Alton Brown Peach Ice Cream Recipe

We are in full peach season here in Georgia and they are delicious in this easy peach ice cream recipe! I have been buying them every week at the local farmers market and the kids are eating several a day. When you need a summer dessert, fresh fruit is delicious. However, turn it into homemade ice cream and it tastes even better!

We made this Alton Brown Peach Ice Cream Recipe in our ice cream maker and it was delicious (If you love Alton Brown’s recipes, try my Alton Brown copycat cheese grits recipe!). Use it on top of pound cake with fresh peaches and whipped cream for a delicious summer dessert recipe. 

 

My husband (wonderful man that he is!) decided to try making Peach Ice cream with the ice cream maker that hasn’t seen the light of day since I found it at a garage sale 15 years ago! Ours looks exactly like the one pictured here.

You freeze the inner bowl, then dump in the chilled cream mixture (see recipe below) and then hand crank occasionally for 20 minutes.

Voila! Instant homemade ice cream which has nothing in it that you can’t pronounce! If you are looking for more icecream recipes, try my homemade vanilla icecream.

Other Summer Dessert Recipes You May Enjoy

• Easy Homemade Peach Milkshake Recipe
• Cinnamon Apple Energy Bites with Organic Freeze Dried Fruit
• Easy Homemade Pound Cake Recipe

Easy Peach Ice Cream

The ice cream recipe we used came from the Alton Brown Good Eats cookbook which we absolutely LOVE. You should watch his Good Eats show on the food channel…you will lean all about the science behind cooking!

He is a big proponent of weighing all your ingredients so you will need a kitchen scale to do this but the mixture can be made ahead of time and then added to the frozen inner bowl right before you want to eat it.

I’m sure any kind of ice cream maker would do, just follow the manufacturer’s instructions! We modified the recipe slightly but here is what we did:

(my kids enjoying their icecream!)

How to Make Alton Brown’s Peach Ice Cream  

Fresh peaches, real cream, and real sugar make this homemade peach ice cream a delicious summer dessert recipe.  Rich, sweet, and full of peach flavor!

Yield: 8 servings

Recipe: Easy Peach Icecream

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This easy peach ice cream uses fresh peaches and real cream for a deliciously creamy flavor that just screams SUMMER!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Additional Time 6 hours

Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups half and half
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 5 1/2 ounces sugar
• 2 ounces peach jam
• 1 pinch salt
• 3/4 cup finely chopped fresh peaches

Instructions

1. combine the half and half and cream in a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat to 175 degrees. (my candy thermometer worked well for this)
2. add sugar, jam, salt, and peaches and stir until sugar is dissolved
3. let sit 20 minutes covered
4. place in airtight container in fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight
5. place in ice-cream maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions. Place in freezer to firm up for 2 hours if necessary.
6. Serve and enjoy! Makes 1 Quart.

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 2168Total Fat: 137gSaturated Fat: 88gCholesterol: 439mgSodium: 2745mgCarbohydrates: 225gSugar: 216gProtein: 23g