

Combine the peaches, ½ cup of sugar and the lemon juice in a bowl.Pureeing the peaches will blend them in better with the oh-so-smooth ice cream. Next time I'll puree the peaches after they're strained from the maceration syrup, because they were a little crunchy after the freezer time. We've been enjoying this ice cream immensely! It only took about 25 minutes to get it to the consistency needed before packing it into a freezer-safe container to let it set up. It's fairly compact and can sit comfortably on the counter while it chugs away. I use the Cuisinart Frozen Yogurt-Sorbet & Ice Cream Maker. It does take an ice cream maker to make this properly. It's what gives the ice cream that deep peachy flavor. You have a bit of preparation to do for this Fresh Peach Ice cream since the chopped peaches need to be macerated (softened in a sugar/lemon mixture) for a couple of hours to get the wonderful, sweet peach juice that's added to the ice cream base. It was worth the work, though, for that fresh, homemade ice cream. Still, the next summer they'd trick us into doing it again. Remember when we used to have to hand-crank the ice cream maker packed with rock salt? My parents tricked us into thinking it was a special privilege to do it and after about 10 minutes of cranking we'd think, "hey, this isn't fun!!" This one came close with it's creaminess and chunks of peaches. It's supposedly Ben & Jerry's recipe, so it has to be good, right? (Ever had Chunky Monkey? My fave.)ĭuring the temporary demise of Blue Bell (remember that?), I pulled out a bunch of ice cream recipes looking for the best one that might rival the Big B's Homemade Peach Ice Cream. I'm getting down to the bottom of our peach box and was nervous that I wouldn't have enough to get this Fresh Peach Ice cream recipe made this summer.
