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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semraybuck says
OMGOSH….FABUTASTIC!!! I will be making this again…and again….and again!
Allyson says
Could I use frozen strawberries instead of fresh?
Aimee says
Yes frozen should work great, you will just need to let them thaw since you need to chop and blend them up!
Kim says
I would give this 10 stars if I could! A-ma-zing!! Delicious and so easy!
Ellen says
Wow, thanks! We are so glad you loved it.
Aimee says
Yay! I’m so happy to hear that! <3
Pauline says
Hi! I just had my 2 year old help make this and it turned out so good!! Thank you for sharing!!
Sandy says
So easy to make and absolutely delicious….thanks so much
Cheers
Sandy NZ
Barb says
Delicious and easy to make, I put the strawberry’s through a sieve after processing to get rid of the seeds
Aimee says
Great idea! I’m so glad you liked it!
Rose says
Delicious is all I hafto say 🙂
Linda says
This is a wonderful recipe! I pureed my strawberries in the blender and the batch is freezing up nicely. About 5 minutes until I start scooping it into containers. It’s very strawberry! Thanks so much.
Aimee says
Yay! I’m so glad you like it!
Tracy says
I added some chopped chocolate to it! So delicious
Ellen says
Everything is better with chocolate. Did you add while mixing in your ice cream maker, after, or when?
Sherri Massey says
The taste is delicious but the strawberries were “frozen” and a little hard to eat. I chopped them small but they still crystallized. Any suggestion on making this creamier without the ice crystals???
Aimee says
The strawberries should be blended into a purée in step 2 so there are no chunks. I’ll add that description so it’s more clear.
Dianna Dianna says
I add about a half ounce of cake flavored vodka to my strawberries. It keeps them from freezing too hard, also helps the cream mixture from forming larger ice crystals, so it is creamier when frozen.
Ellen says
I have seen that adding vodka is a great way to prevent rock hard strawberries in ice cream, although I have not tried it.
Paige Forster says
I got mid recipe and didn’t read I needed an ice cream maker. Any suggestions on what to do without an ice cream maker?
Aimee says
There are ways to make ice cream without an ice cream maker, so I’d just google and attempt one of those. There is one where you put the mix in a ziplock bag (or a few) then wrap those in another ziplock bag and fill it with ice and rock salt and shake it up till it starts to thicken. I’ve seen other to just keep mixing the ice cream every 20-30 minutes, then stick it in the freezer inbetween, then mix again.
Anonymous says
Can you use a food processor to blend the ice cream?
Aimee says
The ice cream needs to be chilled with an ice cream maker. So you’re welcome to mix all the ingredients with a good processor, but a simple spoon also works.
If you don’t have an ice cream maker you can follow instructions for making ice cream without, such as freezing and stirring every 30 minutes or so for several hours, but it won’t be as creamy as an ice cream maker.
Kimber says
Just perfect
Susan Weisbarth says
Great recipe with delicious results! My family loved it and it was so easy. Question–could I do half strawberries and half raspberries? Would I need to make any adjustments. Thanks again!
Becky AUSTIN says
Really delicious!
Karla Rivera says
This is indeed, the best strawberry ice cream recipe ever! The ice cream machine makes such a difference as well.
Ellen says
So glad you like it so much. What a wonderful review, thank you!
Aliceyn says
Oh man that’s tasty! Used fresh strawberries from the garden.
Andrea says
This is so good! Thanks for the recipe–super easy and my family’s favorite!
Leslie Walker says
Could you use peaches or blueberries in place of the strawberries?
Aimee says
Yeah I think it should work, blueberries may need a little more sugar
Geri Cochrane says
How much does this make? It seems really small.
Aimee says
It fills a 2 qt ice cream maker and makes 6-7 cups of ice cream.
Melissa G. says
The best strawberry ice cream!!!
Aimee says
Thank you!!
Charlene says
Can this be made in an ice cream churn? Also can I use evaporated milk or condensed milk instead of heavy cream? Need to know ASAP. Thanks.
Aimee says
You should be fine to use an ice cream churn though I haven’t tried it. But you will need heavy cream, or possibly half and half for the right fat content To give you nice and creamy ice cream
Kelly says
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!
Aimee says
Yay! I’m so glad
Patricia says
Can I use peaches with this recipe instead of strawberries
Aimee says
Yes! It should work great!
Shirley Raybuck says
OMGosh….this is what ice cream is suppose to taste like….pure ingredients for an ultra flavorful nectar of the Gods!!! If you’re going to indulge in a treat….make this. I promise you will never buy the blocks of junk from the store again.
Made this for husband for Father’s Day his favorite is strawberry…now it’s mine too.
Aimee says
Thank you so much Shirley, that makes me so glad!
Kaye says
This is a great and easy reciper. It is creamy indeed 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
Aimee says
So glad you liked it!
lisa mccauley says
Made it today
So delicious!
I had about 6 cups of fresh berries and I tripled the recipe.
With 3 boys that was a great call. THANK YOU