Strawberry Ice Cream

[Barmaid]

Got a load of strawberries to use and thought I might make some ice cream (I have an ice cream maker).

Can anyone suggest a recipe that makes a smooth creamy strawberry ice cream. Previous efforts have ended up with lumps of ice crystal (strawberries are watery). Would a custard base be overpowering do you think? Puree the straws first?

[murraymints]

I volunteer to test it !

[mallyh]

can't help with recipe but what time would you like me round i'll bring cones lol x

[murraymints]

I'll bring prosecco !

[MargoTester]

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/7673/easy--eggless-strawberry-ice-cream.aspx
Would this be any good?

[Barmaid]

I'm not sure Margo. It sounds quite similar to recipes I have used in the past and with mashed straws you get lumps of ice in the ice cream. I suppose I could use that, but puree and sieve the straws first.

[murraymints]

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/strawberry-ice-cream

[Buenchico]

I've never made ice cream but my first thought on reading your post was that it would make sense to start with an ingredient that's already fairly thick and creamy, such as crème fraîche.

Looking on the BBC Good Food site for a suitable recipe found this, which has loads of 5 star reviews (and where several people have specifically commented that the didn't experience the usual problems, e.g. with ice crystals, that they'd associate with making strawberry ice cream).

Worth a try, perhaps?
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/590633/strawberry-crme-frache-ice-cream

[woofgang]

if you want to get some of the water out of the strawbs then cut them up and sugar them, leave overnight to drip then drain, puree and sieve. Reduce the liquid out of the strawberries to a syrup and add it back in to the icecream base as all or part of the sweetening

[woofgang]

oh ps the sieved puree with the reduced liquid back in will make a great sorbet/water ice.

[Ratty2E]

I make mine with the custard base minus the vanilla and add syrup/coulis I make from all my left over strawberries. You can add some while you churn it then marble through some more before putting it in freezer.

[237SJ]

I made some with the recipe from allrecipes in Margo's link. I used more cream and less milk but I put the strawberries in a mini food processor rather than mashing them. You don't get big chunks of strawberry - you get bits - but it's fine and there is no ice at all. I only washed them for the minimum of time because they tend to absorb water (found that out when I last made jam).

[mccfluff]

just going to leave this here :-D

http://www.thevanillavalley.co.uk/category-330/100-edible-glitter-strawberry.html