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Hazelnut gelato recipe

Roasted hazelnut: smooth, elegant and popular with foreign customers. One GP-BASE sachet = one 5-litre pan of gelato, with no heating.

1 × 5 L pan · Mix 2 minutes max. · No heating

Hazelnut gelato in a La Gelato cup
Illustrative photo

Ingredients for one 5 L pan

IngredientAmount
Cold UHT milk (4–5 °C)2.2 kg
35 % cream220 g
GP-BASE (with sugar)1 sachet (588 g)
Hazelnut paste220 g
ColouringNone

Using sugar-free GP-BASE? Add 344 g of white sugar. Gelato paste of any brand, Italian or Indonesian. A more concentrated paste? Follow the dose on its label.

Method

  1. Combine

    Put the cold UHT milk, the cream and 1 GP-BASE sachet in the mixing jug. Any order works.

  2. Flavour

    Add 220 g hazelnut paste.

  3. Mix

    Mix for 2 minutes at most, until the flavouring has fully dissolved. No colouring.

  4. Machine

    Pour into the gelato machine (batch freezer). About 20 minutes, depending on the machine.

  5. Store

    Label with flavour, date and batch. Store at −22 °C, serve in the display at about −15 °C.

Tip

Indonesian palate: 180–220 g of paste per pan. Foreign customers: 220–240 g.

Small machine at home?

GP-BASE tester pack (59 g powder) + 220 g cold UHT milk + 22 g cream + 22 g hazelnut paste.

Hazelnut soft serve

SOFTIZ for paste (SP) + 2 L UHT milk + 600 ml water + 250 g hazelnut paste. Whisk for 1 minute = about 3 L of mix.

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