Dessert Hour: recreate the Lemon Gelato recipe from our FQ Summer Soiree

2 December 2024
By Fashion Quarterly

Icy frozen cocktails? The creamiest ice cream? With just the touch of a button, the Ninja™ CREAMi™ Ice Cream Maker works to elevate your next soiree.

The FQ team is wearing Dominique Healy and Meadowlark jewellery. Tablecloth and napkins by Same Time Tomorrow. Crystal coupe and silver coupe from Slow Store. Florals by Kensal. Other props, stylist’s own.

Picture this: velvety gelato, vibrant sorbet, or a bespoke scoop of artisanal ice cream — all effortlessly crafted to enchant your guests. With its versatile functions and boundless flavour possibilities, the Ninja™ CREAMi™ becomes your canvas for culinary creativity.

The best thing? The options are endless. Whatever you choose to mix in — dark chocolate shards, seasonal fruits, toasted pistachios — you and your guests can watch as each indulgent creation transforms into a sophisticated, one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

Recipe: Lemon Gelato

Ingredients:

1 Cup full-fat milk
½ Heavy Cream
⅓ Cup white sugar
2 Tablespoons coconut cream
2 Tablespoons Lemon Curd

Method:

1. Pour all ingredients into a blender and blend until everything is fully combined
2. Pour mixture into the Ninja™ CREAMi™ pint container
3. Freeze on a level surface for 24 hours. Freeze with lid off the container
4. After 24 hours, remove the pint from the freezer. Remove the lid
5. Place the container into the Ninja™ CREAMi™ and then process on “Gelato.”
6. If required add a splash of milk and re-spin to make it a more scoopable consistency.

Creative direction: Georgia Bramley
Photography: Ruby Jayne Hamilton
Styling: Ophelia Harradine Bayly

 

In association with Shark Ninja. This article was originally published in Fashion Quarterly’s Summer 2025 issue. 

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