Strawberry Ice Cream
This Strawberry Ice Cream uses only 5 natural ingredients. There's no food coloring, no egg tempering, and no fuss - just good, old fashioned rich and creamy ice cream.
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries, diced and chilled
- 1 cup sugar, plus 2 TB extra
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix diced strawberries with 2 TB sugar to macerate. Chill in fridge while you proceed with the recipe (can macerate up to 1 hour).
- In a bowl, whisk together the milk and 1 cup sugar until sugar is dissolved. Stir in heavy cream and vanilla, and whisk to combine well. Place bowl in fridge to chill 10-15 minutes.
- Turn ice cream make on and pour very cold milk/cream mixture in. Follow directions on your ice cream maker for churning; generally about 25-30 minutes.
- During last 5-10 minutes of churning, add drained strawberries.
- Ice cream may be soft and need to firm up in freezer for 2-3 hours before serving.
Equipment
Notes
- Measure ingredients carefully; if even slightly over-measured, it can create overflow in ice cream machine.
- We highly recommend ripe, fresh strawberries. However, if you prefer to use frozen strawberries: place them in a blender or food processor to pulse a few times just until roughly chopped. Use them frozen; do not thaw nor macerate them.
- Note that frozen strawberries tend to be less sweet than fresh ripe ones.
- You can also use a mixture of berries: blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries are all great.
- Do-Ahead: cream, sugar, milk, and vanilla mixture can be whisked together the day before, covered, and chilled. Mix again just prior to using.
- I used natural food coloring made from juice for a pretty pink hue. Otherwise, the ice cream will remain more of a vanilla color, but tastes the same.
- Serve with a generous drizzle of Hot Fudge Sauce for a homemade sundae.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 618IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 0.1mg