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Horchata de Chufa
Tigernut milk base — naturally sweet, lactose-free, valenciano.
12 min prep · 24h freeze 4 pints easy
Horchata de chufa de Valencia, congelada. The tigernut milk brings its own fat and starch; we add a touch of coconut cream for body and dextrose to keep it scoopable.
Smooth & scoopable
Balanced base. Freeze 24h, then spin on the matching program.
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Fat
12.7%
target 10–16%
Sugar
18.0%
target 14–20%
MSNF
8.2%
target 8–11%
Total solids
40.8%
target 36–42%
PAC270.2 / 220–280
POD (sweetness)
134
target 140–190
Total mass
744 g
target 473 g = pint
Ingredients
Scale to the number of pints you want — every gram scales with you.
4
pints
- Tigernut Milk (horchata de chufa)380 g
- Coconut Cream60 g
- Granulated Sugar45 g
- Dextrose30 g
- Cinnamon (ground)2 g
- Lemon Zest2 g
- Skim Milk Powder45 g
- Heavy Cream180 g
Batch mass744 g
Method
- 1.Warm half the tigernut milk with sugars, dissolve.
- 2.Stir into the rest with cinnamon and zest.
- 3.Pint, freeze 24 h. Spin on Ice Cream — Re-Spin if crumbly.
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