Guyabano Ice-Sher

I did not intend to make a guyabano sherbet or ice-cream, I only wanted to make guyabano shake for my children. It’s their first time to taste a guyabano fruit and I want them to like it. Yes, I desperately want them to like it. I did a lot of reading about the fruit and its medicinal value is astounding. I don’t think my children will like the fruit as is, it has to be mixed with something my children love, and that is MILK!

I put the guyabano meat in the blender, pureed it, mixed it with 2 ripe bananas, added evaporated milk (big can), condensed milk (small can) to sweeten it and added cold water. We had no crushed ice so cold water it was then. After blending, I tasted my experiment, yummy! But no, the kids won’t like it, I am very sure of it. They are so picky! And the picky eaters were waiting, Oh no! I was debating whether (1) to serve it and run the risk of them not liking the fruit forever, or (2) to delay a little and turn it into ice candy (entails a lot of work, huh!) or (3) to simply put everything in a container and freeze it overnight. Okay, I chose the last option, much easier to do. I told my kids, the smoothie was not ready, eat banana instead, lol. They were disappointed of course. Anyway, I put the mixture in the fridge and froze it for 24 hours – ahhhh long wait!

But the wait was all worth it! My kids love the guyabano…. sherbet? Ice-cream? Ahhh, I don’t know what to call it, important thing is, they love it and are looking forward to another round of guyabano… sherbet or ice cream? Whatever!

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As an after-thought, I did a little research on the difference between an ice-cream and sherbet, this is what I got:

• Ice-cream contains almost 50 percent milk or cream, while sherbet contains a maximum of 2% cream or milk.
• Ice-cream is based on a dairy product, like milk, cream or butterfat, while sherbet is based on fruit puree.
• Ice-cream is categorized into five styles based on its butterfat content, while sherbet has only one style of categorization.

Hah, my guyabano is neither an ice-cream nor a sherbet, for one, it did not contain any cream. So, what shall I call it? Hmmmm, Ice-sher! A combination of ice-cream and sherbet, lol.