Strawberry Ice Cream (easy no churn)
This is the easiest homemade strawberry ice cream recipe with an outstanding fresh berry flavor! It's no-churn, uses only 4-ingredient and is made mostly in the blender (no need for an ice cream maker) that also works with frozen strawberries.
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh strawberries or raspberries
- 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 ¼ cups whipping cream or heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- In a blender put 1 pound fresh strawberries, rinsed and hulled with 1 ½ cups sugar and 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice. You can leave it macerating for ½ hour the berries and sugar first, before pureeing it, so they release some of their natural juice.
- Blend until it’s creamy and smoothie-like, an even mixture with no strawberry chunks.
- Beat 1 ¼ cups whipping cream to soft-medium peaks. See Notes below please.
- Add the strawberry mixture to the cream, integrating well.
- Transfer to a freezer-proof container.
- Freeze for several hours, about 4 depending on your freezer and the container you used, until solid, before eating,
Notes
Use a regular blender, immersion blender or food processor: they all work, but the food processor might render a chunkier mixture.
Freeze until solid. Pour the ice cream mixture into a freezer-safe container or metal loaf pan. If short on time, solidifying will take less time if you use a shallow container. So keep that in mind depending on when you plan to serve it. If you're making it days or weeks ahead, use a freezer container with a lid or cover with plastic wrap.
Frozen strawberries. You can add them to the blender whole, cut large chunks or cut small pieces, whatever way you feel will be best for your blender. This is especially important if the strawberries are frozen, and you might want to let them thaw a little before cutting them. Rock-hard strawberries are similar to ice cubes, and not all blenders are cool with that.
Take it out 15-20 before you want to serve it: it freezes rock solid, literally. You won't be able to scrape the surface unless you leave it out at room temperature for a little while.
Strawberries and raspberries work best: or a mix. Consider that some berries (raspberries, blackberries) have tiny seeds that can become a bit of a pain when eating. So you might want to sift the puree before mixing it with the cream.
Serving: I like to eat it plain, maybe with some fresh strawberries added. You can serve it on top of a brownie square (they pair wonderfully) or topped with a light fudge sauce.