Smash Strawberry Ice Cream

My idea behind the Smash Strawberry Milk Ice Cream

I love strawberry ice cream even in winter, but sorbet isn't really an option for me. When it's cold, I prefer classic milk ice cream recipes – so we're making a strawberry milk ice cream that tastes good any time of year. At my Smash Strawberry Ice Cream I deliberately wanted to preserve small pieces of strawberries: The berries are only roughly smashed, meaning lightly crushed. This leaves fine pieces and "fruit shreds" in the ice cream, which quickly thaw in the mouth and provide a fresh, fruity bite. If the consistency is too coarse when smashed, I just puree minimal Add more – but never completely. Important: The pieces shouldn't be too large, so you don't end up biting into frozen, hard pieces of strawberries later.

Creamy base meets fruity structure

For the velvety base, I first prepare a classic milk ice cream made from milk and cream. The structure is best achieved with our tried-and-tested Eis-Perfecto Ice cream powder.

I save the smashed strawberries only at the end under the finished base – this way the desired chunkiness remains in the Smash Strawberry Ice Cream obtained.

Taste, texture & serving suggestions

The result is a Strawberry ice cream with pieces, which is distinctly different from pure ice cream: The small strawberry shreds create vibrant fruit moments – without any hard frozen pieces. A particularly delicious combination with a classic vanilla or stracciatella ice cream. Check out these matching recipes: Full-bodied vanilla ice cream with real vanilla and Stracciatella ice cream like from an ice cream parlor.

Tips from ice cream man Andreas

• Mash the strawberry pieces so they are visible, but really small – so they thaw pleasantly in your mouth.
• Let frozen strawberries thaw slightly beforehand, then smash them (but fresh strawberries really make a big difference and I would recommend them anytime).
• Finally, fold in to maintain the structure – the color is amazing!!!
• The smash effect also works great with other berries (e.g. raspberries, blackberries).

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Here I show you in a new clip how I do it:
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Come with me to my ice cream kitchen and watch the video; I'm sure your mouth will water. I'm curious to hear how you like this delicious ice cream and always appreciate your feedback.