This is a shake your own ice cream recipe that kids will love! From start to finish, the steps are easy and fun. Keep reading to see how to make your own strawberry mason jar ice cream.
Recipe: $1.07 | Per Serving: $1.07 | Servings: 1
I love this recipe for its simplicity. Crafting the ice cream from scratch ensures you know precisely what goes into it, and the flavor is divine. My kids and I had a blast making it together!
With just a handful of basic ingredients, this dessert is effortless and enjoyable to prepare. Best of all, no ice cream maker is required.
These single servings of creamy delight are a hit at picnics, family gatherings, or any warm-weather affair. They'd even make a delightful addition to a sleepover for DIY ice cream sundaes.
The outcome is strawberry ice cream, speckled with real fruit pieces, offering a delightful sweetness in every bite. It's a straightforward, homemade treat that captures the essence of summer and the luscious flavor of ripe strawberries.
For more ice cream recipes, check out my Ice Cream Nachos, Peanut Butter Mason Jar Ice Cream, and Chocolate Mason Jar Ice Cream.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- Simple ingredients. You won't need much to make this recipe, and the ingredients that you do need will be in smaller quantities.
- Perfect for single servings. One batch means one serving. This recipe is great for single servings, and it comes with its own portable container, no bowls are needed!
- Customizable. Adjust the recipe a little here or there to really make it unique and fabulous. Swap the berries out for different ones, and add in food coloring or chocolate chips. This recipe is great for so many reasons, but being able to make it your own is just one of them.
🥘 Ingredients
Ingredient Notes:
Fresh strawberries- Use some freshly washed and chopped strawberries for added flavor.
If you still have strawberries left, try them in our Strawberry Banana Orange Smoothie or Strawberries and Cream Overnight Oats.
Heavy cream- Use some heavy whipping cream to give us the rich creamy consistency of ice cream.
For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
🔪 Instructions for Strawberry Mason Jar Ice Cream
Step 1: Wash your strawberries and chop them into small pieces.
Step 2: Measure and pour your heavy cream into the mason jar.
Step 3: Add in the sugar.
Step 4: Now add in the vanilla and food coloring if you want it.
Step 5: Finally, slide the strawberries into the jar and close the lid tightly.
Step 6: Shake really good until it's mixed (about 3 minutes). When you can dip a spoon in and have it mostly cling to coat the spoon, you know it's ready to freeze.
Step 7: Place the jar into the freezer and wait at least 3 hours before eating.
🍴 Recipe Tips
- Keto-Friendly Option- To make this homemade strawberry ice cream recipe keto-friendly, substitute the sugar with a keto-friendly sweetener.
- Taste Test- This egg-free ice cream is safe to taste while still in liquid form. After preparing it, taste to determine if it's sweet enough for your liking. If it resembles frozen yogurt, it may not be as sweet as commercially available options.
- Mixing Technique- Mix the ingredients thoroughly but avoid overmixing, as this can lead to the formation of homemade butter. Aim to achieve a consistency where the mixture clings to a spoon without running off, without the need for excessive mixing.
💭 Recipe FAQs
I totally get that thought process there, but no- it does not. Leave a little space in the jar though, because it helps the ice cream to freeze quickly and correctly.
I recommend using a half pint jar with a wide-mouthed lid because it helps you to get in there and scoop the ice cream when done. Using a larger jar will mean that your ice cream doesn't freeze as quickly and may not set up if you don't shake it right. Too much liquid to air space ratio can make a big difference.
Yes, you can, but you will definitely be able to tell that it was refrozen ice cream if you know what I mean.
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📖 Recipe
Strawberry Mason Jar Ice Cream
Ingredients
- ¼ cup fresh strawberries, chopped ($0.28)
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream ($0.75)
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar ($0.01)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ($0.03)
- 1 drop pink food coloring, if desired
Instructions
- Wash your strawberries and place them on a cutting board. Chop with a knife carefully to make them small pieces about the size of a fingernail. These chunks will not get smaller so keep in mind you'll be eating them at that size as you enjoy your ice cream later.
- Measure your heavy cream and pour it into a mason jar.
- Add your sugar to the jar.
- Add the vanilla and food coloring (if you want it).
- Slide the strawberries into the jar and close the lid nice and tightly.
- Shake the jar really good for about 3 minutes. You'll feel the texture within the jar change slightly and the mix should be thick enough to cling to a spoon when dipped, without running off more than a drop of two.
- Place the jar in the freezer and let it freeze for at least 3 hours before eating.
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