Ice Cream

so easy, ben & jerry’s recipe for homemade strawberry ice cream

August 26, 2021 by Becky Spoon

This Ben & Jerry’s homemade strawberry ice cream recipe is not only beyond delicious, but it’s so easy. I did add extra strawberries, but I did make their recipe and just added my tweaks. Mainly I added a strawberry puree into the cream base, then added sliced strawberries in the last few minutes of freezing it. The extra puree is that I absolutely love fresh strawberries that I sprinkle with salt and a squeeze of lemon juice. After they sit for maybe 30 minutes, or come to room temperature, I use an emulsion blender to roughly puree them because I still want some chunks even in the puree.

Just look at the lusciousness! I love to make homemade ice cream. I use my Kitchenaid mixer that has an ice cream attachment. I keep looking for counter top ice cream makers but haven’t ran across one I’ve wanted to purchase yet. This is a link for my attachment which has been my standby for so many years. https://amzn.to/2WtC3bF.

Then I use this attachment for making ice cream. https://amzn.to/3gE7gzE

so easy, ben & jerry’s recipe for homemade strawberry ice cream

The base of this ice cream can be used to make other fresh fruit ice creams. I made peach ice cream the other day and it was so good. Peach and strawberry are my favorite fruit ice creams. I do have a chocolate ice cream recipe on the blog, here is that recipe: awesome homemade ben and jerry’s chocolate ice cream.

The sweet cream base for this recipe is 4 ingre4dients:

Eggs
Sugar
Heavy Cream
Milk

so easy, ben & jerry’s recipe for homemade strawberry ice cream

I think you’ll love this ice cream as much as I did!

so easy, ben & jerry’s recipe for homemade strawberry ice cream

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients

1 1/2 pints fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
2/3 cup sugar
tablespoon lemon juice

For the Sweet Cream Base

2 large eggs
3/4 cups sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk

Equipment

Ice Cream Maker

Method

Combine 1/2 pint of the sliced strawberries, 1/3 cup sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour.

For the Sweet Cream Base

Puree the remaining 1 pint strawberries with 1/3 cup sugar. I use an immersion blender. You want your puree to be a little chunky so the hand held blender works well, If you use a blender or food processor, just pulse them.
Whisk the eggs in a stand mixer or mixer until light and fluffy, a couple of minutes. Whisk in the sugar a little at a time. Continue whisking until completely blended. Pour in the cream, milk and the strawberry puree. I cover and allow the mixture to chill completely in the refrigerator.
Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker. Freeze according to the ice cream maker instructions. Remove the remaining 1/2 pint strawberries and mash them a little leaving them chunky. When the ice cream is almost frozen, add the remaining strawberries and continue to freeze.
Store in the freezer in am airtight container! Enjoy!

the best malted milk cookies n’cream ice cream sandwiches.

August 27, 2020 by Becky Spoon

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These malted milk cookies n’cream ice cream sandwiches are so fun and very doable! I made the ice cream and the cookies the day before, then put them together the next day. After that (of course had to sample all along) I wrapped them in plastic wrap and stored them in the freezer.

This is Teigen’s recipe for Half Baked Harvest. I thought they would be really time consuming but they really aren’t. The ice cream is simple to make and the cook dough is so easy to roll out and cut. Teigen used triangular cookies and ice cream the same size. I didn’t trust myself to get them so even, so I decided on a round cutter which worked perfectly. These are similar to the cutters I used. https://amzn.to/3lisSCq. I use these all of the time for so many different things.

the best malted milk cookies n’cream ice cream sandwiches.

The ice cream has heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, malted milk powder, crushed chocolate wafer cookies, (I used Oreos) just to name a few delicious ingredients! And, it’s no churn.

The cookies are a great dough to work with and you use unsweetened cocoa powder that makes it easier than having to melt chocolate. I really like to use a good cocoa powder in baking. This is the brand I usedhttps://amzn.to/34Knnqx

Want another ice cream recipe that also uses cocoa powder? this Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe is so good. https://the2spoons.com/homemade-ben-and-jerrys-chocolate-ice-cream/.

the best malted milk cookies n’cream ice cream sandwiches.

Here’s the recipe for these yummy ice cream sandwiches! Perfect for these hot days!

malted milk cookies n’cream ice cream sandwiches

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Servings: 6 large sandwiches, or 12 small

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

For the Ice Cream

2 1/2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup malted milk powder
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups crushed chocolate wafer cookies or Oreo cookies
1/2 tsp flaky salt

2 sticks salted butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 eggs at room temperature
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt

Method

Line a 9×13 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
Using an electric mixer, whip the cream and malted milk powder in a large bowl until soft peaks form, 3-4 minutes. Add the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and salt and whip until combined and fluffy. Fold in the crushed cookie crumbs. Spread the ice cream out in an even layer in the prepared pan, freeze 2-3 hours, until firm.
Meanwhile, make the cookies. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Add the egg and mix until evenly combined. Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined and the dough forms a ball. If your dough feels too wet to roll out, add the additional 2 tablespoons flour.
Divide the dough in half and flatten each half into a disk. Roll out the dough out on a flour piece of parchment paper to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut 24 (4×2 inch) rectangles. Carefully transfer the cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roll out the leftover scraps, and repeat with the remaining disk of dough. You can also use a round cookie cutter for the cookies and the ice cream if you prefer.
Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Lift the ice cream slab out of the pan using the parchment paper. Working quickly, cut into 12 rectangles. Sandwich each ice cream rectangle between 2 cookies, pressing the cookies into the ice cream gently to adhere.
Freeze the sandwiches 2 hours, until firm, or up to three months. Let the ice cream sandwiches sit at room temperature 5 minutes, then enjoy!

awesome homemade ben and jerry’s chocolate ice cream.

July 3, 2020 by Becky Spoon

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This ben and jerry’s chocolate ice cream recipe is so good!! I love to make homemade ice cream. This is actually the first time I have ever made chocolate. This is fudgy and velvety, luscious best describes this ice cream.

I actually have a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream recipe book which I got this recipe from. I have tried many of the recipes and they are great! Here’s a link for the recipe book: https://amzn.to/3iszWuG. It’s a really inexpensive book but has some great ice cream recipes.

awesome homemade ben and jerry’s chocolate ice cream.

Homemade ice cream obviously for those my age brings back memories of the hand crank machine. Ice, ice cream salt….all required. I remember my dad making ice cream and when it got almost ready, dad would put a towel over the ice cream maker and we’d sit on it to help in turning I guess. Wow! wonderful memories.

These days I use an attachment for my Kitchenaid. I’ve had it for a long time but they just keep on. My 91 year old mother actually has a Kitchenaid that was my Grandmother’s and it still works great. I have a Kitchenaid Professional. All of the mixer’s come with the ability to add attachments. That’s where the ice cream making with my Kitchenaid comes in because I have the attachment. If you will look, you’ll see this mixer go on sale and try to grab one when you can. Here’s a link for a great price and a great mixer: http://awesome homemade ben and jerry’s chocolate ice cream

and, this is the ice cream maker that I use: https://amzn.to/3dSq2Px.

awesome homemade ben and jerry’s chocolate ice cream.

The chocolate ice cream calls for unsweetened chocolate and cocoa. I try and have a good quality cocoa on hand. Here’s one of my favorites: https://amzn.to/3eYkFQm.

Here is another recipe I have on the blog for ice cream! https://the2spoons.com/homemade-french-vanilla-ice-cream/.

There are so many recipes out there that don’t require even an ice cream maker, so let’s make ice cream! Here’s the recipe for this delicious chocolate ice cream! Enjoy!

Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate ice Cream

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Course: Dessert, Ice Cream

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

2 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups milk
2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over hot but not boiling water.
Gradually whisk in the cocoa and heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.
The chocolate may seize or clump- the milk will fix this when it's added.
Whisk in the milk, a little at a time and heat until completely blended.
Beat the eggs in the bowl of your mixer until light and fluffy using the whisk attachment if you have one. Add the sugar, a little at a time, then continue beating until completely blended, about 1 minute more.
Add the cream and vanilla, whisk to blend
Pour the chocolate mixture into the cream mixture and blend.
Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 1 to 3 hours, depending upon your refrigerator.
Transfer the mixture to you ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.

So Good! Essential No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream

May 21, 2019 by Becky Spoon

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No-churn Vanilla Ice Cream is essential for me because when I’m out of Blue Bell and make a dessert like my Fresh Strawberry and Blueberry Crisp, but don’t want to go to the store or drag the ice cream maker out – this works perfectly!! Here’s the link for my Fresh Berry Crisp that you will also love: https://the2spoons.com/my-favorite-dessert-delicious-fresh-berry-crisp/

Ingredients that most of us have on hand all the time is what this recipe calls for. Sweetened Condensed Milk, vanilla (I used Nielsen Massey Vanilla Bean Paste https://nielsenmassey.com/products/pure-vanilla-bean-paste/) a little salt and heavy cream! Voila!

So Good! Essential No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream

This ice cream freezes beautifully. The whipped cream makes the ice cream soft and lucious. Here’s the recipe! Can’t wait for you to try it!

No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream

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Prep Time 15

Servings: 12 Servings

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 tsps pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste pinch of salt
2 cups heavy cream, cold

Method

Whisk together the condensed milk, vanilla and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Whip the cream with a mixer on medium-high speed until firm peaks form, about 2 minutes. Fold about 1 cup of the whipped cream into the condensed milk mixture with a rubber spatula until combined, then fold the lightened mixture into the whipped cream until well blended. Pour into a chilled 9-by-5-by-3-inch meat loaf pan. Freeze, covered, until solid and scoopable, about 5 hours.

Yummy, Essential Homemade French Vanilla Ice Cream

March 20, 2019 by Becky Spoon

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The first day of Spring screams Homemade French Vanilla Ice Cream which is essential for all those peach and berry cobblers we’ll be making! This recipe is from Ben & Jerry Ice Cream & Dessert cookbook and this recipe is my favorite! It is yummy and simple to make! Here’s the link for their book if you’re interested in other ice cream recipes.

This recipe is rich and creamy and only has 5 ingredients: EGGS, SUGAR, HEAVY CREAM OR WHIPPING CREAM, MILK, AND VANILLA. I use Mexican vanilla but a good pure vanilla is best.

Yummy, Essential Homemade French Vanilla Ice Cream

I make this ice cream with the Kitchen Aid Ice Cream attachment which is great. If you have a Kitchen Aid and you’re interested in this attachment here’s a link. https://www.kitchenaid.com/attachments/ice-cream. The attachment doesn’t make enough for a crowd, but for having homemade ice cream for several and to have it available in your freezer it is perfect.

This ice cream is perfect with my Cherry Pie https://the2spoons.com/delicious-cherry-pie/. Serve the pie warm, of course, with the ice cream melting over it. To die for! Also, serve with brownies, chocolate cake, peach cobbler, blackberry cobbler, or just a big bowl of ice cream, the options are endless. Hope you love this recipe as much as I do! Enjoy!

Homemade French Vanilla Ice Cream

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

2 large eggs
3/4 cups sugar
2 cups heavy or whipping cream
1 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract

Method

Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, a couple of minutes. I use the wire whisk with my Kitchenaid Stand Mixer. Add the sugar, a little at a time, then continue beating with the whisk attachment until completely blended, and the mixture is creamy and frothy. Pour in the cream, milk, and vanilla and combine.
Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer’s instructions. Makes 1 Quart. Any unused ice cream, store in the freezer in a plastic container.
I use the Kitchen Aid Ice Cream Maker attachment. You store the bowl in the freezer until ready to use.