Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
This Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream is creamy, dreamy, and made with fresh strawberries. It’s an old fashioned strawberry ice cream recipe that makes it the perfect spring or summer dessert.
Make this Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream from scratch this summer! It’s so creamy too!
I’m bringing you yet another ice cream recipe! And you know what? I don’t hate it.
Ice Cream gives me all the summer feels, and strawberry ice cream, in particular, reminds me of summer days spent at our family cabin in the mountains (their strawberry ice cream is superior to all other ice creams).
This homemade strawberry ice cream is about as good as it gets (unless you wanted to throw some Neapolitan Sheet Cake or Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes into the mix—cake is always a good idea). Plus, it’s totally the Molly Ringwald of the ice cream world since it’s so pretty in pink!
I mean, after that classic 80’s reference, how can you even resist this??
(Totally a rhetorical question.)
So, this strawberry ice cream.
This gloriously pink homemade Strawberry Ice Cream Ice Cream is made with an ice cream maker, but it is so worth the investment! I have used mine countless times and absolutely love it!
In fact, next to my standing mixer, my ice cream maker is my used kitchen tool. Seriously, there is nothing like homemade ice cream. 😉
All right, so let’s talk about this recipe and just what makes it SO amazing.
Now, this Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream recipe calls for just a few simple ingredients:
-heavy whipping cream
-half and half
-strawberries
-honey
-sugar
-vanilla extract
-lemon juice
And, it is seriously so simple to whip up! Plus, even though is an eggless strawberry ice cream, the mix of ingredients make for such a creamy strawberry ice cream recipe!
Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream Tips & Tricks:
- Breaking down this simple strawberry ice cream recipe a bit, the first thing to do is to hull and chop your strawberries into small pieces. For me, I really do like bigger pieces of strawberries in my ice cream, so I do a rough chop on the berries. Depending upon your taste preferences, you can make them as big or small as you want.
- In a large bowl, mix the strawberries with the sugar, honey, and lemon juice, and allow the mixture to sit about 15-20 minutes. The sugars and acid from the lemon juice will release the strawberry juices, making them softer.
Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream Tips & Tricks cont:
3. Once they have set, with a potato masher, fork, or pastry cutter, mash the strawberry mixture until there are no longer any big pieces throughout.
**(Doing this by hand will give you nice strawberry pieces. If you prefer a smoother strawberry ice cream, use a blender or food processor to puree them. I prefer real strawberry pieces throughout, but it tastes great both ways!)**
The Best Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe Tips & Tricks (I might be biased…)
4. Add heavy cream, half and half, and vanilla extract to the strawberry mixture. Pour into an ice cream maker and follow your manufacturer’s directions (mine took about 15-20 minutes).
5. Once churned, if you like it soft serve, go ahead and enjoy! But, if you prefer it a bit thicker, chill it for 3-4 hours in the freezer. Before serving, allow it to sit out 5-10 minutes or so to soften, making it easier to scoop.
This is my favorite strawberry ice cream recipe! But, my other strawberry ice cream recipe, Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream, is a close second! If you’ve tried them both, let me know your fav!
Be still my heart. Try is sandwiched these chewy sugar cookies for an extra decadent dessert! 😍
Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled and diced
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix strawberries, honey, sugar, and lemon juice. Allow to sit 15-20 minutes, or until the strawberries have released their juices.
- Mash the mixture with a potato masher, fork, or pastry cutter until there are no longer any large strawberry pieces (if you prefer a smooth ice cream, use a blender or food processor instead*).
- To the strawberries, mix heavy cream, half and half, and vanilla extract. Stir just until combined.
- Pour the mixture into your ice cream maker, and follow your manufacturer's instructions (mine took about 15-20 minutes to churn). You can eat the ice cream soft-serve, or freeze it in an airtight container for 3-4 hours to thicken it up slightly. For best results, allow the ice cream to sit at room temperature for about 5-10 minutes to soften before serving.
- Enjoy!
Notes
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
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This ice cream is IN-CREDIBLE!
This looks like it will taste very good! Ice cream has become a weakness in the past couple years!! I have just one question: Can I use store bought strawberries that LOOK , but just taste “alright”?
Wow, so delish! I found strawberries on sale last month and bought a boatload (well, as many as they would allow me to buy! :)) We love fresh fruit. However since I purchased so many strawberries, I was looking for other recipes / uses. Then I spied my trusty ice cream maker in the pantry.
Have now made this many times for the family, neighbors across the street, and even for my mother when I visited her and spied an ice cream maker in her basement. Everyone loved it!
I didn’t have half and half on hand when I made the original batch so used whole milk. It came out perfectly and have used whole milk in the recipe since.
BTW the ice cream was so good, my husband made it while I was gone for a week visiting my mom. Can’t get a better compliment than that! 🙂
Loved this recipe. Hit with grandson !! SO easy and delicious too. DO you have a plain vanilla ice cream recipe that would be this Good?
Just made this!! It’s soooo good!! Perfect pink ice cream for Mother’s Day!!
My family could not stop eating this, literally! It’s Amazing! I will be doing all my fruit ice cream this way from now on…….now I need to know how you would do something like chocolate, cookies and cream or peanut butter pretzel?????
Fantastic recipe! I pureed about 1/3 if the strawberry mix, so it was chunky with fresh strawberries but also a lovely & flavorful pink shade!
My husband & I both said it was probably the best strawberry ice cream we’d ever had🥰 Thank you! I will be making this again and again!
My ice cream machine instructs to fill the cylinder up to the max line with milk if needed. Should I do that??
For this recipe, I would not suggest that because I’m worried it will change the consistency of the ice cream.
I rarely, if ever, write reviews of recipes online but this recipe deserved the effort! The ingredients are so simple that you almost wonder how it can taste so delicious. It’s creamy, sweet, and the perfect amount of berries. Make this!
Good gracious you weren’t lying when you said this is the best strawberry ice cream. I made it in my Ninja Creami and my daughter, husband and I were fighting over it! So delicious!
Made this for the first time but used Stevia in lieu of sugar. This was an excellent recipe and will be definitely making again.
Absolutely delicious I’ve cream recipe!!
I liked it but I felt it was more a cream with strawberries ice cream. Way to much heavy cream for me ( and my husband). I think I’ll reverse the heavy cream and half and half next time.
I just made this using Blueberries. So good! Yummy! I have made it several times with strawberries but decided to try the blueberries. Glad I did!
Hello from Brisbane Australia. We really enjoyed this – it’s a great recipe! Love the fresh, clean taste, and the frozen chunks of strawberry are wonderful. Thank you for sharing the recipe
What brand ice cream maker do you use so I can order on Amazon
I use a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker (mine is a more basic version–it’s in white and makes 1 1/2 quarts at a time). Hope that helps!
This recipe is splendid and exquisite. The honey justs melts in my mouth and the lemon juice adds a tiny zest taste to the magnificent ice cream. The whipped cream adds a slight airy texture to this ice cream. the sugar adds a sugary taste and the hint of vanilla gives off an aura that is undeniably outstanding. And to top it off the strawberries add a earthy flavor to this marvelous discovery.
First ice cream made!! Love it. Doubled and added bananas to it (2) chopped. I will neede more recipes for ice cream.
I had a bunch of garden fresh strawberries and this was one of my many strawberry recipes and it was delicious. The strawberry flavor was the perfect amount and the ice cream was so creamy. Wondering if I can use this recipe with other fruits? I have some frozen blackberries I need to use 🙂
I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Yes, you should be able to use other fruits in place of the strawberries!
Delicious and so easy!
Just made this today. It was wonderful! Can you use the same to make a chocolate chip and cherry version?
Do you have a cherry ice cream recipe as well? This was so good!
Would you recommend only fresh berries or would frozen berries work?
Hey Monique! I do recommend fresh if you have them (both the flavor and texture tend to be a little better with fresh), but if you don’t, frozen should work just as well. 😊
My sister gave away her ice cream maker to me and this is the first recipe I’ve tried. I will never buy strawberry ice cream again unless I’m in a pinch. This recipe was super easy and so so good! Only thing I would suggest is if it’s your first time using an ice cream machine, prep in advance. I had to wait an extra day because I didn’t know I had to freeze the bowl beforehand (oops, but it was worth the wait).