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!

So what’s the difference between sorbet and sherbet, you ask?  Well, despite the face that sorbet is French for sherbet, they are two different desserts.  Sorbet is made with fruit juices or purees and sherbet is made with milk or cream.

Sorbets are very light and icy.  Perfect for cooling down this summer.  Stephanie Jaworski on JoyofBaking.com has a great Strawberry Sorbet recipe.  Although her recipe calls for freezing the sorbet in a stainless steel pan in the freezer, the Play & Freeze works wonderfully for this process.  Using the ice cream ball also eliminates the step of having to place the sorbet in a food processer or blender to “fluff” it.

Try it.  I guarantee you’ll like it!

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For added fun, try the Light Up Ice Cream Ball