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The Ultimate Melt-in-Your-Mouth Guide to Homemade Gelato

Try these decadent Italian treats pronto.
By Marian Cooper Cairns
<p>With this recipe as your base, all of your homemade gelato will come out silky smooth and indulgent. It's one of those recipes it's just best to memorize!</p>
<p><strong>Recipe: <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/indulgent-gelato-recipe-clx0614%22 target="_blank">Indulgent Gelato</a></strong></p>
Jennifer Davick
Have a slightly more adventurous palate? Try this decadent Italian treat pronto. Make our base recipe first, then pick your favorite of our five flavors. This article originally appeared on CountryLiving.com.
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Indulgent Gelato

<p>With this recipe as your base, all of your homemade gelato will come out silky smooth and indulgent. It's one of those recipes it's just best to memorize!</p>
<p><strong>Recipe: <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/indulgent-gelato-recipe-clx0614%22 target="_blank">Indulgent Gelato</a></strong></p>
Jennifer Davick

With this recipe as your base, all of your homemade gelato will come out silky smooth and indulgent. It's one of those recipes it's just best to memorize!

Recipe: Indulgent Gelato

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Bittersweet Chocolate

<p>Stir in 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa with sugar in step 1. Whisk 2/3 cup bittersweet chocolate morsels into prepared gelato until chocolate is melted before chilling in step 2.</p>
Jennifer Davick

Stir in 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa with sugar in step 1. Whisk 2/3 cup bittersweet chocolate morsels into prepared gelato until chocolate is melted before chilling in step 2.

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3

Armagnac Fig & Salty Caramel

<p>Soak 1 1/2 cups finely chopped dried figs in 1 cup Armagnac brandy for 1 hour; drain. Swirl figs, 3/4 cup butterscotch caramel sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt into prepared gelato before freezing in step 3.</p>
Jennifer Davick

Soak 1 1/2 cups finely chopped dried figs in 1 cup Armagnac brandy for 1 hour; drain. Swirl figs, 3/4 cup butterscotch caramel sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt into prepared gelato before freezing in step 3.

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Nannernutter Fluff

<p>Stir 2 mashed very ripe, large bananas and 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter into warm gelato base before chilling in step 2. Swirl 1/2 cup marshmallow topping into prepared gelato before freezing in step 3.</p>
Jennifer Davick

Stir 2 mashed very ripe, large bananas and 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter into warm gelato base before chilling in step 2. Swirl 1/2 cup marshmallow topping into prepared gelato before freezing in step 3.

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Goat Cheese and Peach

<p>Cook 2 1/2 cups diced fresh peaches and 1/4 cup sugar in a saucepan until softened; cool completely. Stir 6 ounces crumbled goat cheese and 2 teaspoons peach schnapps into prepared gelato before chilling in step 2. Swirl cooked peach mixture into prepared gelato before freezing in step 3.</p>
Jennifer Davick

Cook 2 1/2 cups diced fresh peaches and 1/4 cup sugar in a saucepan until softened; cool completely. Stir 6 ounces crumbled goat cheese and 2 teaspoons peach schnapps into prepared gelato before chilling in step 2. Swirl cooked peach mixture into prepared gelato before freezing in step 3.

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Buttermilk Sweet Corn

<p>Pulse 2 cups cooked and cooled fresh sweet corn kernels and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until creamy but still slightly coarse. Stir corn mixture and 3/4 cup whole buttermilk into prepared gelato before chilling in step 2.</p>
Jennifer Davick

Pulse 2 cups cooked and cooled fresh sweet corn kernels and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until creamy but still slightly coarse. Stir corn mixture and 3/4 cup whole buttermilk into prepared gelato before chilling in step 2.

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