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Best Recipe for Grapefruit "Creamsicle"

Ingredients

  • 1 quart store-bought vanilla ice cream, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 hibiscus tea bags or 2 teaspoons dried hibiscus flowers
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated grapefruit zest
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh grapefruit juice
  • Special equipment: An ice cream maker

Instructions

  1. Scoop ice cream into an 8x4x2 1/2" loaf pan; pack ice cream along one long side to fill half of pan. Cover and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.
  2. Meanwhile, bring sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a small pot, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat; add tea bags and zest. Let steep for 10 minutes. Remove tea bags; discard. Stir in grapefruit juice. Cover and chill grapefruit mixture until cold, about 1 hour.
  3. Process grapefruit mixture in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Pour sorbet into empty side of pan alongside ice cream. Cover and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
  4. To serve, spoon across ice cream and sorbet to form swirled scoops.

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