This post is way overdue! Summer has gone by way too quickly for my liking. Between our big trip in June, weddings, and activities with friends (most of them includes food of course!), I have realized how much behind I have been in my blogging activity.
We went strawberry picking during the 4th of July weekend and I came home with a tummy full of fresh strawberries and about 11 lbs of these homegrown goodness. Since Red gave me an early birthday present of ice-cream attachment for our Kitchen Aid mixer, I knew right away that we were going to make some sort of strawberry frozen treats. I can eat ice-cream every day, and this was the one thing that I had to give up so I could fit into my wedding dress last year (yea, that’s right, I grew 1/2 inch four weeks after I bought my dress!).
Either way, we absolutely loved this recipe, and would probably use this base recipe for our future ice-cream adventures!
Sweet Cream Base
Adapted from Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream & Dessert Book
2 large eggs
¾ cups sugar
1 cups heavy or whipping cream
1 cup milk
Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, and then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more.
Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.
Makes 1 quart.
Strawberry
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/3 cups sugar
Juice of ½ lemon
Sweet Cream base
Combine the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a mixing bowl.
Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Prepare the Sweet Cream Base. Mash the strawberries to a puree and stir into the cream base.
Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer’s instructions.
Make generous 1 quart.
This and your recent recipes all look wonderful! Homemade ice cream is the only way to go for me… and strawberry is one of my fave flavors! I've been on a slight commenting hiatus with my busy schedule lately… but it's great to catch up and see what's cooking in your kitchen!
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