Method: De-stalk, wash and chop the strawberries into small pieces. Place in a mixing bowl and add 2oz (100g) sugar. Mash well until you have a smooth mixture. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator.

Mix together the egg yolks, the remaining 2oz (100g) of sugar (and cornflour if using it). Beat until smooth. Pour the milk into a saucepan and heat gently on a medium heat until hot. DO NOT BOIL. Then stir the hot milk into the egg and sugar mix. Mix well. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and heat gently, stirring frequently. Do NOT bring to the boil. After several minutes it will start to thicken into a custard. At this point remove the pan from the heat and leave the mixture to cool.

When the custard has cooled, transfer into a chilled bowl. For best results refrigerate the mix for at least 3 hours (overnight if you have the time). When the custard is thoroughly chilled, pour the double cream into a separate mixing bowl and whip until slightly fluffy. Stir the whipped cream into the chilled custard mixture. Stir into this the vanilla extract.

The mixture is now ready to transfer to the ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Serves 8-10.

Serving your strawberry ice cream - One of the best ways to enjoy a batch of freshly made ice cream made with fruit is to serve it in a sundae glass with a sauce or syrup and some kind of topping (nuts, fruit etc). Here is a photograph of a strawberry ice cream sundae I made at home using strawberry sauce, a few fresh strawberries for decoration, chopped hazelnuts whipped cream and a fan wafer.

From strawberries to strasberries .... yes, strasberries! If you're lucky enough to be able to get hold of some strasberries, I even have a recipe for homemade strasberry ice cream - the first ever published on the Internet! Check out more of the many other recipes for homemade ice cream that I have developed over the years. There's so much to choose from.

Author: Shelagh Caudle