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Tropical Papaya Gelato

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Talk about a home delivery that I love to see on my doorstep: A box full of high-quality, freshly picked, tree-ripened strawberry papayas straight from Jamaica from Martha’s Best. These papayas are beyond good. I had to quickly make this Tropical Papaya Gelato because I was tempted to eat every papaya in the box as is (which I already did with one of the boxes). So easy to slice in half, spoon the seeds out, and scoop out the flesh, bite by bite.  Nature’s perfect snack. And nature’s perfect gelato apparently…

Tropical Papaya Gelato

 

I wanted to make sure that I kept the beautiful flavor of these papayas and wanted to use as little as ingredients as possible, keeping it a healthier dessert option, packed with tons of papaya’s nutrients and goodness. 

Tropical Papaya Gelato

 

This easy-to-make gelato only uses 3 ingredients with the option of possible add-ins: Coconut cream, maple or agave syrup, and papayas. That’s it, folks. Blend them together in a high speed blender and freeze it. In a matter of minutes you have a true-to-nature gelato that hits the spot. You’ll feel like you’re on a tropical island. 

Tropical Papaya Gelato

And the fact that you don’t need an ice cream maker takes this recipe to stellar status.

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Tropical Papaya Gelato

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Fork & Beans
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 3 Martha’s Best papayas, deseeded and cubed
  • 14 oz. can coconut cream (I get mine at Trader Joe’s)
  • 2–3 Tbsp. maple or agave syrup (add more if preferred)

Optional add-ins:

  • 1/3 c. shredded coconut
  • 1/2 c. pineapple chunks
  • 3 Tbsp. macadamia nuts or almonds, roughly chopped

Instructions

  1. Throw everything into a high-speed blender until smooth. Place into a metal loaf pan, cover, and freeze until set.
  2. Fold in the add-ins last before freezing if you want.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/4 portion
  • Calories: 352
  • Sugar: 27g
  • Sodium: 36mg
  • Fat: 22g
  • Fiber: 6.2g
  • Protein: 3.4g

 

Tropical Papaya Gelato

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About Cara

Based in Chicago with her husband and son, Cara is the creator behind the site Fork and Beans: A place where kids can have fun with their food.

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  1. Amelia

    Can you use coconut milk instead of coconut cream? I live in Canada and haven’t seen it in my usual grocery store, but I have coconut milk!

    • Cara

      So it sounds like you will NEED to buy a box of Martha’s Best papayas and see what you have been missing 🙂 They are seriously so good!

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