Margarita Ice Cream

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007

Show: Nigella ExpressEpisode: Fast Fiesta

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (13)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(13)

Prep Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 8 hr 0 min
Cook: --
Total:: 8 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons tequila
3 tablespoons orange liqueur (recommended: Cointreau or Triple Sec)
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
2 cups heavy cream

Directions

Pour the lime juice, tequila and orange liqueur into a bowl and stir in the sugar to dissolve.

Add the cream and then softly whip until thick and smooth but not stiff.

Spoon into an airtight container to freeze overnight. This ice cream does not need ripening (softening before serving), as it will not freeze too hard and melts speedily and voluptuously.

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Cassandra Conyers, GA 06-28-2009
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A Big Hit!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Had Mexican Night for for my monthly book club meeting and it was a big hit! I made sure the powerded sugar was completey... dissolved in the tequila and triple sec then blended everything together until frothy with a han held blender and froze over night. It was fabulous. I will make again and again. **Highly Recommend** P.S. Paired it with the Mexican Chocolate Cookies and the Sopa Meca dish. ...Outstanding...Read more
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Renee Cape Coral, FL 03-01-2009
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Perfect Margarita ice cream!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Delicious, I made it in my ice cream maker to hurry it along......perfect recipe! I will make it again and again. I feed all... my sons friends(in their 20's) and received 4 thumbs up!Read more
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judith renton, WA 01-10-2009
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Ok
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

It is certainly easy to make and a perfect recipe for entertaining for the summer. But if you are expecting the consistency... of velvet ice-cream you will be disappointed. It has big ice-crystals in it due to non beating while in freezer and I didn't like the consistency of it though the taste was good.Read more
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Hannah Hicksville, NY 12-02-2008
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Margarita Fans Rejoice
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is such an easy dessert and so delicious. As a major margarita fan, I loved the flavor and the texture, which is a... little like a cross between ice cream and sorbet. It is a perfect dessert for those hot summer nights!Read more
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Stephanie Oklahoma City, OK 11-15-2008
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Decadent & Sublime
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this ice cream for the first over 4th of July weekend this year (2008); and suffice it to say, it will now be a... summertime staple to enjoy at least a few times during the season. It is so scrumptious! Truly like a creamy margarita!!Read more
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TERESA Bethesda, MD 10-29-2008
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Amazing!! It's now my dinner party showstopper
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made this countless times because it's so delicious and so easy. I add lime zest to the top after I put it in a... container for freezing. I also add a bit more tequila and Cointreau than the recipe calls for, to get an extra kick. This recipe has inspired me to make other combinations -- my favorite was a blackberry/rum concoction, where I blended and strained fresh blackberries and added rum and cointreau as the liquid part of this recipe. It turned out beautifully. Love this!Read more