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Easy 3-ingredient No Churn Creamy Strawberry Ice Cream, everyone’s favorite summer ice cream! Made simply with heavy cream, strawberry jam, vanilla, and a pinch of flaky sea salt. This ice cream is effortless! It’s extra creamy, so fruity, and totally delicious. The perfect summer dessert to keep stocked in the freezer for the hottest days of the year.
When it comes to ice cream, I grew up enjoying summers with a good DQ blizzard, creamy chocolate soft serve, and any kind of chocolate peanut butter ice cream we had stashed in the freezer.
My brothers loved sherbert. Kai loves mint chocolate chip, and my dad (and now Oslo) are big creamy vanilla guys.
We always had all of the above in the freezer throughout the summer, but we never had strawberry ice cream. It wasn’t until I was much older that my cousin Maggie mentioned to me that I had to try Mitchell’s fresh strawberry ice cream that she loves so much. Mitchell’s is a local Ohio ice cream shop and they have some of the creamiest, sweetest ice cream.
Maggie was not messing around; their strawberry is top-notch.
Ever since I tried their sweet, creamy strawberry ice cream, I’ve wanted to make something similar at home. With schedules being so hectic these days, I knew that simple is best.
No churn ice cream is always the way to go, and you all, this is SIMPLE. It’s the creamiest, sweetest berry-filled strawberry ice cream. There’s nothing fake, and it’s made with only the most simple ingredients: cream, strawberry jam, vanilla, and salt.
It’s perfect and even more creamy than you can imagine.
These are the details
Step 1: make the ice cream base. You need heavy whipping cream, one jar of strawberry jam/preserves (I use Bonne Maman Strawberry Preserves or make my own for even more flavor), vanilla, and sea salt.
Whip all ingredients together until the cream forms very soft peaks.
Step 2: freeze the ice cream
Simply freeze the ice cream in a metal or glass loaf pan. I like to use something like this rectangle loaf pan.
Once frozen, you can scoop and enjoy any way you love. Waffle cones are especially fun if you ask me! Oslo is obsessed with them right now!
You’ll notice there is no additional sweetener in the ice cream. It’s just jam and cream, nothing else. I didn’t want the ice cream to be overly sweet, and I really wanted the flavor of the berries to come through. I find the jam, especially store-bought jam, sweet enough to sweeten the entire batch of ice cream.
If you enjoy sweeter ice cream, add honey (use it to taste) or a can of sweetened condensed milk to sweeten it up.
Instead of being overly sweet, the ice cream is swirled with berries and has just the right amount of sweetness. And trust me, even minus a custard base, this is the creamiest ice cream. It has the perfect balance of sweet and salty, leaving you longing for another bite.
You will love it.
Looking for other Summer ice cream recipes? Here are some favorites:
No Churn Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars
Creamy Vegan Chocolate Fudge Pops
Blackberry Lavender Ice Cream Sandwiches
Easy Strawberry Ice Cream Cake
Lastly, if you make this No Churn Creamy Strawberry Ice Cream, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
No Churn Strawberry Jam Ice Cream
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 409 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 2 1/2 cups strawberry jam/preserves
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
Instructions
- 1. Using an electric mixer, whip the cream, 1 3/4 cups strawberry jam, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl until soft peaks form, 3-5 minutes. Fold on the remaining 3/4 cup jam to create more of a swirl.2. Transfer to a 9×5 inch loaf pan. Cover and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours. Let the ice cream sit at room temperature 5–7 minutes, then scoop and enjoy!
Notes
Homemade Strawberry Jam: Add 6 cups chopped strawberries, 1/2 cup maple syrup or sugar, and 2 teaspoons lemon juice to a medium-sized pot set over high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, once boiling, use a spoon to break down and mash the berries. Continue to cook for 5-8 minutes or until the jam has reduced and thickened by 1/3. Mix in 2 teaspoons vanilla and a pinch of salt.
This was so easy and so good! Used Heavy Whipping Cream and Raspberry Bonne Maman and it came out wonderfully.
Hey Cathy,
Wonderful! I appreciate you making this recipe and your comment, love to hear it turned out well! Xx
I’m always looking for no-churn ice cream recipes. However, I don’t like the ones with sweetened condensed milk – they have an off-taste.
Your recipe seemed too easy, but the results are amazing. For my next attempt, I’ll top it with sliced sweetened strawberries.
Hey Don,
Happy Sunday! I appreciate you trying this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it was a hit! x
I had raspberry jam on hand so I used that and it turned out great!! Will definitely be making again.
Hey Liz,
Awesome! So glad to hear you enjoyed this ice cream, thanks for making it and sharing your feedback! xT
Unfortunately my review is the same as the rest – it was pure liquid and never formed peaks. I’m hoping it can be salvaged in some popsicle molds.
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback. Sorry to hear you had some issues. How long did you whip the cream for? Was it cold? Let me know how I can help! xT
Made this for my family – after tasting the strawberry made another using mixed berry jam. So easy and so good!
Hey Jane,
Awesome! Love to hear that your family enjoyed this ice cream, thanks so much for making it! xT
Would a different milk work? Like half and half or even whole milk? It’s delicious with heavy cream, but wondering if a lighter milk would work.
I followed the directions but never got heaps in the mixer, just a bunch of liquid. I’m still going to freeze it to see what happens but not sure what went wrong. Really bummed.
Sorry to hear this! Did you use cold heavy whipping cream? Let me know how I can help!
That same thing happened to me! It’s because the directions state heavy cream not heavy whipping cream! I made strawberry butter hahaha whoops! I think she needs to change her ingredients to add the word whipping to heavy cream. My strawberry butter was still amazing haha
Hi Rachel,
Unfortunately, I don’t think either of those will whip up quite as nicely as the heavy cream! Let me know if I can help in any other way! xT
I made my own strawberry jam, and then used my stand up mixer to mix all the ingredients. I guess I mixed it just a bit too much. It quickly turned into a chunky butter situation. I froze it hoping it would still work out. It didn’t. It was like taking a waxy, greasy bite. I was so bummed. The jam took some time and it was so delicious.
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback! Sorry to hear you had some issues, next time just be sure to really keep an eye on the pier only giving it 3-5 minutes to mix:) xx
It is important to use a chilled bowl and preferably a smaller bow
For the whipping. I find the kitchen aid 3.0 bowl works much better than the KA4.5 metal bowl. In a frozen small bowl, it whips up in about 2-3 minutes.