HOW TO MAKE: STRAWBERRY RAW MILK ICE CREAM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s the tune that came into my head when I discovered this amazing recipe. Yes, I know the Winter season is traditionally “the most wonderful time of the year”, but Summer heat calls for ice cream, and in this case RAW ice cream. Does it get any more wonderful than that? 😆 Continue reading to see our delicious Strawberry Raw Milk Ice Cream recipe. ♥️🍨
Photos by @cocoetsel and @alibeckeditorial
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Traditionally, ice cream calls for a base of 4 simple ingredients: milk, cream, egg yolks, and a sweetener of choice. Here are our recommendations for ingredients to turn traditional ice cream into a delicious treat that nourishes your body.
HIGH QUALITY RAW DAIRY PRODUCTS
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Did you know ice cream can actually be a HEALTH food? That’s right, especially if it’s made with 100% real, whole, raw ingredients. The base of this strawberry raw milk ice cream are delicious, nutritious raw dairy products, from cows that graze on grass year-round.
RAW FARM Raw Dairy Products are unprocessed and complete with bioavailable vitamins, minerals, enzymes, beneficial bacteria, naturally occurring CLA and omega-3 fatty acids. Our truly happy cows grass graze on lush green pasture, all year long. Absolutely NO antibiotics, synthetic hormones, or GMO anything. Customers with lactose sensitivities have a delicious, nutritious, and natural alternative in this unaltered, wholesome product. The ease of digestibility of raw milk gives those that experience discomfort with processed dairy products, a delicious and natural option (isn’t that amazing).
PASTURE RAISED EGGS
Traditional ice cream base is a mix of dairy, egg yolks, and a sweetener (in this case honey). It’s important to use the highest quality egg yolks you can find. This will enrich the nutrient density of the ice cream, specifically the fat soluble vitamin content. The eggs we recommend are from pasture raised chickens. You can find pastured eggs at your local farmers market, in the grocery store, or if you have your own chickens (even better), you can go shopping in your own backyard! Pasture raised eggs offer nutritional benefits that exceed other types of eggs: conventional, cage free, etc. This is because hens that have access to outdoors daily get fresh air, sunshine, and the critters in the grass they love munching on. Healthy, happy hens make for healthy eggs, and therefore a healthy, happy you! Not to forget, a delicious raw ice cream.
RAW, UNHEATED HONEY
The difference between raw honey and pure honey is that in addition to being pure, “raw” honey has not been heated to the point of pasteurization (no higher than 118°F). The benefit of not heating honey is that the naturally-occurring enzymes, vitamins, and minerals are preserved and you get the full benefits of them from eating raw honey. If you have the choice between raw honey vs regular honey, raw honey is a better choice for health, taste, bees and the environment. (source: learn more about raw honey here!).
Make sure you read the labels carefully. Just because a honey claims to be raw, doesn’t mean it’s unheated. (Just like other raw cheese brands on the market. We believe in keeping our products TRULY raw, which involves never heating above 102° F. Many other so-called “raw” cheese is actually heated to temperatures just under the legal pasteurized temperature of 161° F, which denatures proteins, enzymes, and kills beneficial bacteria that aids in the digestion of dairy).
Likewise, the internal temperate of a beehive is between 93°-97°F. Yet, the industry considers honey to be “raw” as long as it is not heated above pasteurization temperatures at 118°F. This means you can by a “raw” honey that has been affected by heat and lost a good amount of its important nutrients. Raw, unheated, and unfiltered honey guarantees that your honey has never been heated, so you can enjoy the real, raw deal.
FRESH (OR FROZEN) ORGANIC FRUIT
You can use either fresh or frozen strawberries (or another berry of choice) in this recipe. We recommend organic because organic fruits do not contain harmful preservatives that make the product last longer than they naturally would. Chemicals such as synthetic fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides are widely used in conventional agriculture and residues remain on (and in) the food we eat when it isn’t organic. (source).
BLENDER
You will need a blender to puree the raw strawberries in this recipe. Any blender works!
ICE CREAM MAKER
You will need an ice cream maker for this recipe. Buying an ice cream maker is a great investment, trust me! Especially during the summer. What’s a better treat to cool off with than RAW milk ice cream? 😉 Here’s the one I recommend: ice cream maker.
RECIPE
1.5 cups of RAW FARM Whole Raw Milk
2 cups of RAW FARM Heavy Raw Cream
6 pasture raised egg yolks
4 tablespoons of raw, unheated honey
2 cups of strawberries, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
Store the bowl of your ice cream maker in the freezer for 24 hours before use.
In a medium bowl, combine raw milk, raw cream, and egg yolks.
In a blender, mix together 1 cup of strawberries with raw honey.
Combine strawberry mixture with the milk and cream mixture.
Take the ice cream maker out of the freezer (right before you add the mixture to it), and churn the mixture for 30 minutes.
Add remaining chopped strawberries and churn for an additional 5 minutes.
Enjoy as a soft serve, or transfer into a freezer-safe container and let sit for at least 2 hours.
Store in the freezer for up to 2 weeks, if it even lasts that long!
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RECIPE & PHOTO CREDITS
*Recipe inspired by @cocoetsel and @lipstickandwellness.
*Photos by @cocoetsel and @alibeckeditorial.
