This Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream is no churn and super easy to make. It’s absolutely delicious and is the essence of summer!
If I were pressed to tell you what my favorite dessert categories are, I’d say cookies and ice cream.
To be more specific I would say, chewy chocolate chip cookies without nuts and coffee ice cream with ground coffee beans and chunks of milk chocolate.
So why am I writing about Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream?
Well, it’s summer, and in the summer all bets are off because it’s all about seasonal fruit. I can’t get enough. Especially super sweet strawberries!
What Does Churning Mean?
Churning means to move around vigorously. And in the case of making ice cream, it means to turn milk or cream in a machine to make butter.
What is No-Churn Ice Cream?
- No-churn ice cream is exactly that — ice cream that has not been churned. No machine is needed to make it.
- No-churn ice cream is the probably the fastest way to make ice cream.
- You don’t have to pre-freeze a container for no-churn ice cream. It’s put together with a few ingredients, and generally frozen for just a few hours.
- There are essentially only two necessary ingredients for no-churn ice cream: heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk. Beyond that, it’s simply a matter of what flavors you want to add.
What’s in Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream?
- sweetened condensed milk
- pure vanilla extract
- fresh strawberries
- sugar
- heavy cream
Can you use frozen strawberries?
You can use frozen strawberries if fresh are not in season — just let them thaw before you begin the recipe.
No-Churn vs. Churn Ice Cream
I think both no-churn and churned ice creams can be delicious. I love them both. In my experience churned ice creams can have a smoother, creamier texture. Does that make them better? No, just different.
Sometimes I love getting out my ice cream machine and making a day of it, and other times, like the day I made this delicious Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream, I wanted to keep things simple, not use too many dishes, and start eating it sooner than later. 😉
More summer no-churn ice cream recipes:
- No-Churn Pineapple Guava Ice Cream Recipe
- No-Churn Cherry Ice Cream with Chocolate from Kitchen Riffs
More summer strawberry recipes:
Now enjoy every last scoop of your no-churn Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream!
Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream (No-Churn)
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds fresh strawberries, divided (see notes)
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, divided
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
Instructions
- Prepare the strawberries. Wash, dry and remove the stems from the strawberries. Add 1-pound of them to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and set aside. Finely chop the remaining ½ pound of strawberries. Set aside.
- Cook the chopped strawberries with the sugar and vanilla. Add them to a small sauce pan with the sugar and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. Place over medium heat and once the strawberries are very hot, turn the heat to a low simmer. Let them cook until they break down, and it become almost like a thick syrup, about 7 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Blend the other strawberries with the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla. Add the sweetened condensed milk and remaining 1 teaspoon of vanilla to the food processor with the other strawberries and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- Whip the cream and mix with other ingredients. Pour the cream into a large mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to whip until stiff peaks from. Then add the mixture from the food processor to the bowl and use a large rubber spatula to fold everything together until it’s evenly blended.
- Freeze and swirl. Pour into a container that will hold at least 1½ quarts, preferably a large/long bread pan. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 1 hour. Then drizzle it with the strawberry mixture from the sauce pan and use a knife to swirl it in, being sure it reaches deep into the mix. Cover with the plastic wrap again, and freeze for at least another 4 hours and ideally overnight.
Notes
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John / Kitchen Riffs says
No-churn ice cream is so easy and so good, isn’t it? LOVE it! And such a nice way to use all the summer fruit we’re enjoying. Strawberry ice cream is good stuff, and this looks exceptional. Thanks!
valentina says
Yes! I can’t get enough summer berries and stone fruits! Thank you! 🙂
David @ Spiced says
This sounds amazing, Valentina! I love a good strawberry ice cream, and the fact that this one is no-churn makes it even easier. (Like you, I enjoy a good churned ice cream, too…they’re just a little more involved.) Sign me up for a bowl or three of this one! 🙂
valentina says
You got it. 🙂 Thanks!
David says
This looks just fantastic, Valentina! And I love that your chocolate chip cookie recipe doesn’t have nuts. I know it sounds funny, but I really prefer my chocolatey dessert without chunks of nuts in them! It’s not that I wouldn’t eat one mind you… 😉 someone gave me a very similar recipe years ago, and I lost it. I’m very excited to have this now – like you, I like my ice cream machine, but sometimes it’s nice just to have a recipe like this to throw in the freezer.
valentina says
I’m the same, David. I’d prefer the cookie without nuts, BUT wouldn’t turn one down with, if there wasn’t an option. 😉 Enjoy!
Cookilicious says
Strawberry ice cream at this time of the year is most preferred. Nothing like a bowl of ice cream & Netflix! Nice recipe.
valentina says
Totally agree! Thanks! 🙂
Madi says
You can never go wrong with homemade ice cream! Strawberry is one of my favorite flavors!
valentina says
I agree and thank you! 😀
Claudia Lamascolo says
Strawberry is always been my dear dads favorite, I wish he was still here to make it for him but I can in his memory.. looks delicious thanks for this wonderful memory
valentina says
Aww, I hope making this brings happy memories to you. Thank you. 🙂
Morgan Eisenberg says
This ice cream looks delicious!!!
valentina says
Thanks so much, Morgan! 🙂
Sandi says
My kids love strawberries so this is perfect for them.
valentina says
Yay! Hope you all love it! 🙂
Sondria says
I love no-churn ice cream, it’s so good. You don’t think it’s going to taste like real ice cream but it totally does. And I have to agree with you about using all the summer fruit while you can.
valentina says
Thanks so much Sondria. Yes, the first time I made a no-churn ice cream I was skeptical, and then happily surprised. 🙂
iza says
this ice cream looks very tasty
valentina says
Thanks so much, Iza. Hope you try it.
sippitysup says
Strawberry is my favorite when it comes to classic flavors of ice cream. I think it’s why they developed the phrase ‘pretty in pink’. GREG
valentina says
I love that theory, Greg. 🙂