I recently sent my friend in Indiana an early Christmas present — an ice cream maker!  She wants to make strawberry ice cream in it tonight and was asking me for some pointers.  Here’s a great recipe from Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Book:

Fresh Strawberry Ice-Cream

sweet cream base
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy cream (or whipping cream)
1 cup milk

strawberries
1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/3 cup sugar
juice from 1/2 lemon
zest from 1 lemon (optional)

Combine strawberries, lemon juice/zest, and 1/3 cup sugar. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Once strawberries have refrigerated, prepare the sweet cream base. Whisk eggs in a bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the sugar and continue whisking for a minute longer. Add the cream and milk, stir until fully combined.

Combine the strawberry mixture into the sweet cream base. Pour into an ice-cream mixer and mix according to mixer instructions.

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Now personally I do not like making my ice cream base with eggs, so here’s an alternative recipe:

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups mashed fresh strawberries

In a large bowl, combine the milk, cream, sugar, salt, vanilla and strawberries. Pour the mixture into the freezer bowl of an ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions.

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My only other suggestion for my friend’s ice cream making tonight: Make sure you taste the mix before you start freezing it!

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