Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
Make the most delicious strawberry ice cream in your kitchen. With juicy strawberries to a smooth texture, this recipe is a game-changer!
Equipment
- Ice Cream Maker
- Blender
- Spatula
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Pint Freezer Container
Ingredients
- 1 pound strawberries, washed & stems removed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Be sure to have your ice cream maker frozen per the instructions from the manufacturer (ours takes 12-24 hours)
- Cut the stems off the strawberries and cut them in half.
- Place the strawberries into the blender with the sugar.
- Add the heavy cream and blend the berries for 30 seconds.
- Add the vanilla and half and half.
- Blend the mix for 1 minute until the sugar is mixed together.
- Pour the mixture into the frozen ice cream maker and prepare to freeze the ice cream.
- Run the ice cream machine until the ice cream is frozen. It will be soft serve consistency, and your machine will start to have difficulty (possibly) churning the ice cream.
- Place the ice cream into the freezer container and place into the freezer to firm up.