HOMEMADE PEACH ICE CREAM

Here are the ingredients you will need for a four-quart ice cream freezer:

4  fresh eggs

2 cups sugar

1 can of evaporated milk (12 oz)

1 pint of half and half

2 teaspoons vanilla

5 fresh, ripe peaches (if you do not have fresh peaches, use 16 oz. frozen peaches--thaw first, then puree)

milk, amount varies

Here's the step-by-step:

 

Pour the can of evaporated milk into a large mixing container and place it in freezer for one hour.

While the evaporated milk is chilling in the freezer, you can prepare your peaches. I like to puree mine in a blender. Any kind of blender will work.  When I use my small one, I usually have to blend half of the peaches at a time to make sure the peaches puree the way I like them.

Here's what the peach puree looks like after blending. I put this in the refrigerator to stay cool until I am ready for them.

Crack your 4 eggs into another mixing bowl.  Mix on high speed for about five minutes until eggs appear light and frothy.

Next, add two cups of sugar to your beaten eggs.  Beat for a couple of minutes, until your sugar is incorporated into the egg mixture.  Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla.

Now, get the bowl with the frosty evaporated milk out of the freezer and beat at high speed until it looks like this. (Make sure to rinse your beaters if using the same ones as before.) This will take 2 or 3 minutes.

The next step is to add your half and half to the egg/sugar mixture. Just blend until mixed well.  Now, add the peach puree to this mixture until blended. If your bowl is getting too full for the mixer, you can stir with a big spoon.

Now, get out your BIG mixing bowl.  Pour the contents of each of the other two mixing bowls into the big bowl. Use a large spoon to mix together well. If you do not have a large mixing bowl, you can just go ahead and pour this into your electric ice cream freezer aluminum container and mix with a long spoon.

Here's what it looks like combined into the big mixing bowl! This is going to be fun pouring into the freezer container!

I've now poured the mixture into the aluminum container.  You will now need to add milk (whatever % milk you like) to the "fill line". Sometimes I don't have to add very much milk, depending on how much fruit is added. So, don't worry about that, but don't overfill. 

Follow the instructions that come with your ice cream maker. In about 30 to 40 minutes, this is what your finished peach ice cream will look like! Spoon into bowls and enjoy!  Any leftovers can be spooned into one-cup freezer bowls for individual servings and placed in freezer for later use and to share with friends.   

OTHER FLAVOR VARIATIONS (on all, omit peaches)

Banana ice cream--Use four large very ripe mashed bananas 

Strawberry ice cream--Use one quart fresh, pureed strawberries. If you do not have fresh strawberries, you can use 16 oz. frozen strawberries. Thaw first, then puree.

Vanilla ice cream--leave out peaches. This flavor will use more milk than fruit versions.

*Note: For those concerned about raw eggs, pasteurized liquid eggs may be substituted.*

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