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If you’re looking for the perfect treat for a hot summer’s day, then look no further than this fresh peach ice cream! This refreshing sweet treat will keep you cool all summer long and could not be easier to make.
If you’ve never tried making homemade ice cream then you will definitely want to give this delicious peach ice cream a try! You only need a few pantry staples and an ice cream maker. The peaches are blended to ensure every single bite is filled with delicious peach flavor.
One of my favorite things about this ice cream is how versatile it is. You can enjoy this ice cream by the bowl full or serve it on top of your favorite cobbler. No matter how you serve this ice cream, it is sure to be a hit!
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Why You’ll This Recipe
- You only need a handful of ingredients.
- You can use frozen or canned peaches in a pinch.
- The ice cream maker takes all the hard work out of this dessert.
Recipe Ingredients
- Peaches—Peeled and pitted. You can also use a can of drained peaches.:
- Milk—Whole.
- Granulated Sugar—Adds extra sweetness to the ice cream.
- Heavy Cream—Gives your ice cream its smooth, creamy texture.
- Vanilla Extract—Amplifies the sweetness of your peaches.
- Salt
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to make Fresh Peach Ice Cream
Step #1. Add your peaches to a blender or food processor and pulse until smooth.
Step #2. Add the blended peaches to a large bowl with the remaining ingredients and fold to combine.
Step #3. Add your ice cream mixture to your ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s directions.
Step #4. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe FAQs
Of course! While we like the flavor of fresh peaches best, you can always use frozen ones if they are out of season or hard to find at your local grocery store. If you are using frozen peaches then you will want to let them thaw in the fridge before adding them to the blender. You can also use canned peaches that have been drained.
Make sure you don’t swap the amounts for the cream and milk. If your ice cream is icy then it is likely because there is not enough fat in it. The fat from the heavy cream is crucial in getting that smooth, creamy texture you are looking for.
There are a lot of homemade ice cream recipes that use eggs and a lot that don’t. Since we don’t use eggs in this recipe we don’t have to worry about using the stove at all, which takes a lot of work out of the recipe. Eggs can add a creamy texture to ice cream, but the amount of cream we use will make up for it.
How to Serve And Store Fresh Peach Ice Cream
This ice cream is great in a bowl or loaded onto a waffle cone. If you are craving some extra sweetness then try pairing your peach ice cream with some peach, apple, or blueberry cobbler! The warm spices in the cobbler pair perfectly with the sweet, fresh flavors of the ice cream.
I love how easy it is to store this ice cream. All you have to do is transfer it to an airtight container. As long as the ice cream is stored airtight, it will last for about 2 months in the freezer. When stored for long periods of time, you will need to let it thaw for a few minutes on the counter before scooping it.
Expert Tips
- If you are having trouble with your blender, add a few tablespoons of milk. This will help the peaches blend a little smoother.
- The more ripe your peaches are the more flavor they will add to your ice cream.
- Peaches should be a little bit soft when they are ripe, if it feels like an apple, it needs more time.
- We prefer to use fresh peaches, but you can use canned or frozen peaches as well. If you are using frozen peaches then you will want to let them thaw in the fridge before blending them.
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Fresh Peach Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 3-4 medium peaches, peeled and pitted
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Add the peeled and pitted peaches to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- In a medium bowl mix the peach puree, milk, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla, and salt together until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the ice cream mixture to your ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer’s directions.
Notes
- If the peaches don’t want to blend up try adding part of the milk called for in the recipe to help things move around. If you like more chunks in your ice cream, blend up 1/2 the peaches and dice the other half.
- Add the diced peaches to the ice cream just before serving.
- I use a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker that you just freeze the canister the ice cream is made in. It takes about 15 minutes to make ice cream with no salt and ice to mess with. I love it!
- If you like a harder ice cream, put the churned ice cream in a freezer container and cover. Let it freeze for at least 2 hours and then let it sit for 10 minutes on the counter before serving. The ice cream straight out of the maker is just like soft-serve. Out of the freezer it is like store-bought.
your instructions to make homemade yogurt were very good and easily understood.
I love the recipe for frozen strawberry yogurt and was wondering could I use frozen peaches instead of strawberries?
Hey Melissa, such a great recipe you had shared. It seems excellent. Hope it’s taste will also good. I will make ice cream in those way you had told.thanks for sharing this.keep posting this type of post. Good wishes.. 🙂
Thank you for sharing your recipes.What is the amount of peachs used ( in cups or ozs) ? Can I subsiitue this with fresh mango to make mango ice cream?
Just use equal parts mango instead of the peach, it should be around 2 cups.
Would canned peaches work?
Quick and easy recipe. Next time I think I would do 1 tsp of vanilla and 7 puréed peaches.
Just the recipe I was looking for….we have an abundance of milk and a box of peaches! Thank you!
Everytime I make ice cream in my Cusinart (which I love) we seem to always taste the vanilla. Sometimes its all we taste. Even if I add a ton of things. The only one in which we didn’t was the peanut butter ice cream but it was still there. Any advice for how to curve the over powering vanilla taste?
Maybe cut the vanilla in half?! I have no idea why the ice cream maker would matter but it sure could. Have you played around with their recipes much?!
Don’t use any? Why not? That’s logical, right?
The ice cream is delicious but there isn’t much of a peach flavor to the ice cream even though I wound up using 5 peaches! (I added the extra peach to help give more flavor) The recipe looks like it calls for one tablespoon but I used one teaspoon because I figured that a tbsp was too much. It turns out that a tsp is also too much. Overall the flavor (Even though it was more vanilla than peach) and consistency was great. I also use a Cuisinart ice cream maker and it is great!
If you use fresh lemon juice instead of vanilla, the peach flavor comes through.
I LOVE this. We have peaches on one of our trees and have been dehydrating, freezing, and just plain eating everything we can salvage from the wasps. I’m going to have to try my hand at this recipe sometime soon! Thanks for sharing, and your pictures are gorgeous!
Mmmmm!! My mouth is watering, I’m so making this! Thanks for sharing!