This blueberry ice cream recipe makes a sweet, creamy treat that is bursting with blueberry flavor. Summer just got a new favorite treat… homemade blueberry ice cream!
This blueberry ice cream recipe is the perfect way to turn one of my favorite berries into a rich, and smooth treat. It works with fresh or frozen berries, so you can make it any time you want to.
We are huge fans of homemade ice cream. There are an endless number of flavors you can make.
Plus it is such a refreshing treat on a warm day. We just can’t get enough and we are always ready to try a different kind.
Lately we have been into blueberries. We have had plenty of fresh berries to eat with yogurt and homemade coconut granola.
We also had frozen berries to make lemon blueberry cheesecake jars. I bought a big bag, so there were still plenty in the freezer.
So I knew they needed to be made into ice cream. And boy am I glad we made that happen and so are my guys.
They are fiends and couldn’t stay out of the freezer. Now they are begging for more.
Carlee’s Tips and Tricks
This recipe avoids using eggs so you don’t have to worry about buying pasteurized eggs or rolling the dice with standard eggs. It combines whole milk and heavy cream to still give you a great scoopable texture without the eggs.
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Make this your own by using different kinds of berries. You can use all of one kind, or you can mix and match berries.
If you are starting with frozen berries, there is no need to defrost them. You can cook them from frozen, just make sure to keep stirring until they give up enough juice to dissolve the sugar.
Then keep cooking the mixture until it thickens. It won’t be quite as thick as a jam, but it is heading that direction.
I like to let it cool first, then process it until it is mostly smooth. I like using an immersion blender, but you could use a food processor or regular blender.
Other than that, just make sure it is already chilled before you try to put it in your ice cream maker. That will make churning go much better!
Use Half and Half Instead
You can use 3½ cups of half and half in place of the milk and cream. It will taste delicious, it just won’t be quite as creamy.
Homemade Blueberry Ice Cream
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups blueberries
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1½ cups whole milk
Instructions
- Put 2 cups blueberries, 2 Tablespoons lemon juice, and 1 cup granulated sugar in medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, stirring frequently.
- Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer. Continue to cook and stir for 10 minutes. It should thicken as it cooks.
- Chill until completely cooled, then process until smooth. A food processor, blender, or an immersion blender will work.
- Stir in the 1½ cups whole milk and 2 cups heavy whipping cream. Pour into ice cream maker and churn according to your machine's directions.
- Scoop ice cream into freezer containers and freeze until solid, at least 3 hours.
Notes
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Love this recipe. I like to use less sugar so I used 1/4 sugar and 1/4 cup honey. I also added a tablespoon of vanilla paste. It’s delicious!
That sounds wonderful!
Too much mixture for my Kitchen Aid Ice cream maker, it overflowed bowl as it churned for 15 minutes. Tastes great, but what a mess!
Oh no! You definitely need at least a 2 quart ice cream maker. You could always churn it in batches if it is smaller (or make a half batch, there’s a button to adjust the measurements in the card).
Can Splenda be a substitute for the granulated sugar?
You can use Splenda, but it may freeze a little bit harder. Sugar not only helps to sweeten the ice cream, but it lowers the freezing point and helps to keep the scoopable texture. If it is a little bit hard straight from the freezer, just let it sit out for a few minutes before trying to scoop it.
Can this ice cream be made without an ice cream maker? I don’t have one and am on a fixed income.
There are a couple of things you could try. I think the best one would be to whip the cream and kind of fold it all together before freezing the ice cream. That would aerate the mixture some. Otherwise you could try freezing it and taking it out to stir it every so often like a granita to help it from freezing into a solid block.
This would be my favorite…I love blueberries. Thanks for publishing this!
Blueberries are meant to be in ice cream! Thank you!
This would be SO good!
It really is!
Really good sweetie.
My family loved this!