Frequently asked questions
It’s lusciously creamy, with a pure sweet tart berry flavor interspersed with chunks of red berries. To be honest, we don’t love store-bought strawberry ice cream, but we couldn’t stop eating spoonfuls of this homemade version!
Ripe strawberries: you’ll want the ripest sweet berries you can find Cornstarch: cornstarch helps to thicken the ice cream and keep it soft after freezing; it’s absolutely essential in our book! Whole milk Granulated sugar Heavy cream Vanilla extract Red food coloring: optional: keep reading!
But if you’re not into added colors, no problem! This strawberry ice cream is a beautiful pale pink color without red food coloring.
Freezer bowl ice cream maker: This type of maker is the most inexpensive and requires freezing overnight before making the recipe (store the bowl in the freezer). We use this 2 quart freezer bowl ice cream maker; it’s very durable and has held up well over the years. Automatic ice cream maker: If you make ice cream often, you might want to consider an automatic ice cream maker, which is larger and more expensive. But it requires no pre-freezing, so you can make ice cream any time you please! You can also make multiple batches back to back without needing to freeze the base again.
Make the custard (5 minutes): Simmer the cornstarch, whole milk and sugar 4 to 5 minutes, taking care that it doesn’t boil. Then add in the heavy cream, more milk, vanilla, salt, and food coloring. Cool the custard (1 to 3 hours): Transfer the custard to a large metal or glass bowl and place the bowl in a smaller bowl of ice water for 1 hour. Churn (25 minutes): Churn the ice cream in the ice cream maker. After 25 minutes, it makes a soft serve texture you can eat immediately. Freeze or “ripen” for hard ice cream texture (4 hours or overnight): We recommend freezing the ice cream for 2 to 4 hours for a scoop-able, hard ice cream texture (as shown in the photos).
Chocolate chunks: Make the chocolate chunks from this Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream to make it Strawberry Chocolate Chip Graham crackers: Make Strawberry Pie Ice Cream by adding crushed graham crackers (like this Strawberry Cheesecake flavor) Vanilla cookies: Make Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream by adding crushed vanilla cookies
Go for classics: Vanilla Ice Cream, Chocolate Ice Cream, or Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Opt for Cheesecake Ice Cream or Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Make fruity Blueberry Ice Cream, get buzzed with Coffee Ice Cream, or whip up floral Lavender Ice Cream Opt for Rocky Road Ice Cream or Cookie Dough Ice Cream
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