Homemade Peach Ice Cream (No Eggs Needed)
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This easy homemade peach ice cream recipe uses only 3 ingredients (and no eggs). The sweet and juicy peaches and cream flavor makes for the perfect summer treat.
I’ve had a lot of folks ask for homemade ice cream recipes lately and there are a few already floating around on Southern Plate. This includes no-fry fried ice cream, no-churn cherry vanilla ice cream (do we sense a pattern?), and ice cream grahamwiches. So today I wanted to bring you one of the easiest ones around, with only three ingredients!
The great thing about this homemade peach ice cream recipe is how incredibly low maintenance and customizable it is. The three ingredients are simply sweetened condensed milk, canned peaches or fresh peaches, and flavored soda. So you can customize it however you like, including using your favorite flavored carbonated drink and fresh fruit of your choice. For example, combine fresh strawberries and strawberry crush soda to make homemade strawberry ice cream. What a treat!
This peach ice cream recipe is so easy to make and I’ve included two options below. You can use an ice cream maker or not, the choice is yours. I just love the real sweet and juicy peach flavor this homemade ice cream delivers. When combined with the creamy condensed milk, it’s the perfect summer dessert.
If you have more you don’t know what to do with, make and one of these recipes: peach kuchen, old-fashioned peach cobbler, and peach dump cake.
Recipe Ingredients
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Canned peaches or fresh peaches
- Flavored soda (peach, strawberry, orange, lemon-lime, grape, etc)
How to Make Homemade Peach Ice Cream
If you are going to be adding fruit, drain it if it is in a can and place it in a blender.
Puree your fruit and then pour it into a medium bowl.
Now we’re gonna mix up our sweetened condensed milk and soda in the blender.
Notice that I didn’t clean the blender out after I chopped up my fruit. No sense in it since we’re just about to mix it all up again anyway.
Just pulse that a bit until it is mixed well.
Here is your warning: Make sure to leave plenty of headroom when doing this in your blender. That peach soda is gonna put a lot of pressure on things with the carbonation and if you have your blender too full the pressure will build AS SOON AS you hit that button and you will have QUITE a mess. A very STICKY mess that will take you ten forevers to clean up. I don’t know how I’d know that… but learn from my mistakes!
Using an ice cream machine
Now, I’m going to take you through the process of making peach ice cream using an ice cream machine and not. First, remember you need to freeze the ice cream maker bowl beforehand for at least 12 hours.
For an ice cream machine, pour your ice cream base into the tank and stir in your fruit.
Add just enough of the leftover soda to bring it to the fill line.
Depending on how much fruit you add you may not be able to add a lot of soda or you may end up adding the remainder of it. With a 2L bottle, I added all but about four ounces.
Place your paddle stirrer into the ice cream machine.
Put your lid on it and then fill the sides of your ice cream maker with alternate layers of ice and a sprinkling of rock salt.
See your maker’s instructions on exactly how much to add.
Put the top on and start churning. You’ll need to keep adding ice as it melts down and let it run for about an hour or so.
Once it gets to looking like this, you can go ahead and take it out or let it run a little longer.
I’m gonna go ahead and take it out because I have the patience of a gnat.
Freezing ice cream without a machine
Now, we’re going to follow a similar process to make homemade peach ice cream without an ice cream maker. First, combine the condensed milk and soda mixture with the peach puree in a large metal bowl.
Then we’re going to add more soda as we did in the other step (about 1.6L or 4.5 cans altogether).
Now begins the freezing process! Place the metal bowl in the freezer for 90 minutes to begin.
Take the bowl out of the freezer, whisk the really well (or use a hand mixer), and then place it back in the freezer.
Repeat this process every 30 to 45 minutes until it reaches the soft-serve stage.
The key is to whip as much air into the ice cream as possible.
This process does take several hours. But to speed this up, you can pour the mixture into two containers or bowls.
Freeze overnight and it will look a little bit like this in the morning.
Enjoy this crowd-pleasing summer dessert!
Storage
Store leftovers in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 weeks.
Recipe Notes
- If you have difficulty finding the peach soda head online and it’s usually available from Target or Walmart. I used 1 can when blending and a total of 4.5 cans when blending the final mixture, which equals just shy of 1.7L.
- If the mixture is too icy and not creamy after freezing overnight, then pulse the ice cream in a food processor until creamy. Pour it back into the containers and freeze for a minimum of 3 to 4 hours.
- Make ice cream sandwiches with homemade ginger cookies. The paired with ginger is a match made in heaven!
- A 29-ounce can of peaches equals about 3 cups of fresh chopped peaches. While I haven’t tried it, I can see this recipe also working with frozen peaches. Just ensure the are thawed before pulsing in the blender.
Check out these other enticing ice cream recipes:
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Ingredients
- 2 cans sweetened condensed milk
- 1 can peaches, drained and diced 29 ounces
- 2 liters peach-flavored soda
Instructions
- Pulse fresh chopped peaches or canned peaches in a blender and then pour the puree into a medium bowl.1 can peaches, drained and diced
- Mix up the sweetened condensed milk and soda in the blender and pour into a different large metal bowl.2 cans sweetened condensed milk, 2 liters peach-flavored soda
- Combine the peach puree with the ice cream base in the metal bowl and mix well.
- Let it freeze for 90 minutes then whisk the ice cream mixture together really well (a hand mixer will work too) and place it back in the freezer.
- Repeat this process every 30 to 45 minutes until it reaches the soft-serve stage (the key is to whip as much air into the ice cream as possible). To speed up the process, pour the mixture into two containers or bowls.
- Freeze overnight.
Notes
- If you have difficulty finding the peach soda head online and it's usually available from Target or Walmart. I ended up using 1 can when blending and a total of 4 1/2 cans when blending the final mixture.
- If the mixture is too icy and not creamy after freezing overnight, then pulse the ice cream in a food processor until creamy. Pour it back into the containers and freeze for a minimum of 3 to 4 hours.
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I use this basic recipe for my little cuisinart freezer. you can add fruit to it and if I do cut the vanilla down to 1 tsp. I just made peach…added 5 very ripe peaches..cut those up and put them in the blender and blended just until pulpy(not liquidy). yum!
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Mix together:
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla-1 tbsp vanilla(according to your taste)
1 tsp flour
2 egg yolks
1 cup of whole milk(actually I use 1 small can of evaporated milk with enough whole milk or half and half to make 1 cup). if you are going to make a flavored ice cream add your fruit at this point.
whip together the 2 egg whites with a dash of salt just until it starts to get frothy. Add that to the above mixture. Pour into freezer. add enough whole milk to fill to just 1/4 inch below rim of freezer. freezer according to manufacturer’s directions. I then pour it into a container and put it in the freezer for awhile.
Oh wow, that sounds delicious!!! Thank you so much for sharing it!!!
Gratefully,
Christy
I play around with it some. this is condensed from the recipe my family has always used for making homemade ice cream in a 4 quart freezer. actually, my sister and I have each graduated to 6 quart freezers because when the whole family gets together it takes both freezers to feed everyone!
Peach is my favorite homemade Ice Cream flavor. How did you know?
I dug the old ice cream freezer out of the garage a couple months ago but haven’t used it yet. Not even sure it works since its about 50 years old. I think this recipe will bring it out of retirement.
Thank ya kindly sister C.
Brother Bill, we gotta get you and your dad moved closer. I’d have me a big old time feeding y’all!!
Love ya
Christy
I can hardly wait for your recipes next week that don’t require a grill or heatin up the oven! I’m from west Texas and it’s been in the high 90’s and some days into the 100’s here and my house is like an oven BEFORE I ever start cooking! I moved the toaster oven, electric skillet, and crock pots out on the back porch and have been trying to make everything out there. Sure has helped with the heat in the house.Can’t wait to see what you have! Love your recipes!
Linda Kay
Thank you so much, Linda!! I’m really excited about next week as well, actually trying to figure out how I can squeeze even more recipes in before the fourth!
It is hot as an oven here, too, but still not as hot as it is in Texas!
We usually grill out on the fourth but this year I just kinda feel like most folks are wanting a little less heat as opposed to more – hopefully the upcoming recipes will help!
Gratefully,
Christy
What size freezer did you use for this recipe, quart, half gallon or gallon?
Gah…that looks soooooooooooooooooooooooo good Christy! I am so hungry for some now!
pop, i grew up with pop. the only soda i ever new was bakin soda and it comes in a box. glad to see somebody else that doesnt feel right with that word!
~giggles~ Isn’t it neat how different we all are on this one thing? lol
Now I gotta go get a coke…
Trying to read the recipe was very aggravating with the pictures popping up and the recipe moving to different places. One recipe says not to drain the peaches another says drain. I’m so confused. To me the recipe is not complete
Sincerely Lost
Hey Christy!
Just wanted you to know that I made your grilled chicken tenderloin (without the grill) and your stewed potatoes last night. I think it might have been one of the easiest and tastiest meals I have ever done.
Thanks for all you do! I love your site.
Oh Heather, thank YOU for taking the time to let me know you liked it!!! Nothing thrills me more. I’m honored that you’d try my recipes!
Gratefully,
Christy
Hey Christy…I found your website a few months ago(not that it was ever lost). Reading about your start & success has really encouraged me, plus your recipes and stories always brighten my day!
Peach soda?! I can’t wait to make this ice cream!
Wishing you continued success & blessings!
LaShawn
Thank you so much, LaShawn! I’m so glad you found me, hope to see you around for the next several years at least!
Let me know if you get to try this!
Gratefully,
Christy