Kingdom Hearts is the unlikely Disney crossover RPG that has a serious predilection for neon-teal ice cream bars - or so I'm told. I've never played it 😳but I am your humble servant in the recreation of the foods from fiction, so as always, I'll do my darnedest! Let's start with a gelato al fior di latte (sort of), and see if we can master the art of no-churn popsicles!

Ingredients

For the churn version

• 1 ½ cup milk

• 1 ½ cup cream

• ¾ cup sugar

• 3 Tbsp cornstarch

• 1 tsp sea salt

• Teal gel-based food coloring

For the no-churn version

• 1 ½ cup milk

• 1 ½ cup cream

• ¾ cup sugar

• 3 Tbsp cornstarch

• Packet of gelatin

• 7 ½ ounces glucose

• 1 tsp sea salt

• Teal gel-based food coloring

Method

Churn Version

1. Mix together 1 ½ cups each of high quality milk and cream. Combine 3 Tbsp cornstarch in about 1 cup of milk and cream mixture until it is dissolved and no lumps remain.

2. Bring the remaining milk and cream mixture close to a simmer on the stovetop. Then, ¾ cup sugar is added directly to the milk and cream on the stovetop until it dissolves over medium-low heat until just simmering. At this point you will add the cornstarch mixture until combined. Let that all cook for about 1 minute.

3. Add one heaping tsp of sea salt to custard on stovetop as it finishes thickening. Then strain into a heat-proof bowl. Add some gel-based teal food coloring.

4. Into an ice cream machine it goes for about 25 minutes. 

5. After that’s done, pour into a piping bag in order to cleanly fill popsicle molds. Use stick alignment to assure sticks stand up straight, and in the freezer it goes for at least 6 hours up to overnight. 

6. Run under hot water to easily take out popsicles and enjoy!

No Churn Version

1. Combine milk and cream in a bowl. Pour in about 1 cup of that mixture in a separate bowl and add 3 Tbsp of cornstarch. To the cornstarch mixture add in a packet of gelatin and whisk until fully hydrated. 

2. Add about 7 ½ ounces of glucose to remaining milk and cream mixture on stovetop at medium-low until it dissolves completely before adding thickeners. 

3. Add cornstarch mixture and let simmer for a minute, then add 1 tsp sea salt as it finishes thickening. Strain into heat-proof bowl. Add and whisk together gel based teal food coloring. 

4. After that’s done, pour into a piping bag in order to cleanly fill popsicle molds. Use stick alignment to assure sticks stand up straight, and in the freezer it goes for at least 6 hours up to overnight. 

5. Run under hot water to easily take out popsicles and enjoy!