Lemonade Ice Cream is the perfect summer combination of two favorite summertime treats – ice cream and lemonade all in one.
I’m excited to be back here at I Heart Naptime this summer to help out while Jamielyn cuddles that cute little baby!! I am Leigh Anne from Your Homebased Mom where we are all about pretty and delicious. I love sharing hundreds of delicious, family friendly recipes and entertaining ideas that everyone will love. I hope you’ll stop by for a visit.
Summer came early to the Northwest this year and so my summer ice cream cravings kicked in early. Besides ice cream, another one of my favorite summer treats is lemonade so I decided to combine the two together today with lemonade ice cream. My lemonade cravings have been going strong so far this season. It started with this yummy Chick -fil-a frosted lemonade and then continued on to Frosted Freckled Lemonade. I get on a kick with something and I have a hard time stopping, this summer it is lemonade flavored things!!
You will need an ice cream maker for this one and I love using my favorite Cusinart Ice Cream Maker.
This recipe requires a little cooking and cooling so plan ahead. Because there are eggs in the recipe you must cook the custard and then temper the eggs. This basically means is that you have to add some of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks, just a little at the time so that the eggs don’t cook. No one wants scrambled eggs in their ice cream. It’s easy to do, just takes a bit of time. Then you have to let the ice cream mixture chill before putting it in your ice cream maker.
Ones the mixture has cooled, it’s ready to add to your ice cream maker and let it process. Then, you’re ready to enjoy, whether in a dish or in a cone! I’m a cone girl.
Lemonade Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole milk
- 6 egg yolks
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- zest of 3 lemons
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup undiluted frozen lemonade concentrate
Instructions
- Heat the milk to a boil in a heavy pan. Cover and remove from heat.
- Beat the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl until light and thick.
- Slow pour the hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Turn the mixture to the sauce pan and cook over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until it thickens slightly and coats the back of the spoon.
- Do not allow it to come to a boil or it will curdle.
- Add in lemon extract, zest, and juice.
- Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature and then refrigerate it, loosely covered with plastic wrap until chilled. At least 3 hours.
- Freeze in the mixture in your ice cream maker.
- Once it starts to set and thicken, add in the lemonade concentrate and continue mixing until set up.
- Place in freezer to set up further.
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Leigh Anne Wilkes
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Thanks, Jamielyn. The ice cream turned out great doubling the recipe. I went ahead and put the slightly thawed concentrate in just after adding the lemon zest and lemon juice, and the texture was absolutely perfect. So good, in fact, that I won 3rd Place in our family’s 20th annual ice cream crank-off!
How much ice cream does this recipe yield? I want to try it out in my 6 quart hand-crank ice cream maker for the Fourth of July. Wondering if I should double (or even triple) the recipe?
Hi Linda! This was a guest post from a few years ago so I’m not positive. But you could definitely double this recipe for a 6 quart ice cream maker! :)