Fresh from the Freezer

  It’s mamey season. For the uninitiated, mamey sapote is a delicious fruit that hails from tropical regions like the Caribbean. It’s easier to compare the flavor of mamey to a root vegetable than it is to compare it to another fruit. It has the texture of a creamy fruit but, according to the internet, the taste of sweet potato. It looks a lot like one, too. When I tried it, I actually thought it tasted like a deep, almost bitter caramel. My family thought it tasted like banana when it was in ice cream form, and I could sort of see where they were coming from.   However you describe the flavor of mamey sapote, it’s quite sweet when ripe. It only needs a touch of sugar to maintain the sweetness typical of ice cream. I chose to use white sugar so as not to detract from its delicate flavor, but I think this fruit would also play well with brown sugar or maple syrup as a substitute. You might even be able to omit extra sugar altogether.   Anyways, if you’re lucky enough to ...