If you are in the mood to make ice cream with your ice cream maker, these three easy strawberry ice cream recipes can make a nice summer treat. Each are different, so you have options depending on the ingredients you have at home. (TIP: Instead of strawberries you can use puréed blueberries, bilberries, raspberries or blackberries
Airy strawberry ice-cream/strawberry mousse
- 300 g (10 3⁄4 oz) strawberries
- 180 cc (6Z|x fl. oz) syrup (for syrup see ingredients)
- juice of lemon
- 2 egg whites (of small eggs)
- 30 cc (1 fl. oz.) cream
Wash the strawberries. Purée them together with the lemon juice and the syrup. Beat the egg whites until almost stiff. Stir the strawberry mixture into the beaten egg whites and then pour in the cream. Make sure that all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Preparation time: 40 – 50 minutes.
Non Dairy Strawberry Ice Cream
- 2 teaspoons kosher gelatin
- 1/4 cup apple-strawberry juice
- 2/3 cup all-fruit strawberry jam
- 3 cups vanilla soy milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
1. In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over apple juice. Let sit, stirring occasionally, until gelatin is dissolved and softened, about 10 minutes.
2. In a medium saucepan, whisk together jam and 2 cups soy milk. Cook until just hot, stirring frequently; remove from heat. Add softened gelatin to hot milk mixture, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in remaining soy milk and vanilla; let cool, cover, and refrigerate until very well-chilled.
3. Spoon chilled mixture into the canister of an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions.
Traditional Strawberry Ice Cream
- 200 g (7 oz.) fresh strawberries
- 70 g (2Z|x oz.) castor sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 egg yolk
- 175 cc (6 1⁄4 fl. oz.) full cream milk
- 50 cc (1 3⁄4 fl. oz.) cream
Wash the strawberries. Purée them together with the lemon juice and the milk. Beat the egg yolks with sugar. Whip the cream until almost stiff. Combine the strawberry mixture, the whipped cream and the egg yolks. Make sure that all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Preparation time: approx. 30 – 40 minutes.