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Pistachio gelato recipe

A premium gelato that lifts your whole display. Its green is natural, not neon. One GP-BASE sachet = one 5-litre pan of gelato, with no heating.

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

Pistachio 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)
Pistachio paste240 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 240 g pistachio 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

No colouring: the colour comes from the paste. Mix until the paste has fully dissolved.

Small machine at home?

GP-BASE tester pack (59 g powder) + 220 g cold UHT milk + 22 g cream + 24 g pistachio paste.

Pistachio soft serve

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

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