This sweet summer dessert may be a bit too perishable to travel to picnics, but it is perfect for wowing friends and family at your next backyard barbecue. Plus, all of your dinner guests should be able to partake, since these delightful frozen lemon-lime mini fruit molds are dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, optionally soy-free (see the note I have added in the recipe), and of course, vegan.
Chef Jason Wyrick (the recipe creator, and founder of the VCE) says, “You’ll love the cooling refreshment that these super-tangy molds provide after a grilled meal!” He suggests that you garnish the molds with fresh mint and berries, topping them with the berries if the berries are small and light, such as wild blueberries. See the full recipe below …
Special Diet Notes: Frozen Lemon-Lime Mini Fruit Molds
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, optionally nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, and top food allergy-friendly.
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 2 cups vanilla dairy-free milk beverage
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons lemon and/or lime juice
- 1-1/2 tablespoons lemon and/or lime zest
- 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup small or sliced berries
- Combine the cornstarch with 3 to 4 tablespoons of the soymilk in a medium saucepan and whisk until there are no lumps.
- Place on medium heat and whisk in the remainder of the soymilk and all of the sugar.
- Cook, whisking often, for about 7 minutes, or until the mixture thickens but does not boil.
- Whisk vigorously as it thickens so that the mixture is smooth.
- Remove from heat and pour into a medium bowl.
- Immediately whisk in the lemon juice, lemon peel, and extracts.
- Whisk rapidly until the mixture is smooth with no lumps.
- Pour into the mold(s).
- Place the berries into the mold, allowing some to submerge.
- Freeze for 5 hours to overnight.
- Allow to soften for a short while before serving.
- Keep frozen.
Interesting Facts: Most vanilla extracts contain alcohol, though natural vanilla flavoring only contain vanilla bean.
