Strawberry-Buttermilk Gelato

Puréed strawberries create the "juice" that flavors this creamy gelato.

Yield: 8 cups (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

• 2  cups  sugar
• 2  cups  water
• 5  cups  quartered strawberries (about 4 pints)
• 2  cups  low-fat buttermilk

Preparation

Combine sugar and water in a large saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour into a large bowl; cool completely.

Place strawberries in a blender, and process until smooth. Add strawberry purée and buttermilk to sugar syrup; stir to combine.

Pour the strawberry mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

134 (5% from fat)

Fat:

0.8g (sat 0.3g,mono 0.2g,poly 0.1g)

Protein:

1.6g

Carbohydrate:

31.7g

Fiber:

1.7g

Cholesterol:

1mg

Iron:

0.3mg

Sodium:

17mg

Calcium:

48mg