No-Churn Strawberry Ice Cream from ‘No-Churn Ice Cream’
No ice cream maker at home? No problem. In honor of Yahoo Food’s Ice Cream Week, we’ve selected a handful of the creamiest, dreamiest recipes from No-Churn Ice Cream: Over 100 Simply Delicious No-Machine Frozen Treats by Leslie Bilderback (St. Martin’s Griffin). They deliver all of the scoops, minus any serious equipment. Try making one at home and let us know what you think!
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No-Churn Strawberry Ice Cream
Makes about 1 quart of ice cream
This basic recipe also works wonderfully when made with raspberries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, or cherries.
3 cups sliced ripe strawberries
¼ cup water
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
One 13-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup milk 1 vanilla bean, split
1 cup strawberry jam (storebought or homemade)
Pinch of salt
2 cups heavy cream
Combine the berries, water, zest, and juice in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the berries release their liquid. Continue cooking until the berries break down, the liquid evaporates, and the mixture becomes jammy. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
In a large bowl, combine the sweetened condensed milk, milk, vanilla bean, strawberry jam, and salt.
In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until it reaches soft peak. Fold in the strawberry mixture, and transfer to a shallow freezable container.
Cover with plastic wrap or waxed paper pressed directly on the surface of the ice cream mixture, and place in the freezer for 6 hours.
Scoop and serve with fresh berries, crème fraîche, toasted almonds, chocolate sauce, or a drizzle of reduced balsamic vinegar.
VARIATIONS
Marmalade: Use the same recipe with your favorite sweet or bitter orange marmalade. Use orange zest and juice in place of the lemon, and pump up the orange flavor with a drop of orange oil, orange flower water, or Grand Marnier.
Strawberry-Balsamic: This classic pair is probably overdone, but there is a reason. Add 2 tablespoons of extra-thick or reduced regular balsamic vinegar to the strawberry.
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