Vegan Ice Cream: Mango

I use the Gir Kesar or Alfonso canned mango pulp you can find at an Indian grocery store. American mangos tend to be of poor quality, and are to be avoided.

## Variant 1:

I1: 1 can mango, 30 oz
I2: 1 cup sugar

I(1-2)
O1: Blend
O2: Churn

### Result

Maybe try less sweet?

## Variant 2:

I1: 1 can mango
I2: 3 Tablespoons sunflower seed oil

I(1-2)
O1: Blend
O2: Churn

## Variant 3:

I1: 1 can mango
I2: 1 cup sugar
I3: 3 Tablespoons sunflower seed oil

I(1-3)
O1: Blend
O2: Churn

### Notes

For the above recipes, they can all give good mango sorbets. I think the large difference between them is what temperatures they need to be kept at. The batches with sugar have lower freezing points, so you need a better freezer that assuredly hits 0°F. I tried the middle recipe for a friend who wanted a “no sugar added” version of the mango sorbet. I recall that recipe gave a better consistency at a comparatively warmer temperature (closer to 10°F instead of 0°F). All this to say, I use sugar when storing in an industrial freezer, and no sugar for home freezers. If you make a variant and it’s too soft in your freezer, try taking out sugar or oil. If it’s too firm, try adding sugar or oil.

## Version 4 (2/11/23):

I1: 1 can mango
I2: ¼ cup sugar
I3: ¼ cup sunflower seed oil

I(1-3)
O1: Blend
O2: Churn

### Result

A little icy, but still pretty good. Softness was in a good place after it finished setting.

## Version 5 (2/16/23):

I1: 1 can mango
I2: ⅓ cup sugar
I3: ¼ cup sunflower seed oil

I(1-3)
O1: Blend
O2: Churn

### Result

A little icy, but still pretty good. Softness was in a good place after it finished setting.

## Version 6 (2/16/23):

I1: 1 can mango
I2: ⅓ cup sugar
I3: ⅓ cup sunflower seed oil

I(1-3)
O1: Blend
O2: Churn

### Result

I like it :-). Make this again and confirm results.

*I made this again (5/6/24). It's good, but on the soft side. Might try reducing to 1/4 cup sugar for a variant 8*

## Version 7 (11/15/23):

I1: 1 can mango
I2: ⅓ cup sugar
I3: ½ cup sunflower seed oil

I(1-3)
O1: Blend
O2: Churn

### Result

Need to do a side-by-side with version 6 and 7. Version 7 may have too much fat, but it’s good.