In preparation for National Ice Cream Day on July 17th, we wanted to share our Granny’s famous ice cream recipe. Our cousin Lori and her family came out from Texas this 4th of July and she whipped up a batch of the strawberry ice cream for the family reunion on the Circle H Ranch.
Granny saved ice cream making for special summer occasions—such as birthdays, Father’s Day, or the Fourth of July.
Before she got an electric ice cream maker, the cousins would all get to take turns turning the crank on the old ice cream machine. I can remember all the cousins fighting over who would get to lick the dasher from inside the ice cream machine.
Here are my favorites from Granny’s ice cream recipes.
Granny’s Strawberry Ice Cream
- 6 pints ripe strawberries, cleaned and hulled
- 2 pints heavy whipping cream
- 1 pint half-and-half
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 11/2 teaspoons vanilla
In a food processor or blender, process 5 pints of the berries until smooth. In a large bowl, combine the fruit with the cream, sugar and vanilla and mix well. Mash the remaining pint of strawberries with a potato masher and stir into the cream mixture. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s directions. Makes 5 quarts.
Granny’s Peach Ice Cream
- 8 ripe medium-size peaches
- 2 pints heavy whipping cream
- 1 pint half-and-half
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons amaretto
Drop the peaches into a large pot of boiling water and blanch for 2 minutes. Remove them from the water with a slotted spoon and cool. Slip the skins off of the peaches, cut in half, and remove the pits. Process 6 of the peaches in a food processor or blender until smooth. In a large bowl, combine the fruit with the cream, half-and-half, sugar, and amaretto and mix well. Cut the remaining 2 peaches into 1/4-inch dice; stir them into the cream mixture. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s directions. Makes 4 quarts.
~ Lori Neely South