Best Organic Ice Cream Made Simple (Home Made)

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If you’re just totally sick of all the additives and artificial ingredients in the grocery stores ice cream, you’ve got to try this recipe. The BEST organic ice cream can be made so simply at home, so you can enjoy your favorite treats without all the yucky stuff!

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The BEST Organic Ice Cream

This recipe is really the simplest of ice cream making recipes. It doesn’t require any heating or temping of the eggs. Using natural ingredients that are organic and straight forward, it’s ready in just 30 minutes! This is a recipe for plain vanilla ice cream, but it can be adapted to literally any flavor you can think of. I will go more into how to alter this recipe for a wide variety of flavors below!

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What You Need:

Ice Cream Maker, we love the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker for its absolute simplicity. You just freeze the base and push the button. It does all the churning for you. No more hand cranking for hours or buying big bags of ice.

Ice Cream Containers, as easy as it is to eat an entire batch of ice cream in one sitting, you’re probably going to want to store some for later. I typically make multiple batches at once (since I’m already doing it) and save them in the freezer in these awesome ice cream containers.

Extra Base, speaking of making multiple batches at once, if that’s your jam, you’ll need to get another freezable bowl base so that they are both frozen and ready to use come ice cream making day! I like to keep 3-4 in rotation in the freezer.

Organic Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream (preferably raw)
• 1 Cup Whole Milk (preferably raw)
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
• 1/8 tsp of Sea Salt
• 2 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Prepare your ice cream maker bowl base by placing it in the freezer 24 hours in advance
2. Whisk together all of the ingredients until well mixed
3. Pour whisked ingredients into your ice cream maker and churn for 30 minutes, or until it is the consistency of your liking
4. Serve or freeze for later in your ice cream containers.

How to adapt this recipe to other flavors:

So you love vanilla ice cream, but you’d like to try strawberry, chocolate, or even lavender…maybe peanut butter is more your thing. The options are endless.

Some flavors will require a little infusion into the milk and cream portion, but some, like strawberry, chocolate or peanut butter can be whisked directly into your main mixture as listed above.

Chocolate Ice Cream:

Organic Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream (preferably raw)
• 1 Cup Whole Milk (preferably raw)
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
• 1/8 tsp of Sea Salt
• 2 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract (optional)
• 3 to 5 tbsp of cocoa powder (plain, not with added sugar)

**Follow the same directions as above**

Strawberry Ice Cream:

Organic Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream (preferably raw)
• 1 Cup Whole Milk (preferably raw)
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
• 1/8 tsp of Sea Salt
• 2 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract (optional)
• 1/2 to 1 cup of strawberry jam (no sugar added) OR 1 cup of freshly diced strawberries mashed with a potato masher or blended in a blender.

**Follow the same directions as above**

Peanut Butter Ice Cream Recipe

Organic Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream (preferably raw)
• 1 Cup Whole Milk (preferably raw)
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
• 1/8 tsp of Sea Salt
• 2 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract (optional)
• 1/2 cup of peanut butter (crunchy or smooth depending on your preference)

**Follow the same directions as above**

Lavender Infused Ice Cream Recipe:

Organic Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream (preferably raw)
• 1 Cup Whole Milk (preferably raw)
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup (or honey)
• 1/8 tsp of Sea Salt
• 2 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract (optional)
• 2 tbsp of dried lavender flowers

1. Prepare your ice cream maker bowl base by placing it in the freezer 24 hours in advance
2. Add your milk and cream into a heavy bottom saucepan and heat on low until warm (keep it under 150 degrees F)
3. Turn off heat and stir in 2 tbsp of dried lavender flowers, set aside for 15 minutes to infuse in the warm milk
4. Once infused, strain out the lavender flowers
5. Combine all of the remaining ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well mixed
6. Pour whisked ingredients into your ice cream maker and churn for 30 minutes, or until it is the consistency of your liking.
7. Serve or freeze for later in your ice cream containers.

Choose your Favorite Flavor:

The opportunities are endless. Once you get this recipe down, you’ll be making the best organic ice cream without “natural flavors”, “guar gum”, “artificial sweeteners”, “high fructose corn syrup”, “cellulose gum”, “vegetable oils”, or any of the other mysterious things that you can expect to see on the ingredient list of any store bought ice cream.

FAQ about the best organic ice home made cream recipe:

Raw Eggs?!

YES! We believe raw egg yolks to be a superfood, right along with raw milk. They contain important nutrients and minerals that are not as available when cooked. Some of these amazing nutrients are quality protein, healthy fat, good cholesterol, essential fatty acids (DHA & ARA), calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper, manganese, selenium, iodine, vitamins b6 and b12, vitamins a, d, e, and k, thiamine, iron & zinc, folate, choline, AND essential trace minerals. So before you knock eating raw eggs, try it for a while & see how you feel.

*Make sure you know your egg source and only eat raw egg yolks from farm fresh pasture raised eggs**

If the raw eggs are totally a deal breaker for you, don’t worry; I DO have an amazing recipe with eggs that are cooked as well.

Raw Milk?!

YES! This is literally the healthiest ice cream you can make. Raw dairy is a staple in our household, and we believe it should be in every household. Many people claim to be “lactose intolerant” when the truth is, EVERYONE is lactose intolerant. We are not designed to be able to digest that. The trouble is, that during the pasteurization process of milk, all of the beneficial enzymes that eat all of that lactose sugar are killed! That means we are left with a food that is completely undigestible, and in fact harmful to our guts.

When we leave milk raw, those enzymes do all of the digestion and converting for us so what is left is a product that we can consume with all of its nutrients and minerals totally available for us. I am a HUGE raw milk advocate and can go down this rabbit hole for hours, so I’ll just keep it simple: RAW milk is GOOD FOR YOU!

**Make sure you know your Raw milk source and only buy raw organic milk that is farm fresh & pasture raised, if they are feeding grain to the cows, make sure that it does not contain any soy and that it is completely organic**

No Sugar??

Of course not. We do not use any refined sugar in any of our recipes. Even organic cane sugar is totally foreign to our bodies due to the refinement process and we advise everyone to stay far away from it. Stick to simple sugars like fruit sugars, honey, maple syrup and coconut sugar. All of these recipes listed above can easily be swapped out for honey instead of maple syrup if that is more your vibe.

Can I make this a nondairy ice cream?

You could try it, but honestly we love delicious dairy and believe it to be a good choice. Find yourself some RAW milk and try this recipe the way it is intended. If you want vegan ice cream, this is not the place for you. This ice cream is considered a health food if you use raw eggs and raw milk. Imagine the boost of nutritious you’ll be getting from this delicious treat! Soy milk, almond milk, oat milk just do not compare.

How do you make Ice Cream Sandwiches?

Ice cream sandwiches are the best tasty treat for parties and summertime! Check out our delicious Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe on the blog that shares our favorite cookie recipe for ice cream sandwiches.

More Notes about the BEST organic ice cream recipe:

Wether you use traditional flavors or creative flavors, everyone can enjoy this ice cream recipe. The best part is that you don’t have to change the ice cream base. It stays the same no matter your recipe adaptation.

You can replace the Vanilla Extract in the recipe for true vanilla beans. If you want those cute vanilla bean specks in your ice cream, slice a vanilla bean in half and scoop out the middle. Add that to your mix while you’re whisking for an even more delectable ice cream.

This recipe only uses real ingredients. Try it out and let us know how you like it! Please feel free to ask any questions in the comments.

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