Strawberry Ice Cream

Warm weather and a fresh bunch of strawberries bring out the ice cream freak in me !!!

Cold creamy ice cream is essential for surviving sweltering days. And you need not visit the ice cream shop, just open your fridge and with just a few ingredients you can churn up a batch of easy homemade strawberry ice cream for yourself.

Cook time:- 5 mins
Preparation time:-  Overnight
Serves:- 5 -7 
INGREDIENTS:-  

• Milk  -  1 Cup 
• Cream  - 3 Cups 
• Strawberry Puree - 1 Cup 
• Strawberry  -  1 Cup chopped fine 
• Custard powder  - 1 Tbsp 
• Pure Vanilla Extract - 1 tbsp 
• Sugar - 360 gm (1 Cup)

METHOD:-

• Mix the custard in 1/4 cup of the milk and keep aside.
• Heat the rest of the milk and sugar together. Let the sugar dissolve and mixture come to a boil.
• When it boils, add the custard mixture and bring to a boil again, simmer for half a minute shut the heat and cool to room temperature.
• Add strawberry puree, strawberry pieces, cream and vanilla. Mix well and transfer on to a container with a tight lid.
• Freeze till almost set, take out and whip up with a hand beater and place back into the freezer.
• The lid should always be tightly shut, as this avoids crystals from forming. Whip once more when almost set and place back in the freezer. 
• Alternatively, freeze in an ice cream machine according to instructions.