Homemade strawberry ice cream is so rich and creamy, with an amazing fresh strawberry taste. Its egg, and cook free, and so easy to make!
Can you tell that I’ve been on an ice cream kick lately? If you follow me on instagram, I’ve been sharing ice cream every day since Saturday. I love homemade ice cream so much, and this strawberry ice cream is a perfect one to add to my repetoire.
I don’t know if its the hot weather (its been in the upper 90s here for the last 2 weeks or so) or the fact that this coming sunday is national ice cream day, but whatever it is I want to eat ice cream pretty much every day all summer long.
This strawberry ice cream is the freshest of fresh. Its so creamy and has the perfect fresh strawberry flavor. You will use 2 cups of diced strawberries, pureed up in a blender to make the ice cream totally smooth. But if you want it a little chunkier, with pieces of strawberries throughout then you can just mash the strawberries with a potato masher, or forks instead.
The ice cream also needs, sugar, heavy cream, whole milk, a dash of vanilla extract and a dash of salt. That’s it. Only 6 ingredients and an ice cream maker later and you’ve got delicious strawberry ice cream. I often like custard based ice creams, with eggs being tempered in to the cooked heavy cream, but this is an eggless strawberry ice cream and you won’t miss it at all, its nice and creamy still, and so easy to throw it all together!
How to make Strawberry Ice Cream?
This is a plan ahead recipe because you need to put your ice cream maker bowl in the freezer at least 12 hours (or more according to your ice cream maker instructions).
When you’re ready to make the ice cream, you’ll mix your chopped strawberries with some of your sugar in a medium sized bowl. This helps the strawberries release some of their natural juices. Then you can blend that mixture up. Blend it as smooth as you want it, though you don’t want the pieces of strawberry to be too big, as they usually get a bit icy.
Then add your strawberries, heavy cream, milk, vanilla, salt, and remaining sugar into a large bowl to mix them all together. Then pour that strawberry mixture into the ice cream maker. Run the ice cream maker according to the manufactures instructions (mine just takes about 30 minutes).
If you want to eat it right away, it’ll be the consistency of soft serve right after its done in the ice cream maker. You can have homemade strawberry ice cream in only about 40 minutes! But I prefer to freeze it for a few hours (or overnight) in a bread pan or ice cream holder for a few hours (or overnight) and you’ve got nice scoopable ice cream, like I have pictured.
The strawberries give the ice cream the perfect light pink color. Its such a pretty pink, but if you want it really dark you’re welcome to add a couple drops of red food coloring to the mix as well.
How to store homemade strawberry ice cream?
You can keep any leftover ice cream in the container that you froze it in, I usually keep mine in a 9x5inch loaf pan and cover it tightly with plastic wrap, then with foil. Another airtight container would work well also.
It will stay good if kept in the freezer for up to 2 weeks, possibly longer if you can keep the container sealed well to prevent ice crystals from forming.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I use frozen strawberries?
Yes, you can use frozen strawberries, you’ll want to let them thaw first, then chop them up if they’re very large before macerating them in the sugar.
Do I need an ice cream maker?
Yes, you need a 2QT ice cream machine to make this recipe. There are several ways to make ice cream with out a machine, so you can attempt one of those with the strawberry cream mixture, but I haven’t tested it out to know how it works.
Can I use blueberries instead of strawberries?
Yes, you should be able to use a variety of fruit, whatever your favorite is – different fruits may need a little more sugar depending on how sweet they already are. Some fruit flavors are also not as strong, but berries should be fine!
How much ice cream does this make?
This recipe makes about 6 to 7 cups of ice cream, or about 12 to 14 half cup servings.
This strawberry ice cream is the perfect summer treat, it’s made with fresh strawberries, no egg yolks, no cooking. It’s the best strawberry ice cream out there, even better than you’ll get from the grocery store. It’s so refreshing, sweet, and easy – and I promise you’ll love it as much as I do!
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM:
“I would give this 10 stars if I could! A-ma-zing!! Delicious and so easy!” – Kim
“This is by far the best (and easiest) strawberry ice cream I have ever made. Thank you! I need to figure out how to save this for eternity!” – Kelly
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Strawberry Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped strawberries
- 1 cup sugar (divided)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 dash salt
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Instructions
- Freeze ice cream bowl of a 2QT ice cream maker overnight.
- Mix chopped strawberries with 1/2 cup sugar in a medium sized bowl. Allow to set for about 15 minutes so strawberries release their juices.
- Blend strawberries up in a blender or food processor.
- In a large bowl combine strawberry mixture with heavy cream, whole milk, vanilla extract, salt and remaining sugar. Set aside.
- Pour strawberry cream mixture into prepared ice cream maker. Allow to run according to manufactures instructions (Mine is about 30 minutes.)
- Serve now for soft serve ice cream.
- For scoopable ice cream, scoop ice cream into a bread loaf pan and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the freezer for 6 hours up to overnight.
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Shan says
So easy and so good! I made this for my mother in law for her birthday and everyone loved it! This is so simple and fresh, I’ll be using it as the base of berry ice creams I make in the future. Thank you for a great recipe!
Rick says
Do you chill the ingredients before putting it into the ice cream
maker?
Aimee says
Since it’s a no cook recipe I don’t chill them first
Lindsey says
Delicious! I used coconut milk instead of whole milk. I also added crumbled golden Oreos and topped it off with crumbled freeze dried strawberries, tastes just like strawberry shortcake! (I used less sugar to account for the added sugar in the Oreos). Very good recipe — Thanks! 🍓
Brenda says
Easy and delicious strawberry ice cream recipe.
I’ve tried this recipe a couple of times now and it doesn’t disappoint.
Casey says
Foolproof! Easy, quick and delicious!!! Yummier than anything we can buy… We will be making this all summer!
Aimee says
Yay that makes me so glad!
Dusty Creighton says
This was the best homemade strawberry ice cream we’ve ever had and I loved the simplicity in ingredients and preparation. It is perfect-creamy, yet light and fresh.
Aimee says
Thanks so much! I’m so glad you liked it!
Lori says
Delicious ice Cream!!! This recipe is definitely a keeper!!!
🍓🍓🍓
Becky says
If I don’t have heavy cream but half and half and whole milk, should I just use all half and half?
Aimee says
You could just sub the half and half for the heavy cream and it may be a little less creamy, or you can try subbing it for both the cream and the milk.
Michael from NYC says
Made this recipe especially because it did not have eggs. It was fantastic. My family loved it. My wife loves strawberry ice cream and this wowed her. A new family favorite. Thank you!
Ashlyn Creighton says
It was easy and very tasty. We will make this again and again!
Abby says
I love your blog name. Very fitting for today. My mom picked up some fresh strawberries yesterday and we decided we would make strawberry ice cream today together with my 2 year old son. We stumbled upon your recipe last night. I already know it will be a delightful treat. Have a beautiful Sunday. 🍓
Aimee says
Aww I love that so much! So glad it turned out for you guys <3
Melissa says
Do you fill the ice cream canister up to the fill line with milk after adding the other ingredients?
Aimee says
My ice cream maker doesn’t have a full line, but no, if you add more milk the texture will not be correct, you should just add the mixture as the recipe calls for.
Melissa says
What size ice cream maker are you using?
Aimee says
Mine is a 2qt
Trisha says
Perfect strawberry ice cream. Easy and fast to make. My ice cream maker broke at the beginning of churning it. So I used a hand mixer so I wouldn’t waste my ingredients. Turned out just fine.
Aimee says
So sorry your ice cream maker broke, but glad you made it work still!
Mama Murphy says
We very much enjoyed this! I accidentally doubled the sugar so I just added a little extra of the milk and cream. It overflowed a little bit in the maker so we just spooned it out as it came into cups and it was perfect soft serve before I put it in the freezer. The kids were happy they didn’t have to wait the full 30 minutes to enjoy a taste and it wasn’t at all too sweet even with the extra sugar.
Aimee says
I’m glad you made it work and it was still good!
Jenna says
How did you make that format to write the ingredients and things? I think you should add something if the people don’t have an ice cream maker; Other than that, it’s awesome!
Aimee says
It is a recipe card from wordpress recipe maker. 🙂 I unfortunately can’t add instructions for making this specific ice cream without an ice cream maker since I haven’t tried this recipe that way, but I have tried making ice cream in a bag before for a fun treat – so you could try that https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a54721/ice-cream-in-a-bag-recipe/ Let me know if you do 🙂
Emily von Stuckrad-Smolinski says
We have tried many ice cream recipes over the years and never found a winner….UNTIL NOW!
I can’t keep my family out of it! My husband, who considers himself an ice cream connoisseur, took a single bite and said it was the best he’d ever had in his life. He said it so fast I thought he was messing with me….Until he asked me to make 8 more batches.
We’re in quarantine and this is the most awesome project. We are experimenting with the base recipe and swapping out strawberries for other things. The base recipe is a winner no matter what!
Aimee says
You just made my day! I’m so glad you loved it so much! Please let me know what other flavors you try!
Erin says
We like things a little less sweet, so I used a touch less than 1/2 cup sugar total, and it was wonderful!
Colin says
When I made it it came out soupy and not soft serve ice cream. If you know why please tell me! Thank you
Aimee says
Was your ice cream maker bowl frozen all the way through? How long did the ice cream run in that?
Paula Palm says
Super easy and amazing flavor!
Leanne sardet says
Can I use frozen strawberries in this recipe?
Aimee says
Yeah frozen strawberries should work too! Just allow them to thaw before you blend them up
Amanda ward says
fantastic!
Erika says
My kid’s and I tried this recipe for a summer time activity we had so much fun making it and it was delicious. Super easy we will definitely be making it again! Thank you.
Izabel says
sounds great. i am interested in making because we grow for the first time our own strawberries.
but is there an alternative if you don’t have the ice cream maker?
Denise S. says
We made this a couple of days ago and HOLY COW! It was very smooth, super creamy and tasted like eating a strawberry shortcake without the cake. This one will certainly be in my freezer again.
Lollie says
I tried your recipe tonight. And it was very simple. I usually don’t eat strawberry ice cream but I will be eating this one.