PEACH ICE CREAM

     Eating Icecream is one favourite activity at home, not an outing is complete without Icecreams. My husband and kids have a great Sweet Tooth and are ardent lovers of Icecreams. Homemade Icecreams sounds appealing but according to me, it was a way far to be achieved.  During my childhood days, me and my brother used to try out Icecreams with Fruit Smoothies, Bournvita/Boost which would be a total disaster, as they would taste more or less like Crunchy & Watery Ice Lollies and not like Icecream.  Icecreams should be creamier, then we tried out readymade Icecream powders.  The instructions were quite simple, just mix it with milk, beat it up and freeze it.  But that too didn't please our Icecream fancies.
     On the long run there were quite a lot of revelations - first was that we needed an Icecream Maker, then the creaminess came out from whipping creams, and when making homemade Icecreams, water is our biggest enemy.  Also, Icecreams should be frozen soon. Ice cream is a formula, based on a ratio of fat, non-fat solids, liquid and sugar. Too much fat gives the ice cream a greasy feel in your mouth.  Too much water which comes from the milk leads to crunchy ice crystals. Cream contributes the fat, and skim milk contains non-fat solids plus other good-for-you minerals like magnesium, potassium and calcium too.  You see there are some good things for you to have Icecream.
     But this recipe is an accidental one which got through, from my experiments.  Good news is that this recipe doesn't need an Icecream Maker. No-churn ice cream can be too good if you get it the right way. So here we go with my experience on how to make the best No-churn Icecream, which is a pretty nifty shortcut. With a handful of ingredients, we can whip up a batch of Icecream within no time.
     Depending on the flavour you want to create you could jazz it up however you like. Add some chunks of fresh fruit or fruit puree. Or some of your favourite candy, brownies, or cookies. Fold in some melted, cooled chocolate. Try adding pretzels, or swirl it with jam, marshmallow sauce, or chocolate syrup! The possibilities are endless. These revelations are the ideas my kids try adding on to a basic Vanilla Icecream/Chocolate Icecream.
     This Peach Icecream is as easy as whipping some cream, folding in a little condensed milk, and whatever flavourings your heart desires. It’s pretty basic. And because it’s not quite as rich and decadent as a slow-churned ice cream recipe, you want to make up for that with your add-ins. I tried preparing a basic Vanilla Icecream with some Canned Peaches. For more flavour, I added some pureed Peaches as well as Peach chunks to the Icecream.



     I love Peaches, they smell so good.  When I got hold of a tin of Canned Peaches, the first thought which came into my mind was to prepare Peach Icecream.  Peaches blend well into any dessert it is added to leaving a wonderful flavour and aroma.  This Peach Icecream can be prepared with fresh peaches, as well as with frozen/canned peaches.


Recipe Type - Ice cream, Dessert
Difficulty - Medium
Serves - 4 - 6
Author - SM  

Preparation Time - 20 - 30 Minutes
Freezing Time - 8 -10 Hours/Overnight

HOW TO MAKE PEACH ICECREAM

PEACH ROSE

INGREDIENTS :

Whipping Cream - 2 Cups
Condensed Milk - 1/2 Cup
Vanilla Extract - 2-3 Tspn
Canned Peach - 11/2 Cups
Sugar - 2 Tspn
Salt -1/8 Tspn

METHOD: 

• Drain the Peach Slices from the Can.
• Puree 1/2 a Cup of Peaches with few teaspoons of Sugar in a blender or a food processor.
• Cut the remaining Peaches into small pieces and keep it aside.
• Place the Whipping Cream in a large mixing bowl and whip on medium speed until it holds stiff peaks for about 4-5 minutes.
• Fold in the Condensed Milk, Vanilla Extract, Pureed Peaches and Salt together until well combined.
• Stir in the Peach pieces and mix well.
• Transfer the Peach Icecream mixture to a loaf pan, and freeze for several hours or preferably, overnight.

NOTES :

• Alternatively can use any fresh/frozen/canned fruit to flavour this Icecream.
• A glass loaf pan will work but a metal one will freeze the ice cream better.
• Cover the loaf pan with a cling wrap while freezing the Peach Icecream.