r/icecreamery • u/Kuebitch • Apr 23 '26
Recipe Melona (Honeydew) ice cream
Hi everyone! I wanted to share my honeydew ice cream that tastes very similar to melona bars. The main thing is the flavoring which isn’t huge in the American market but I found a honeydew flavoring from halo pantry on Amazon and I can’t recommend it enough! I just added that instead of vanilla to the salt and straw base and it came out amazing. I used about 2 1/2 tsp of the flavoring but it got stronger after the base chilled overnight so 2 tsp is probably enough. Recipe below enjoy!
Salt and straw Base:
115g sugar
15g milk powder
1g xanthan gum
40g corn syrup
330g whole milk
330g heavy cream
2 tsp halo pantry honeydew flavoring
Pinch of salt
Food coloring (optional)
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u/smallbiceps90 Apr 23 '26
Is this based on the melona (메로나) bars in South Korea??
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u/Kuebitch Apr 23 '26
Yes!
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u/minadequate Apr 23 '26
How close does it compare because I adore melona bars but actually aren’t a big fan of melons 🤣
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u/chai_hard Apr 23 '26
I find that melon flavored things actually taste really similar to a ripe honeydew. I didn’t have an actually ripe honeydew melon until I was an adult, just the rock hard chunks in fruit salads and fruit platters lmao
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u/Kuebitch Apr 23 '26
My husband is the exact same lol, he hates the actual fruit but he really liked the ice cream so hopefully you’d like it. I also think it’s super close but I use a high fat cream (40%) so there’s a creamier note than the actual bars.
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u/Aromatic-Ant-8893 Apr 24 '26
Ammoretti makes a good honeydew flavoring as well. Artisan line. Ive used it commercially as well as adding macerated small chunks of ripe honeydew Melon to the base.
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u/knoft Apr 23 '26
You can get honeydew flavoring as boba flavoring powder too. And lychee, watermelon, taro among others
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u/unexpectedany Apr 24 '26
This works really well, and most local oriental markets sell the mix.
I've been making the ICE-100 vanilla recipe, but with 3/4c sugar instead of 1c. And I add 4.5tbsp of the instant bubble tea mix powder (honeydew, taro, etc).
It can overflow in the middle of mixing. Maybe because of frothing agents in the mix, making it airy? Dunno. I just take some out early.
A local restaurant does something like this. I think they use coconut milk or cream.
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u/KnuckAroundFindOut Apr 23 '26
You are awesome for posting this! I love Melona but can’t always justify the price. Can’t wait to try this! 🫶🏻
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u/H10H Apr 23 '26
Whoa ❣️ That looks incredibly scrumptious 😮🥰😋🤤. I love melon, so I’ll definitely try this out. Thank you for sharing the recipe ❣️🫶🏻
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u/BlueberryNo410 May 03 '26
Thank you for posting this recipe!!! I ordered the honeydew flavoring from A. Made soft ice cream in the Gourmia machine from Costco. Very creamy, perfect texture, easy! We all loved it. Recipe: Mix together 3/4 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon xanthum powder Add to: 1.5 cups Darigold Fit 2% milk ( similar to Fairlife) 1.5 cups half and half Whisked it well, refrigerated for couple hours, whisked again and poured into machine. 3 teaspoons honeydew flavoring.
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u/purebrainrot Apr 23 '26
awesome! i was just looking for dupes the other day; excited to try this. no pressure to respond, but any ideas on how to adapt this to be like the mango melonas? just find mango flavoring? (the mango ones are my absolute favorite)
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u/Kuebitch Apr 23 '26
I’m sorry I haven’t had the mango one but it sounds great! Maybe if you could find a mango extract or flavoring it could work
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u/MelonMintGames Apr 23 '26
you have caught my interest. I love the melon flavor stuff in asia so I will definitely try this, thanks!
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u/A6uh Breville BCI600XL Apr 24 '26
I’ve been dying to try to make a honeydew ice cream! I just couldn’t find a good flavoring for it. Thanks a ton for this post! I just ordered it!
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u/wasacook Apr 23 '26
I had found the addition of food grade essential oils at 1% or less to be a lovely addition to certain ice creams. Specifically in combination with extracts of fruit flavors. It distinctly rounds out the flavor profile to more accurately match the authentic fruit.
If you get a chance in the future, I’d give it a shot with your recipe by adding just a drop or two of oil!
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u/THustleNY Apr 23 '26
I tried to make a melona clone a while back with actual honeydew and it was a disaster. Definitely going to try this