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Home » Frozen Treats » Old Fashioned Peach Ice Cream

Published: Jun 13, 2020 · Modified: Jun 6, 2021 by Kathy · This post may contain affiliate links

Old Fashioned Peach Ice Cream

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Scoops of peach ice cream in a white bowl.

Take advantage of fresh peaches while they are in season. This Old Fashioned Peach Ice Cream captures perfect peach flavor.

This is a creamy, rich tasting ice cream with bits of peaches throughout. 

Scoops of peach ice cream in a white bowl.
Table of Contents
Why make homemade ice cream
Making the custard
Recipe tips
Fresh peaches
Frozen peaches
Ice cream maker
Recipe Faqs
More delicious frozen treats
More recipes using peaches
Old Fashioned Peach Ice Cream

Why make homemade ice cream

In the midst of summer, there's nothing better than homemade ice cream. This peach ice cream is a favorite we keep coming back to. 

Growing up we always made homemade ice cream around the summer holidays when we had large family gatherings. Back then we didn't have an electric ice cream maker. Nope, we had the hand churned kind.

Churning always became the highlight of the gathering. The ice cream maker was brought out with the custard in a covered container that was placed in the center of the ice cream maker. Then ice was poured in and rock salt was always added to get the ice to melt slightly and make the ice cream colder.

Then we churned, and churned and churned. Everyone had to have a turn or they didn't get any ice cream. It was hard work and the churning became more difficult the longer it churned. I think I know why we only made ice cream when we had a large gathering. You needed all those people to get the job done!

Luckily today, I have an electric ice cream maker that does all the churning for me. Although one of these days, I might need to drag out the old ice cream maker just for some fun!

Peach ice cream in a glass loaf pan.

Making the custard

This delicious homemade ice cream starts by making a custard. This isn't difficult, but you do need to follow a few steps so your custard turns out. The entire recipe with ingredients is listed at the bottom of this post.

  • Heat cream, milk, sugar and salt over medium heat
  • In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks until they are smooth and lightened in color. This can be done with a wire whisk or an electric beater
  • Egg yolk in a glass bowl with a wire whisk.
  • Whipped egg yolks in a glass bowl.
  • Once cream mixture is hot, but not boiling. Turn off heat and remove ½ cup of liquid.
  • Slowly pour hot cream mixture into egg yolks while whisking. This helps temper the egg yolks so they don't cook or curdle when adding to the hot cream mixture
  • Add egg mixture into pot with remaining cream. Pour in slowly while whisking
  • Egg mixture with hot cream being added to mixture.
  • Cream mixture for ice cream in a pot with a red spatula.
  • Turn heat back on to medium heat until mixture begins to thicken and mixture reaches 185 degrees
  • Remove from heat and pour through a fine strainer to remove any bits from the egg
  • Add peaches and juices
  • Cover and refrigerate until fully chilled, at least 4 hours

Recipe tips

  • Use the best fresh peaches you can find, or if not available, use frozen peaches
  • Make certain your custard is fully chilled (at least 4 hours) before churning
  • Your churning bowl should be completely frozen before churning (at least 12 hours)
  • Harden ice cream in freezer after churning for at least 2 hours
  • If ice cream becomes too hard, just let set at room temperature for 10 minutes before scooping
Fresh peaches on a gray board.

Fresh peaches

I have played around with making perfect peach ice cream for awhile and I've finally nailed it. The secret is all in the fruit and extracting as much peach flavor from the peaches as possible. 

My method is to peel and cut up all the peaches into small cubes. Then  put them into a bowl with a bit of sugar and let them sit and macerate. The sugar helped release a lot of the juices from the peaches. This peach liquid is added to the custard mixture which brings beautiful peach flavor.

Once the peaches have released a lot of their juices, I pop them into a food processor and pulse just 3-4 times. This is just enough to break down the peaches a bit more, but still leaves a few pieces. 

Chopped fresh peaches in a glass bowl.

Just look at all that liquid! That's liquid gold! It's nothing but the juices from fresh peaches and a bit of sugar. So much yummy flavor and all that liquid and the peaches go into the ice cream.

Frozen peaches

For years, I have only made this with fresh peaches and they really do make the best peach ice cream. If you have fresh peaches available, use them. However, there are times of the year when fresh peaches aren't available and you just have to have some peach ice cream. I have discovered that you can use frozen peaches. Make certain you buy  unsweetened peaches. You just want the peaches and not any sweeteners or anything else added. 

Allow the peaches to thaw and cut them up into small cubes. Add the sugar and let the peaches rest for a few hours. I find you don't extract as much juice from the peaches as you do when you use fresh, but it still works. Now we can have peach ice cream all year long! 

Ice cream maker

I used an electric automatic ice cream maker to churn this ice cream.  Any type of ice cream maker will work fine, just make certain your bowl will hold 1 ½ quarts of churned ice cream. Feel free to use a hand churned maker too!

A bowl filled with scoops of ice cream with bits of peaches.

Recipe Faqs

Why churn ice cream?

Ice cream is churned for two main reasons. The first is to help incorporate air into the mixture which helps make a light texture. The second is to stop large ice crystals from forming. The churning keeps everything moving and helps create the smooth texture.

Why do I need to harden my ice cream?

The ice cream maker will churn and freeze the ice cream for you. However, it will still be very soft.
Once the churning has stopped, remove your ice cream from the bowl and place in a freezer safe container. Immediately place in the freezer for at least 2 hours. If you have a deep freeze (0 degrees or lower) place your ice cream there. Otherwise, plan on additional time for your ice cream to harden.

More delicious frozen treats

  • Mint Chocolate Chip
  • Raspberry Swirl
  • Orange Sherbet
  • Lime Sherbet
  • Strawberry Ice Cream

More recipes using peaches

  • Peach Cobbler
  • Peach Bars
  • Peach Muffins
  • Peach Salsa
  • Brown Rice and Peach Salad
A bowlful of peach ice cream in a blue and white bowl.

If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop

Please check out all my delicious desserts!

  • Strawberry Ice Cream
  • Lemon Sorbet
  • Apricot Sorbet
  • Orange Sherbet
Scoops of peach ice cream in a white bowl.

Old Fashioned Peach Ice Cream

Kathy
Fresh peach ice cream made from a custard and slow churned
4.94 from 33 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Chilling Time 4 hrs
Total Time 4 hrs 35 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people
Calories 497 kcal

Equipment

  • Ice Cream Maker
  • Food Processor
  • Measuring Cups
  • Measuring Spoons
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Ingredients
  

Peaches

  • 3 medium sized fresh peaches (peeled, pitted and chopped - approximately 2 cups)
  • ¼ cup sugar

Custard

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¾ cups sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Peaches

  • Place chopped peaches in a bowl. Add ¼ cup sugar and stir. Cove and let sit for at least 1 hour.
  • Once peaches have released a lot of juice, place peaches and juice in a food processor. Pulse 3-4 times just until peaches are broken up into small pieces.

Custard

  • In a saucepan, heat heavy cream, milk and ¾ cup sugar and salt. Warm over medium heat, stirring often until the sugar has dissolved, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks with a wire whisk or an electric mixer. Egg yolks should become smooth and lighter in color (see pictures in post)
  • Take ½ cup of heated cream mixture and pour slowly into egg yolks. Whisk steadily while pouring in mixture.
  • Pour egg mixture back into remaining cream mixture. Reheat over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes stirring often. You do not want this mixture to boil. Mixture will begin to thicken just slightly. You want it to be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. An instant read thermometer should read 175-185 F.
  • Place a fine strainer over the top of a bowl. Pour custard mixture into strainer to strain off any small bits of egg or lumps.
  • Stir in vanilla and peaches with juices
  • Cover and refrigerate until completely cooled, at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • Place custard into an automatic ice cream maker and churn for 20-25 minutes
  • Remove ice cream and place in freezer for 2 hours before serving.

Notes

Additional picture details available above the recipe card in the post.
 
Tips for making peach ice cream
  • Use the best fresh peaches you can find, or if not available, use frozen peaches
  • Make certain your custard is fully chilled (at least 4 hours) before churning
  • Your churning bowl should be completely frozen before churning (at least 12 hours)
  • Harden ice cream in freezer after churning for at least 2 hours
  • If ice cream becomes too hard, just let set at room temperature for 10 minutes before scooping
 
The color of your ice cream may vary depending on the color of your egg yolks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 497kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 5gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 243mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 269mgFiber: 1gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 1650IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 118mgIron: 1mg
Keyword churned ice cream recipe, ice cream, ice cream recipe, peach ice cream
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This recipe was originally posted in July 2016. Over the years, I have made some slight adjustments to the recipe. I have update the recipe and instructions to show these changes. 

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  1. Mark says

    July 17, 2021 at 8:00 am

    5 stars
    I love this recipe. One question. Do you find it takes longer to churn to get to the soft serve consistency because of the higher water content of the peaches? Also since I only make this when peaches are in season, I usually have fresh peach jam on hand as well. I like to swirl a few tablespoons through the ice cream before I freeze it. Just an FYI.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      July 17, 2021 at 9:17 am

      Hi Mark,
      I'm not sure if the peaches cause a longer churn time. Everytime I make it, the churning time seems to vary a bit. I like the idea of adding a bit of peach jam! Sounds delish 🙂
      Kathy

      Reply
  2. stacey says

    July 16, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    5 stars
    Just got done churning and it taste wonderful. Can't wait to try it after it freezes. This was the first custard style ice cream I have made. Your instructions were very easy to follow. Thank you! I will be trying the mint chocolate chip next.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      July 16, 2021 at 8:50 pm

      Thanks, Stacey!!! Homemade ice cream is the best! I just posted a recipe for strawberry ice cream that you will want to check out too!
      🙂

      Reply
  3. Mickie Philip says

    June 12, 2021 at 8:59 pm

    I love this recipe! I’ve made it with mango purée & its amazing! Bless you for posting this wonderful recipe!

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      June 13, 2021 at 5:59 am

      Thank you! I need to try this with mango now too! Thanks for the great idea and your kind comment!
      Kathy 🙂

      Reply
  4. Tia says

    August 27, 2020 at 8:06 pm

    You should remain consistent when calling out the units of measurements. For example you use fractions of a cup (1/4 cup) in the single recipe and decimal of cups (1.5 cups) in. the doubled or tripled recipes.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      August 28, 2020 at 5:52 am

      Hi Tia,
      This is an automatic feature in my recipe template. Unfortunately when you double or triple a recipe, it automatically converts it to decimals.

      Reply
  5. Debrah Siarkowski says

    August 19, 2020 at 12:16 pm

    I'm making up the custard for a triple batch now. When I hit 3X it tripled the main recipe. But the instructions stayed the same. So I have 2 1/2 cups of sugar for the custard, but the instructions say put cream, milk and salt into a large saucepan with 3/4 cup of sugar!!! I kept re reading it to find what was wrong with it until it dawned on me that the Ingredients were tripled in the ingredients but not in the Instructions!! Some novice cooks might not catch that and ruin a big batch of ice cream and whipping cream is terrible to waste...

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      August 19, 2020 at 7:33 pm

      Hi Debrah,
      Thanks for letting me know about the instructions. I like the feature of being able to double or triple a recipe, but not having it change in the instructions is a bit confusing. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Roxanne says

    August 19, 2020 at 12:09 pm

    5 stars
    I made this but with a couple of additions. I macerated the tiny cubed peaches with sugar and a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar and added 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger. I left it for 4 hours and blended it into a puree (I don't like chunks of fruit in my ice cream. I held back 1/4 of the puree and layered it with the ice-cream in a plastic container so i had peach ripples when i scooped it. Wow! So peachy! Also 1 tip. I put the empty plastic container in the freezer so when i put the soft ice cream in the container, as it froze to a more solid state, no ice crystals formed on the edges. Great recipe!

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      August 19, 2020 at 7:34 pm

      I love what you've done! I'm going to need to try it with a bit of balsamic and ginger! What a creative idea! 🙂

      Reply
  7. james says

    July 27, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    I am trying your recipe tomorrow, it looks like a smooth custard style recipe... loaded with peach flavor.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      July 27, 2020 at 7:57 pm

      Wonderful - enjoy!!!

      Reply
  8. Katie says

    July 04, 2020 at 12:20 pm

    5 stars
    I have made this 3 times so far this summer! As long as I have fresh peaches, I will keep on making it. It's definitely a winner!

    Reply
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