Creamy 4 ingredient peach ice cream is a perfect summer treat. The base comes together in just a few minutes and it has the perfect fruity finish.
Celebrate peach season and enjoy a cold treat with this simple homemade peach ice cream. It is totally worth keeping your ice cream maker out all season long so you can keep making this recipe on repeat.
We have been lucky enough to get flavorful fresh peaches in the past several weekly CSA boxes. I think peach season may be one of my favorites, but I probably also say that about sweet cherries and strawberries. 😉
Either way, there is nothing quite like biting into a fresh juicy peach. Plus there is something to be said about the fact you cannot get them all year long.
We have enjoyed a lot of them plain or served with yogurt and granola. But it seemed like a great time to work on a new recipe to share with you.
Of course baking with them was tempting, but I have a lot of baked peach recipes already and it has been way too hot out to turn on the oven. So I decided to do something cold and no bake rather than heating up the kitchen.
So ice cream seemed like the perfect thing. We are a huge fans of all things sherbet, sorbet and ice cream so it only seemed appropriate.
Making the Ice Cream
If you are using fresh peaches, you will want to start by peeling them. You can do the blanching method or do what I did and take a paring knife to them.
I was going to use the knife to get the peach off the pit anyway. Plus that way you can nibble on the scraps!
You can also use drained canned peaches or frozen peaches as well. If you use frozen peaches, toss them in the food processor straight from the freezer, it will reduce the churn time later.
Quickly pulse the peach pieces a few times in a food processor to break them down. I like having a few small chunks of fruit in my ice cream so I didn’t go crazy, you can process it totally smooth if you would like.
Add the sugar and milk then process until well mixed so the sugar gets dissolved. Then mix in the cream until just combined, you don’t want to add too much air at this point.
Then add the base to your ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Transfer to a storage container and freeze until solid.
That’s it, it really is easy peasy!
For more ice cream inspiration, you can check out my collection of ice cream recipes. Or my tips for making great homemade ice cream. It really is one of our favorite treats!
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4 Ingredient Peach Ice Cream
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 fresh peaches
- 1¼ cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
Instructions
- Peel and pit the peaches, roughly chop or slice if desired. Put in food process and pulse a few times to break them down into small chunks.4 fresh peaches
- Add sugar and pulse to combine. Then pulse in milk.1¼ cups granulated sugar, 1 cup whole milk
- Stir in cream until just combined, don’t add too much air.2 cups heavy cream
- Pour into ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Scoop into storage containers and freeze until solid.
Andrea Nine
Friday 13th of August 2021
I’ve been all about the peaches lately. This looks and sounds so summer delish!!! Have a lovely weekend! The weather looks great!
Carlee
Friday 13th of August 2021
The local peaches we have been getting lately have been so good, so it's hard not to keep making tasty stuff with them! Thanks, Andrea!