Dairy-Free Mango Gelato

Dairy-free Mango Gelato is a perfect desert to enjoy while eating on the Mediterranean Diet lifestyle. Olive Sunshine’s Mango Gelato is a low-sugar recipe, relying only on the sweetness from the fruit and real maple syrup. Even though this mango dessert is a dairy-free and low-sugar, it is still rich, creamy, smooth, and delicious

I am sure if my family or close friends are reading this blog, they are surprised. Why? Because I am not an “ice cream” person. I am that person at the birthday that just wants a slice of cake and will bypass the side of ice cream.

Ice cream is very popular in my family. My grandmother grew up in an ice cream soda shop and loved all things sweet. Every flavor of ice cream was available in the extra freezer on the porch at my grandparents. If that wasn’t enough, we often made homemade ice cream on Saturdays. The rest of my family loves ice cream, me, not so much. That is until I traveled in Italy and experienced gelato.

You may notice that Olive Sunshine’s dairy-free mango gelato is being served in an orange peel. This summer, my Sweetheart and I were in Amalfi, the main city in the Amalfi Coast Italy. While there, I sneakily captured this photo of a man’s limoncello gelato served in a lemon. I love the use of the colors and the fresh look of the fruit peel. Clearly the skins of a mango would not work, but then I realized the orange would be pretty.

Gelato VS. Ice Cream

Gelato is denser but usually has less fat. Ice cream is churned faster and has more air than gelato. Ice cream contains egg yolks and heavier cream whereas gelato uses more milk. The Olive Sunshine gelato uses plant-based milk making this perfect to share with your vegan friends.

Personally, I like gelato especially when it is not too sweet, really creamy and is full of good for me ingredients. That is why I am writing about this dairy-free mango gelato – a perfect low-sugar dessert that is lower in fat.

The Secret Ingredient for Creamy Gelato

If you are fortunate enough to have an ice cream attachment, making mango gelato is super easy. I was given the Kitchenaid Ice Cream Attachment last year for my birthday. I made chocolate ice cream and limoncello ice cream. They were alright but lacked that smooth creaminess I had experienced in Italy. It wasn’t until I made the dairy-free mango gelato that I realized the trick – vegan condensed milk. Adding this thick sweet milk made all the difference in my gelato. Be sure to use the Olive Sunshine recipe to make the naturally sweetened condensed milk so you can keep it low-sugar and dairy-free.

The Ingredients in the Dairy-Free Mango Gelato

There are just a few ingredients in the Dairy-Free Mango Gelato:

• Frozen mango
• Vanilla extract
• Real maple syrup
• Olive Sunshine’s Vegan Condensed Milk

To save you stressing about the ingredients in the easy vegan condensed milk I will share the secret here, there are only four ingredients, two of which are in the gelato recipe:

• Your favorite plain plant-based milk (I use Oat milk)
• Real maple syrup
• Vanilla extract
• Cornstarch

If you plan on making low sugar, dairy-free mango gelato today, make the vegan condensed milk now so it can cool in the fridge or freezer for an hour or two before adding it to the gelato. You do not want to add warm milk to your gelato (room temperature is fine if not ideal). Here is the recipe to make deliciously thick, naturally sweetened milk: Olive Sunshine’s Easy Vegan Condensed Milk.

I hope you enjoy dairy-free mango gelato as a treat for your next celebration with your family. Feel free to substitute any frozen fruit to make this gelato. This could include blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries. The list is as diverse as there is fruit.

I am inspired to use this recipe to make a raspberry gelato and serve it inside of a lemon. If I wanted to have my cake and my ice cream (um…gelato) too I can serve it with my Italian (lemon) Almond Cake with Raspberries.