Ice cream made from cream and strawberries

Separate the yolks from the whites. You don’t need whites to make ice cream; they can be used to make a diet omelet, bake meringue or freeze in a container and use them later if necessary. After defrosting proteins, their taste does not change.

Sort the strawberries, remove unripe or wrinkled berries. Place the strawberries in a colander and rinse with cool water. Place on paper towels, separate the sepals and dry the berries.

Prepare the ice cream base. In a small saucepan, combine the yolks with sugar and beat with a mixer until light, about 30 seconds. Pour in the milk and beat again with a mixer.

Place the saucepan with the milk mixture over low heat and heat, whisking constantly, for about 4-6 minutes. Do not allow lumps to form; stir vigorously. You should have a thick custard.

Place the pan with the custard in a bowl of cold water and cool quickly, stirring constantly with a whisk. The cream should thicken a little more. Transfer the completely cooled cream into a large bowl.

Grind the berries with an immersion blender until smooth. If desired, rub the berry mixture through a fine sieve to remove seeds. Pour the strawberry puree into the bowl with the cream and mix with a mixer or whisk.

Pour cold cream into a separate bowl and beat with a mixer into a fluffy foam. Whip the cream first at minimum speed so that it does not splatter, then increase the speed to maximum and beat for another 1-2 minutes.

Pour the berry mixture into the pan with the whipped cream and stir with a mixer until smooth. There is no need to beat or stir for a long time, just enough for all the ingredients to just come together.

Transfer the ice cream mixture to a large container with a lid and place in the freezer for 1 hour. Remove the container of ice cream and mix thoroughly with a fork or whisk.

Return the container of ice cream to the freezer. Every 30 minutes, remove the ice cream and mix thoroughly. This is necessary to create a delicate texture for the ice cream, as mixing breaks up the ice crystals.

Stir the ice cream 4 times in total, this will take 2 hours. After this, leave the container in the freezer for another 4 hours so that the mass completely hardens.

If you will prepare ice cream in an electric ice cream maker, pour the prepared creamy-strawberry mixture into the container of the turned on appliance and then proceed according to the instructions for your model.

15 minutes before serving the ice cream, remove the container from the freezer and leave in a warm place until the ice cream thaws a little. After this, use a special spoon to form ice cream balls and place them in bowls.

Strawberry ice cream can be decorated with fresh berries, crushed almonds, chocolate chips or fresh mint leaves. You can also top the ice cream with berry syrup or liquid caramel.