Homemade Fresh Fruit Ice Cream

homemade ice cream

One of our family’s favorite summertime treats is my mom’s famous homemade ice cream! It’s the perfect refreshing treat during the dog days of summer, and it also gives you a chance to highlight the delicious, ripe fruits that are so abundant this time of year.

My family loves using fresh strawberries in this recipe, but you could just as easily use peaches, raspberries, blackberries, or whatever your family’s favorite fruit may be! So without further ado, here is my mom’s “Foolproof Homemade Ice Cream” recipe for your summer enjoyment! :-)

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Mom’s Foolproof Homemade Ice Cream

Ingredients:

  • 2 pints fresh raspberries or strawberries, or 6-8 fresh peaches
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 quarts half and half

Directions:

Mash the berries (or peeled and sliced peaches) with a potato masher, or pulse them in your blender or food processor until they reach a consistency you like. (I prefer not to mash the fruit up too much — I like bigger chunks of fruit in my ice cream!)

homemade ice cream

Combine the fruit, lemon juice, sugar, and half and half, then pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and churn.

homemade ice cream

You can serve the ice cream as soon as it’s done churning, but I recommend transferring it to one or more containers and freezing it for an hour or so to let it firm up a bit more.

homemade ice cream

Dig in and enjoy!

What’s your favorite summertime treat??

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Foolproof Fresh Fruit Ice Cream Recipe

Jill Nystul
My mom's homemade ice cream is the perfect refreshing treat during the dog days of summer, highlighting the delicious fresh fruits that are so abundant this time of year!
4.12 from 18 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Churn Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 343 kcal

Equipment

  • Ice cream maker
  • Mixing Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pints strawberries or 2 pints raspberries, or 6-8 peaches
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 quarts half and half

Instructions
 

  • Mash the fruit with a potato masher (or process in a blender or food processor) until it reaches your desired consistency.
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  • Combine the fruit, sugar, lemon juice, and half and half, then pour the mixture into your ice cream maker and churn.
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  • Freeze the finished ice cream for one hour before serving.
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Video

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Nutrition

Calories: 343kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 73mgPotassium: 288mgFiber: 2gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 429IUVitamin C: 51mgCalcium: 140mgIron: 0.4mg

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Jill Nystul is an accomplished writer and author who founded the blog One Good Thing by Jillee in 2011. With over 30 years of experience in homemaking, she has become a trusted resource for contemporary homemakers by offering practical solutions to everyday household challenges.I share creative homemaking and lifestyle solutions that make your life easier and more enjoyable!

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