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Strawberry Ice Cream (No Churn)

By:Nagi
Published:20 Jul '18Updated:19 Jan '23
218 Comments
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The fresh strawberry flavour in this will blow your mind! A no churn Strawberry Ice Cream that’s incredibly creamy, no ice crystals and perfectly scoopable. 5 ingredients, easy to make, no ice cream maker required!

Creamy No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream in a small white dish topped with fresh strawberries, ready to be eaten

HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

OK, so you might know an ice cream specialist or a fancy pants restaurant that makes a stellar strawberry ice cream with fresh strawberries, and it really truly tastes of strawberries. So it’s a bit bullish to say this homemade strawberry ice cream recipe has flavour money can’t buy.

But if we’re talking about everyday strawberry ice cream sold in tubs at supermarkets and even gourmet stores, then this is off the charts compared to them.

And the reason is simple. The flavour and colour in this recipe relies solely on a whole heap of fresh strawberries that is intensified with roasting. Whereas supermarket ice cream uses artificial flavouring – and artificial colouring!

Creamy No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream in a glass dish being scooped with an ice cream scooper

No churn ice cream

A traditional ice cream starts with a sweetened mixture of cream and eggs which is then poured into an ice cream machine which churns as the ice cream gradually freezes.

This no churn version is made with condensed milk and cream that requires no ice cream maker and yields an ice cream remarkable similar to churned ice cream. To read more about this no churn method, including the difference between No Churn and ice cream made using an ice cream maker, pop over to the no churn Mango Ice Cream recipe I’ve previously shared.

Preparation of No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream

Iciness is the bain of fruit ice creams

If you’ve ever tried a homemade strawberry ice cream recipe before and been disappointed by the crunch of ice crystals from the strawberry juice, be prepared to jump for joy because this is the recipe of your dreams!

Avoiding this problem is actually quite simple – just roast the strawberries. Not only does it remove water which causes the ice crystals, it actually intensifies the strawberry flavour (oven trumps stove for flavour).

And the added bonus for strawberry ice cream is that the caramelisation of the strawberries deepens the pink colour of the ice cream!

Preparation steps for No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream

How to make no churn strawberry ice cream

Here’s a summary of how to make this magical strawberry ice cream – the numbers correspond to the process photos above and below:

1. Halve strawberries, sprinkle with just a bit of sugar (just to kickstart the juicing process), then roast on a low heat for 1 hour.

2. Scrape into a food processor and blitz. Do not – I repeat, DO NOT taste test. Every drop is precious and I don’t trust you to stop at one tiny taste! 😂 (OK, I mean me, not you)

3 & 4. Once cooled, whip with condensed milk and vanilla to combine and aerate.

5 & 6. Whip cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the strawberry and cream mixture together – do not beat furiously and destroy all the fluffiness!! Watch video for folding technique (pretty please!)

7 & 8. Pour into container then freeze for 12+ hours.

Preparation steps for No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream

What comes out of the freezer is quite extraordinary. It looks like store bought ice cream. It scoops like store bought ice cream. It’s creamy like store bought – no ice crystals at all.

It even holds its shape when it softens like store bought ice cream – unlike other shortcut ice creams that seem to go from rock hard to a puddle of liquid in an instant with only a split second window of opportunity when it’s scoopable.

Close up of Creamy No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream in a glass dish being scooped with an ice cream scooper

But most of all for me, the thing that makes homemade strawberry ice cream so precious is that true taste of strawberries which, in this world of artificial flavourings, is actually quite rare.

The flavour of this really will blow your mind.

REAL strawberry flavour – in vast quantities. When was the last time you tasted that – other than eating fresh strawberries?? – Nagi x

PS Also – no churn Mango Ice Cream. The flavour…. swoon…


More strawberry recipes 🍓🍓

  • Strawberry Cake – really easy cake recipe

  • Strawberry Cheesecake

  • Chocolate Covered Strawberries

  • Fresh Strawberry Bars

  • Strawberry Crumble

  • Upside Down Strawberry Cake

Creamy No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream in waffle cones, ready to be eaten!


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Creamy No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream in a glass dish being scooped with an ice cream scooper

Strawberry Ice Cream (No Churn)

Author: Nagi
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 1 hr
Total: 1 hr 20 mins
Dessert
5 from 46 votes
Servings6 - 8 people
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Recipe video above. This is flavour money can't buy! Incredibly creamy, not a speck of iciness in sight, with beautiful fresh strawberry flavour. No ice cream maker required!

Ingredients

  • 1 kg / 2 lb strawberries , ripe, hulled and halved
  • 1 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk (395g / 13 oz)
  • 2 cups / 500 ml cream , full fat, for whipping (Note 1)

Instructions

Roast Strawberries:

  • Preheat oven to 160°C/320°F (140°C fan) with shelf in the middle.
  • Pile strawberries on a tray. Sprinkle over sugar. Toss through, then spread strawberries out on tray.
  • Roast for 45 minutes, rotating tray halfway. Remove from oven, toss strawberries, then return to oven for 15 minutes. Keep an eye on it - don't want juices to become toffee and stick to tray.
  • Remove from oven, use spatula to scrape into a food processor, being sure to get all the juices and caramelised bits off the tray.
  • Blitz until smooth as possible (caramelised bits won't blitz smooth), scrape into bowl then cool completely.

Ice Cream Mixture:

  • Add condensed milk and vanilla into strawberries. Beat well for 1 1/2 minutes on high to aerate and combine.
  • Place cream in another bowl. Use electric beater to beat into stiff peaks - about 3 minutes on high.
  • Add a dollop of cream into the strawberry mixture. Fold through gently, don't beat in furiously (see video for technique). When mostly mixed through, add another dollop and for through about 5 times.
  • Tip strawberry mixture into the cream bowl. Gently fold through until it's a uniform pink colour - about 15 to 20 folds max. Some streaks is ok.

Freezing & serving:

  • Pour mixture into a container (preferably glass with airtight lid), smooth top.
  • Place sheet of baking paper on surface and press out air bubbles (stops icicles forming). Cover with lid, freeze 12+ hours.
  • Remove from freezer, remove paper. Scoop with ice cream scooper and serve in cones or bowls!

Recipe Notes:

1. The cream used here must be cream for whipping. Some creams can't be whipped, they are just for pouring. The tub will say if it's whippable or not. Measurement is for un-whipped cream.
2. 12 - 18 hours freezing: Only 1 minute or so required to make scoopable. 24 hours+ freezing: Will require 3 to 5 minutes until it becomes scoopable. But don't worry, it doesn't melt into a puddle of liquid like sorbet, it softens like store bought ice cream.
3. Other fruits: I haven't tried this with other fruits with similar textures but this is the method I would recommend over stove top reduction of fruit puree that I use for my Mango No Churn Ice Cream. Reason is that you get better flavour from roasting, but you can get away with stove reduction with mango because a) it's one of the most intense flavoured fruit b) it's hard to roast mangoes effectively because it's peeled.
I think this roasting technique will work really well for peaches, nectarines and plums. I'd probably cut each peach into 6 or 8 wedges (with skin) then chop each wedge into 3 pieces or so. Then proceed with this recipe. The roasting time will be affected by how juicy the peaches are as they vary greatly, so go by eye and look for the thickened syrup you see in the video when I scrape the strawberries into the food processor. 
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218 Comments

  1. kat says

    March 28, 2023 at 10:05 pm

    Hi Nagi, can I use frozen strawberries for this recipe?

    Reply
  2. Alice Cassotta says

    February 26, 2023 at 2:58 am

    5 stars
    Hi Nagi,
    The rum raisin ice cream is phenomenal!! Luscious, creamy, thick, super delicious! Will definitely make again. Want to try the strawberry next.
    LOVE to Dozer oxoxoxoxo

    Reply
  3. Chaz says

    February 22, 2023 at 3:19 pm

    I’ve just made this again and it’s sitting in the freezer now. Added some fresh lemon juice to the strawberries and OMG the strawberry flavour was next level. Extra burst of freshness that can’t be described. Currently waiting for it to freeze and then I’m serving it with a peach crumble.

    Reply
  4. Kyo says

    February 15, 2023 at 3:33 pm

    5 stars
    It is my first attempt at making ice cream and I’m going to make all sorts of ice cream flavours on my own from now on. This strawberry ice cream is not flat and homogeneous in taste like store-bought ones. This homemade ice cream tastes like vanilla n strawberry swirl together hence a delightful spoonful every time. Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Adele says

    January 26, 2023 at 11:38 am

    5 stars
    Made it…..loved it!!!
    I ignored your instructions not to taste test and may have eaten a couple of spoons along the way prior to freezing.

    Reply
  6. Robert says

    January 24, 2023 at 1:07 pm

    Going to try this, have you done a cherry ice cream and would you treat the cherrys the same as the straw berries. Cheers Robert

    Reply
  7. Edilia says

    January 6, 2023 at 12:07 pm

    This is my Summer go to. People love this recipe.

    Reply
  8. Melinda says

    December 12, 2022 at 5:50 pm

    Nagi, you are incredible! This is SUCH an incredible recipe! I made it today using my own homegrown strawberries and honestly it’s just beautiful. My husband loves it! I’ve shared your recipe link to my Facebook group “All Things Home and Garden” as others have asked for this recipe. Well done you!

    Reply
  9. Lyn says

    September 26, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    Hi Nagi, I’m planning to make ice cream cake for my 4 yr old. Wondering how long can I keep this ice cream in the freezer?

    Reply
  10. Patty Thompson says

    June 18, 2022 at 8:40 am

    5 stars
    Rich! “Best strawberry ice cream I’ve eaten”, said my honey! I agree. I had trouble mixing the strawberry mixture and whipping cream together. It was a balance between mixing it well without beating it. I didn’t want to ruin it. I was so pleased that even though I can see a small blob of whipping cream here and there it still is heavenly. Thank you for this easy and yummy recipe. For those wondering, I did not have a glass container but I did have Snapware 8 1/2 cup rectangle storage container. It was exactly the right size.

    Reply
  11. Paula F. says

    June 12, 2022 at 10:21 pm

    5 stars
    Wonderful recipe! I use more strawberries than the recipe states because I grow my own and always have a glut of them. I also add a glass of Baileys ‘Eton Mess’ to each 1kg batch and the result is perfect. My neighbours tasted it and now I’ve got orders 😂 No ice crystals either ❤️

    Reply
  12. Rundong Yang says

    May 30, 2022 at 12:32 pm

    Hi Nagi, I was just wondering how much a can of condensed milk is in grams

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 30, 2022 at 1:39 pm

      A can is 395 grams Rundong! N x

      Reply
  13. Sophia says

    April 2, 2022 at 2:28 pm

    5 stars
    Apparently I got delicious strawberry jam after adding condensed milk LOL

    Reply
  14. Helena says

    March 21, 2022 at 10:02 am

    5 stars
    Made this recipe with 1.5kg of strawberries, increased cooking time until collapsed fruit (about 1h). WHen mixed with the whipped cream I left a few cream “blobs/swirls”. It was delicious. Thank u Nagi and speedy recovery for Dozer x

    Reply
  15. Holly says

    January 31, 2022 at 12:47 pm

    5 stars
    My son who is 6 saw the photo thumbnail of this recipe and exclaimed “we should make that!”. It’s like -35 outside and strawberries are never spectacular in the grocery store this time of year but he just looked so darn cute so I figured why not?! My strawberries needed longer to cook in order to reduce to the right consistency and probably should have cooked a bit longer still but turned out great anyway. Now I have to try your mango ice cream too!

    Thanks Nagi!

    Holly xx

    Reply
  16. Emily says

    January 29, 2022 at 8:17 am

    Hi Nagi! I really want to know where you got your glass container with the lid for this ice cream, and what size it is? Thankyou!

    Reply
    • Patty Thompson says

      June 18, 2022 at 8:42 am

      I did not have a glass container. I used my rectangular Snapware. The size is 8 1/2 cups. It was the perfect size.

      Reply
  17. Liz says

    January 27, 2022 at 3:07 am

    Any idea about how many cups is 2lb of fresh strawberries?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      January 27, 2022 at 8:55 am

      Hi Liz – it’s about 7.5 cups before you hull and halve them. N x

      Reply
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