Source: vivilargentina.com

Presentation

A rich and very special ice cream with yerba mate, or simply mate, a plant with a tonic and diuretic effect due to its richness in caffeine, combined with milk, sugar, cream, flour and egg.

The very mild taste can be accompanied by fine, dry biscuits, such as cat’s tongues.

Ingredients

for 6 people:

750 cc of whole milk

175 g of sugar

100 g of whipping cream

1/2 tablespoon sifted flour

3 egg yolks

3 tablespoons yerba mate

Preparation

Boil milk

Add the 3 tablespoons of yerba mate, strain and let cool.

Beat the egg yolks with the sugar and sifted flour until creamy

Put everything in a saucepan and add the milk with the filtered yerba mate a little at a time, stirring constantly.

Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until it begins to become a little thick, but without boiling.

Remove from heat and allow to cool

Add the cream last.

Put it to cool and stir in the ice cream maker or freeze in the freezer.

Allergens

• Milk: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011
• Cream: presence of lactose and milk proteins
• Flour: contains gluten from cereals included in EU Regulation 1169/2011
• Egg: included among the allergens in EU Regulation 1169/2011
• Yerba mate: rich in theine (intolerance to caffeine and theine)

Notes

• Sugar: to be avoided in children with processes potentially still in place (possible presence of cancer cells)
• Possible substitutions of sugar with sweetener (e.g. stevia or erythritol), milk with donkey milk or vegetable drinks and cream with vegetable cream.
• Especially if intended for children, yerba mate can be replaced with other herbal tea

Safety / Intended use

• Recommended in case of Anorexia, Mucositis, Xerostomia (dry mouth), Dysphagia
• Not to be administered in case of diarrhea
• Product to be prepared following strict hygienic conditions