This Strawberry Ice Cream recipe is creamy, delicious, and loaded with fresh, juicy strawberries. Easy to make with a few simple ingredients, this classic ice cream is the best!
Place strawberries in a medium bowl and cover with 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Stir lightly to make sure strawberries are well-coated with sugar. Allow strawberries and sugar to sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes to macerate.
Combine whipping cream, milk, and cream cheese, mixing until smooth. Mix in sugar, strawberries and juices from earlier, vanilla, and salt.
Pour into ice cream maker container and make according to ice cream maker directions.
Once ice cream has churned, remove from the ice cream maker container and serve immediately as soft serve or place in an airtight container in the freezer for 1 hour to overnight for a firmer ice cream.
Notes
Makes 2 quarts.
Serving and Freezing Instructions
To enjoy soft-serve ice cream. If you wish to enjoy it right after it’s made, scoop it into serving bowls or cones for soft-serve ice cream.To freeze for scooping. Freeze immediately for firmer ice cream to scoop. Place the ice cream in an airtight container with a lid, or a dish or loaf pan, wrap very well, and place in the freezer for a few hours to overnight. Scoop and serve. Return any remaining ice cream to the freezer.Ice cream should last in the freezer for about two weeks.