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Lemon and mascarpone ice cream

Name: Lemon and mascarpone ice cream
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1.5 litres
Ingredients: 600ml thickened cream; 2 tablespoons icing sugar, sifted; 250g mascarpone; Finely grated zest of 1 lemon; Juice of 2 lemons; 350g lemon curd; 5 (about 100g) meringue nests

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15m

1.5 litres

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Don't have an ice cream maker? Don't worry. This easy lemon and mascarpone ice cream requires zero churning – winner!

600ml thickened cream
2 tablespoons icing sugar, sifted
250g mascarpone
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
Juice of 2 lemons
350g lemon curd
5 (about 100g) meringue nests

Method

1.

Begin this recipe 1 day ahead.
2.

Using electric beaters, beat cream and sugar in a bowl until soft peaks form (it's important not to overbeat at this stage).
3.

Add mascarpone and beat until just combined. Stir in zest, juice and lemon curd with a metal spoon. Crumble meringues into mixture, stir, then place in a 2L (8 cup) plastic container and freeze overnight.