Fresh Peach Ice Cream

We love ice cream at our house, but then again who doesn't? Ice cream is a nice quick dessert especially on a hot day. However have you ever read the ingredient list on some of those cartons? There are some things in those lists that I would rather not eat. Ice cream should be a simple food, very few high quality ingredients that allow you to really taste what is in the bowl.

I've owned one of those countertop ice cream makers that you freeze the bowl and then assmeble the ingredients and plug the machine in for many years. I still use it although it doesn't have the power to make a good thick ice cream. A few months ago I noticed one of the local stores had an electric ice cream maker on sale, the kind you layer ice and salt in but with a motor. Since it was on sale for a fantastic price I grabbed one. We have been making ice cream with it since and it is so much better than any ice cream we have eaten before.

This time I got some wonderful fresh peaches at the store and so we made some peach ice cream. This ice cream only calls for 5 ingredients, all wonderfully fresh and flavorful. The end result is a sweet creamy ice cream that tastes like peaches and cream. No odd flavors, not added chemicals just basically peaches and cream.

The recipe here made about 2 quarts in machine so if your ice cream maker is smaller you can adjust the amount easily.

Fresh Peach Ice Cream

4 fresh peaches, peeled

¾ cup sugar

1 quart heavy cream

1 ½ Tablespoons vanilla extract

pinch salt

Cut up the peaches and using a food processor combine 3 of the peaches and the sugar and chop fairly finely. Add the fourth peach and pulse just to chop a bit.

Combine all the ingredients and add to the canister for your ice cream maker.

Follow the directions for your ice cream maker to set up and make the ice cream.