Durian is acknowledged as the king of fruits in Asia, and for good reason apart from its imposing thorns and appearance, it is delicious and creamy and by itself makes for a rich and satisfying meal. Durians are versatile and can be cooked with rice in addition to being turned into a variety of food items, like durian cake, or dodol, and durian ice-cream.
While durians should be eaten fresh whenever possible, heres a suggestion for making durian ice-cream from leftovers.
(This recipe serves 2 people)
Ingredients:
- 2 small or 1 medium-sized durian
- 2 small plastic freezer containers
Preparation:
- Choose a slightly over ripe durian. Slightly mushy flesh makes for an ice-cream that is creamy and rich.
- Simply scrape the durian flesh into a plastic container suitable for freezing.
- Put this into the freezer. It will keep for up to 2 months.
- Before serving, take the container out of the freezer for about 5 minutes.
- Turn the container upside down and let the durian ice cream pop out into a dessert bowl. Serve it as is, in order to get the full flavor of the durian in its frozen form.
Note: If you do not like the pulpy taste of the ice-cream, whiz it in a blender for about a minute before freezing.


