I love fresh berries, but I’m not really a fan of like strawberry ice cream, give me chocolate ANY DAY of the week. BUT the first time I had this ice cream it quickly became a favorite. The creamy texture the bright, strong flavor… This rivals my sour cream lemon pie as my favorite summer treat!
The secret is the Citrus juices! They seriously brighten the flavor without making it too tangy, and it’s NOT tart at all! It’s REALLY creamy, you’d think it was custard based, but it isn’t! You just toss all the ingredients into the blender, then pour it right into the machine (stir out the bubbles a bit or it won’t all fit in your machine) so you can have this ice cream within 30 mins (but I like to let it set up a bit in the freezer).
- 1 1/2 lemons juice
- 1 1/2 oranges juice
- 1 C frozen strawberries
- 3/4 C granulated sugar
- 2 C heavy whipping cream
- 1 C whole milk
- Dash of salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- Put the lemon and orange juice in your blender, along with the strawberries and sugar
- puree until smooth, adding some of the milk if you need too (don't break your blender)
- Pour into a bowl and mix in the rest of the milk, salt, cream and vanilla
- Stir it well then run it through your ice cream machine according to the directions, about 30 mins
- Serve immediately for soft ice cream and freeze a few hours for firmer ice cream.
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mario a nunez
Hi Ashlee;
Can you tell me how much from the orange and lemon juice?
Ashlee
1 1/2 large lemons, 1 1/2 large oranges juiced.. never bothered measuring it!
Meg
I was a bit hesitant in making this recipe especially as the exact amounts of citrus juice was a bit vague for me but Ashlee’s comments spured me on – I’m so glad I did – damn good! It does get an ever so slightly icey texture when fully frozen which is bound to happen with the amount of liquid in recipe but amazingly light and fluffy straight from churning- definitely a ‘keeper’.
Ashlee
this one is def amazing fresh – that’s for sure – and yes the vague citrus always bothered me too (got the recipe from a cousin) – next time I make it I’ll measure and try to be a bit more precise
Hiyam
I got a new ice cream machine and it came with a small booklet of recipes but nothing was inviting, so looked on the internet for strawberry ice cream that i can make in my new machine, so lucky to have come across this recipe. ITS SOOOOOOO YUMMY and very easy to make
Iam glad that you clarified the orange and lemon ingredient as that was a bit vague and might put people off not knowing from the ingredient list. but seeing the comment above did help.(maybe advice to edit the ingredient list). Anyway, back to the tast result. not only easy but seriously yummy, the only thing my kids did not like the lumpy bits so next time i will blend the strawberry mix for longer to give it a smoother texture. Also the recipe is too big for my machine so might need to do it in 2 steps or i just froze the other half without putting it in the machine and iam sure the kids will eat it anyway. I am saving this recipe and sure to make it heaps of times. THANKS so much Ashlee 🙂
Ashlee
so glad you liked the recipe! sorry it made too much! I haven’t had that problem, but I must have a bigger machine.