Ingredients:
1 pint strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1 pinch salt
extra strawberries and mint leaves for garnish (optional)
Directions:
Hull strawberries and place in a large bowl. Using a potato masher, mash well. (Hint: mash very well. Big chunks of strawberries become hard frozen blobs).
Mix remaining ingredients into the juicy strawberry mash. Pour into ice cream maker and freeze according to your ice cream maker instructions.
Once it's frozen solid (or kind of solid, like I did, if your kids can't possibly wait any longer), scoop into dishes and garnish with strawberries and mint if desired. This year I'm trying chocolate mint in a container on my porch. I ended up tearing up the leaves and mixing into my ice cream. Soooo good! Next time I might add some chopped mint leaves directly into the ice cream!
Sounds delightful ! Wish I had some!
ReplyDeleteWelcme back. I can't wait to make this myself....
ReplyDeleteMomma, next time you come to visit I'll make sure we have some homemade ice cream!
ReplyDeleteTinky, it's nice to be back! I've been in a big time cooking rut, but the delicious fresh local ingredients that are starting to arrive in the stores are reinvigorating me!
I was ready to run out today in search of an ice cream maker (I've got two gift cards for Home Goods burning a hole in my pocketbook). I figured this way I can make sure we have gluten-free ice cream in the house.
ReplyDeleteThen I remembered our freezer is completely full right now. I really want a second freezer. Sigh.