Lime Ice Cream
When it comes to home cooking, I rarely make the same thing twice, let alone multiple times. It’s just how I roll, thus my motto, “so much food, so little time!” There’s just too much out there to try!
But this ice cream is one major exception. I’ve been making it for years. My kids always got mad that I wasn’t making chocolate ice cream when they were little, but instead one lime-flavored. However, they loved it, too!
Here’s the recipe I cut out of a magazine so many years ago.
One doesn’t expect lime ice cream, perhaps a sorbet instead. So it’s unique in that sense. Hope you like it as much as we do!
Lime Ice Cream
3 cups heavy cream
1 cup filtered water
Zest from 5 limes
Juice from 5 limes, about 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons
2 c superfine sugar
Pinch of salt
Pour the cream and water into a large blender jar. Add the zest and lime juice.
Add the sugar and salt, and give it a good blend.
Place the blender jar in the refrigerator and leave it there overnight. You really want to get the limey flavor dispersed into the cream.
When it’s time to make the ice cream, follow the directions for your machine.
Freeze the container until ready to serve.
I love to serve this ice cream with piroline cookies.
If you love lime, you will adore this ice cream!
It’s limey, but it’s also creamy. Fabulous!
This ice cream is perfect after a Mexican meal, or a traditional summer barbecue.
And just in case you’re still thinking this is not a creamy ice cream, take a look at this!
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This sounds refreshing and delicious.
It definitely is! And it feels lighter than chocolate…
I enjoy lime but in moderation – can you send me a sample? I’ve had the cookies so I know I like them :)
hahahahahahaha! I’m actually with you on citrus flavors, but think creamy lime. it’s very different. maybe try making a very small amount?!!!
I love ice cream and limes. So, this would be right up my alley. :)
It definitely is! I made this years ago when I catered a charity dinner that began with shrimp enchiladas with tomatillo sauce, a la Stephen Pyles, and ended with this ice cream and a chocolate cinnamon tuile.
Sounds so yummy!!! And I know what you mean about making the same thing twice! Always fun to try new and different recipes. :)
I know! So many different dishes to try! Although sometimes it makes my family mad…
This sounds delicious and I love the citrus on hot days! Great idea to serve with the cookies!
They’re good together, but it’s also a great excuse to eat cookies!
Sounds amazing! :)
Thanks! Try it sometime!
Gotta get a new ice cream machine first! Mine broke (too much use?) :)
Hahahaha! Maybe so!
You described it perfectly!
I love everything lime, but you’re right– we don’t see it in ice cream. Maybe sorbet. I will be making this!
It will be even better than you can imagine! How’s your yarn coming along? I have a grand baby so my life has turned upside down!
I’m having even more fun with my yarn now– I’ve branched off into hand-made lingerie now, so I’m experimenting with applying the same dye color palettes to both yarns and undies! (My new blog, myBratelier.com, covers this.) Congratulations on your grandchild– so fun and exciting!!
how exciting – i’ll check it out!
Oh my word that looks amazing!
Oh, it is Miss Chica!!!
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Thank you!
Thanks so much!
I know I would enjoy your ice cream…one of these days I must buy an ice cream machine.
They do come in handy, but I know you can make ice cream without one. I never have tried.
When I was little I used to love lime milkshakes so I’m sure I’d love your lime ice cream. This must be so refreshing and I love how you served it with those rolled up cigar biscuits xx
lime milkshakes!!! sounds wonderful!
hahahahahahaha! that’s what I’ve been doing ALL morning!
Like you, I’ve never seen or tasted lime ice cream. I’ve seen one recipe for lime frozen yoghurt (Jenis Splendid Ice Creams at Home) but that seems a bit austere to me. The lime ice cream sounds rich but refreshing.
It’s more refreshing than a lot of ice creams!
WOW! Ice cream looks amazing! Perfect, refreshing dessert!
It is so so surprisingly good!
You definitely need to try it!!!
It tastes like a frozen puree of key lime pie!
I DO love lime! I absolutely think I would love this ice cream. I love the versatility in milk options/ratios, but at least once I’m making it with 100% cream. It sounds just fantastic. :-)
It’s amazingly delicious!
Just bought a Vitamix, which would be perfect for emulsifying the lime zest into the cream… yum!
I honestly think just letting the mixture sit does the trick, but I love my Vitamix!
Hahahaha! It will be worth the time dusting!
This is so gorgeous Mimi. I don’t have an ice cream machine so please send me a sample too. ;)
Have someone make it for you!!!
That ice cream looks so good! Unfortunately being lactose intolerant I need to stick to sorbets, bummer! I love limes (we have a tree in the garden)!
Oh no! So sorry! I bet you could make it with almond milk or something…..
You’re right – I’ve had plenty of lime sherbet but never lime ice cream. This looks wonderful. And I still can’t get over how you continue to find new recipes to make all the time. I find that truly amazing.
You are so sweet! It just means I’m old, and I’ve been cooking for a loooonnnnngg time!
Thanks, Bobbi!
Well that sounds wonderful, too!
I would eat all of this myself! LOVE lime EVERYTHING. Love the cookies too :)
thank you! and i’m not even a citrus lover. what i mean is i would be other flavors before citrus. but this ice cream is incredible!
I just told my daughter about your post! :) She said “You HAVE to make it!!” :)
Hahahahaha!
Hello from the other person who also makes Lime ice cream. Albeit a different version to yours, which I a keen to try. It is such a refreshing sweet treat. I am the same as you, rarely making the same recipe more than a couple of times, even then I tend to fiddle a bit with it. I guess it must be our creative nature. Such a beautiful blog, I will be visiting often from now.
Thank you so much! The photos were terrible, I remember. I should use that as an excuse to make it again!
Oh, I love lime! I can’t wait to try this!
Than you must make this. It’s exceptional, and honestly I’m more drawn to chocolate or berry flavors in a dessert.
Yum. Sounds delicious. I love limes. The more lime the better:). If only I had an ice cream machine….
I just learned that if you whip the cream and then blend it into the other ingredients, it’s a no churn ice cream. I always wondered how it could not be churned!
I have quite a few no churn ice cream recipes. A lot from Nigella Lawson. So handy.
I will definitely be trying this! Lemon and lime are two of my favorite flavors for dessert and this would go so perfectly after an Asian-inspired meal! Thanks, Mimi!
Oh, good idea. It’s funny to me, cause if I were to make a mousse, for example, I’d instinctively think chocolate or a berry. Never citrus. But thank goodness I made this ice cream a long time ago. It truly is spectacular.
Definitely trying this, even though I rarely make ice cream, I usually go for sorbets and frozen yogurts – but my intuition tells me we will LOVE this one
will keep you posted
Good intuition!!!
Yes, it is so unique & flavorful ! I would love to try this.
You’ll love it!
With all of that lime juice and zest it has to be delicious! I wonderful how a scoop would taste with a shot of tequila over it :)
Wow! I have no idea! Promise me you’ll taste it without the tequila first!!!
Just reading the ingredients has me salivating…..but I dare not try to make it at home, I would probably not share :)
Cut the recipe in half, then you won’t feel too bad for not sharing!
Thank you Angela! (It is.)
You will love it!
This looks delicious Mimi! You’re right… lime sorbet is usually the go, but I actually prefer the idea of your ice cream. I’ve made a creamy lemon gelato a few times with our Meyer lemons, so imagine this would have a very similar appeal. Look forward to trying this recipe soon!
It’s probably very similar. But the creaminess and lemoniness go together so well!
This is a unique ice cream flavor, Mimi! I love making homemade ice cream, and I need to put lime on the menu. It would be excellent after a Mexican meal as you noted…great idea! Thanks for reposting!
I made it for a charity lunch once – I remember there were shrimp tacos with feta and tomatillo sauce that was a Stephen Pyles recipe, and I ended with the lime ice cream, served with a cactus-shaped cinnamon cookie that a friend made (I can’t make cookies.) The lunch was a big hit.
I need to get that cookbook out. Do you own it? Cause if you don’t I’d recommend it. I lived in Texas starting in 1978 and right after the Southwestern trend began there, with Stephen Pyles and Dean Fearing… Such great restaurants. So I’m sure if you love Mexican you love Southwestern cuisine as well.
This sounds wonderful! I wonder why people don’t make it more commonly? I will certainly try it. I’m not an experienced ice cream maker (thought I do have a very good machine that’s begging for use), and I always assumed that citrus fruits would somehow inhibit the process. Why don’t we see lemon or orange ice cream? Anyway, I digress. I’m going to start with lime!
Definitely try it. I was even asking my husband why I tried it the first time, cause I’m not a citrus freak. He couldn’t remember either. But I’m so glad I did.
OMG! I love lime ice cream, and I like how you make it easy for everyone to prepare it by providing pictures for the process in details.
It is so good! Thank you!
Could he really tell the difference? Maybe you could infuse the cream, them remove the zest? I don’t know, it’s just so good!
Do, seriously try this. I’m so happy I did a million years ago!!!!
Stay interested. Make it – you won’t regret it!!!
I’ve just clicked through several other ice cream recipes Mimi. Out of them all this is the one I would pick. Lime is such a refreshing and energising fruit. One of my favourties. As you say it normally comes as a sorbet, but as an ice cream, that’s something I haven’t tried before. Thanks for republishing this.
Thanks Neil. I can’t wait for you to try it. Quite unique.
i love anything fruity and citrusy when it’s hot out, so this ice cream sounds so good!!!
Then you’ll love it! I am so glad I tried it in the first place, because it’s not something I’d be attracted to now – it would be down the list!
This is unique! I love lime and will definitely be trying this one when our warm weather returns. Maybe a desert to follow a Paella 💃😊
Oh that would be nice.
Mimi, this sounds so refreshing and yummy. You’re making me want to get an ice cream maker. Remember those old wooden ones that had a hand crank. You put that stainless-steel container of custard in the center, filled it with crushed ice, poured on salt and then turned that crank. My job was always setting on top and making sure the drain didn’t get plugged up.
Yes of course – that’s what we had for years, until it became corroded. The electric ones are magical.
Indeed the photos are beautiful, but it’s the lime that makes me swoon. GREG
It’s ice cream that’s also refreshing, just because of the limeyness. Hope you can try it.
And see, I’m not a citrus person, so I’m glad I made that ice cream so many moons ago!!!
You are right: I would expect sorbet rather than ice cream. Although I have had citrus ice cream in France 30+ years ago, always served inside the fruit. It was not lime but orange or lemon. I bet yours is better.
You should try this ice cream. You won’t regret it!
Lime ice cream is the one thing I’ve always wanted to make, but for the life of me I cannot source organic limes here in Italy. The stuff at the store are all treated (they even have a label to let you know), so when I want lime, I resort to using kaffir lime leaves which is great, but a totally different thing.
Oh that’s too bad. Well if you can find good limes, do make this – it’s exceptional.
This is a real summer treat as it sounds very refreshing.
If you get a chance, make it!!!
I am so glad you reposted this recipe, I love the idea of lime ice cream. Its a wonderful flavour that often gets overshadowed by lemon. Pinning for later.
Yes! That’s so true! And it’s so good.
This sounds so refreshing and perfect for this time of year!
It’s so good and definitely refreshing!