Pop it into the freezer to continue to harden up.

Serve the ice cream in small servings as the tequila gives it a rather strong flavor. Joe and I ate it after we had enchiladas. Josie and I had it after we had Italian sausage. Somehow no matter what you eat before will really prepare you for this unique taste. I have to say that Joe, Josie and I were not fans of this ice cream, possibly because of the strong tequila taste or possibly because we just couldn't wrap our heads around eating cold avocado as a dessert. The lesson learned is you will never know how something tastes until you try it! I love trying new and crazy recipes for fun and to broaden my taste horizons. Hopefully you will step out on a limb and try this dish or something else crazy that you have been wanting to try but never had the courage to. If you end up loving avocado ice cream please let us know!!!