It’s Hatch season and I just picked up my first green chiles of the season. I’ve had this recipe in mind for such a long time and waiting on chile season to try it out. I have a cookbook from The Museum of New Mexico Foundation, “Dulce, Desserts from Santa Fe Kitchens”. In it there is a recipe for lime ice cream with caramelized green chiles. Every time I flip through it I wonder how this combination will taste. You might think it sounds like an odd combination but I can vouch that it’s really quite tasty. Think of candied jalapenos paired with cream cheese. . . yummy huh! Well, this sweet and hot combination tastes like frozen key lime pie with some chile jelly on top. It’s sweet with a back heat that tempts your taste buds and leaves you satisfied. Now you could go with a mild green chile, but the hot chile is tamed considerably by the sweet syrup. And to top it off I added some crystallized lime zest which added another layer of sweetness. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised!
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