Strawberry Raw Milk Ice Cream (Sweetened with Honey)
This super easy recipe for creamy homemade strawberry ice cream made with raw milk and sweetened with honey is the perfect summer treat your kids will love and you can feel good about!
Equipment
- Ice Cream Maker Machine
- Glass baking dish or metal bread pan
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cup raw cream
- ¼ cup raw milk
- ½ cup honey
- 2 ½ cups fresh strawberries separated
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp salt
Instructions
With an Ice Cream Maker Machine
- First, blend enough stemmed and washed fresh strawberries in a food processor to make 3/4 of a cup of pureed strawberries. Chop the remaining stemmed and washed strawberries to have 1/2 of a cup of roughly chopped strawberry pieces.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the honey and milk and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the heavy cream, vanilla, strawberry puree, and salt and mix well. Stir in the strawberry chunks.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate the mixture for at least two hours, or overnight for best flavor.
- When ready to churn, assemble the ice cream maker machine and remove the ice cream mixture from the refrigerator. Turn on the ice cream maker and then pour the ice cream mixture into the machine as it churns. Allow it to churn the ice cream for about 20 minutes, or until the ice cream begins to build up on the paddles.
- Turn off the machine and scoop the ice cream into the glass dish or bread pan.
- Freeze for an additional 4-5 hours for fully set ice cream, or enjoy right away for soft serve ice cream.
Without a Machine
- Blend enough stemmed and washed strawberries in a food processor to make 3/4 of a cup of pureed strawberries. Chop more stemmed and washed fresh strawberries to have 1/2 of a cup of roughly chopped strawberry pieces.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the honey and milk and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the heavy cream, vanilla, strawberry puree, and salt and mix well. Stir in the strawberry chunks.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate the mixture for at least two hours, or overnight for best flavor.
- Once chilled, pour the ice cream mixture into a glass baking dish or metal bread pan and place in the freezer.
- Stir the ice mixture every 30-45 minutes, scooping the ice cream along the edge into the center to allow everything to freeze evenly.
- Once it has reached the desired frozen consistency, enjoy!
Notes
- Let the ice cream to sit - Allowing the ice cream mixture to sit for at least a few hours (or overnight) before churning and freezing gives the ice cream much more flavor.
- Have your freezer bowl frozen - Make sure the freezer bowl for your ice cream machine has been frozen for at least 24 hours before churning. If not using a machine, chill your glass dish or metal pan ahead of time for quicker freezing.
- Use well-ripened strawberries - Using very ripe strawberries gives the ice cream more flavor and pink color.