Name: Homemade Blueberry Ice Cream
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 6 h 25 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh blueberries (1 pint); 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; 1 1/2 cups whole milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

Indulging in Homemade Blueberry Ice Cream is the epitome of summertime. With just a handful of ingredients and an ice cream maker you can make this delightful frozen dessert for everyone to enjoy!

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A white bowl with blueberry ice cream a and fresh blueberries.

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Blueberry Ice Cream Recipe

Today, I’m excited to share a delightful recipe for homemade blueberry ice cream that will transport your taste buds to a summery paradise. With the help of an ice cream machine, you can create a creamy and refreshing frozen treat that showcases the vibrant flavors of fresh summer blueberries.

Where I live in northern New England wild blueberries are EVERYWHERE during the middle and end of July. For example I just found another random wild blueberry bush on the side of our property I didn’t know about, they just pop up everywhere.

Most often around here you take a mountain or lakeside hike and there are more wild blueberries than you would possibly every pick or eat. It is incredible and I guarantee that the family and I take full advantage.

So after have a fridge actually full to the brim of all sorts of containers of blueberries this delicious homemade blueberry ice cream was developed.

A bowl of homemade blueberry ice cream next to a spoon and ice cream scoop.

ingredients

Fresh Blueberries – If you can’t pick them fresh that’s okay 😉
Granulated Sugar
Heavy Cream
Whole Milk
Vanilla Extract
Lemon Zest

For a complete detailed list of the ingredients continue towards the bottom of the page.

Ingredients to make homemade ice cream laid out on a table top.

pro tip

I find it best to make the blueberry mixture well before you plan on making the ice cream to ensure that it has plenty of time to chill. I would even recommend making it the day before if you have the time.

instructions

Add the sugar and blueberries to a small saucepan and heat to medium on the stovetop. Stirring the blueberries occasionally the sugar will start to liquify and blueberries will start to pop. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally and gently pop the blueberries if needed until jammy about 15 minutes on medium. Cool the blueberry mixture to room temperature and the transfer to the fridge until the mixture is cold all the way through.

Cooking blueberries and sugar together to make a jammy mixture before adding it the the ice cream base.

Mix blueberry mixture with remaining ingredients.

Add the blueberry ice cream base mixture to an ice cream maker and follow the ice cream makers instructions for length of time, mine takes 40 minutes.

Ice cream base for blueberry ice cream in a measuring cup and an ice cream maker.

Transfer the soft ice cream to a freeze proof container with a lid and transfer to the freezer for 3-4 hours before serving.

tips, tricks and questions

Do you have to use an ice cream maker for this recipe?

Yes, this recipe requires an ice cream maker. Each ice cream maker is a little different so look at your ice cream makers instruction manual for how long the ice cream should churn for.

When storing the ice cream make sure it is covered well to keep it from getting icy. If you make ice cream at home often enough I highly recommend grabbing these 1 quart ice cream containers. I have one and I use it all the time!

Close up of homemade blueberry ice cream in a bowl with fresh blueberries.

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Yield: about 1 quart

Homemade Blueberry Ice Cream

Indulging in Homemade Blueberry Ice Cream is the epitome of summertime. With just a handful of ingredients and an ice cream maker you can make this delightful frozen dessert for everyone to enjoy!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 6 hours

Total Time 6 hours 25 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups fresh blueberries (1 pint)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions

Add the sugar and blueberries to a small saucepan and heat to medium on the stovetop. Stirring the blueberries occasionally the sugar will start to liquify and blueberries will start to pop. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally and gently pop the blueberries if needed until jammy about 15 minutes on medium. Cool the blueberry mixture to room temperature and the transfer to the fridge until the mixture is cold all the way through.
Mix blueberry mixture with remaining ingredients.
Add the blueberry ice cream base mixture to an ice cream maker and follow the ice cream makers instructions for length of time, mine takes 40 minutes.
Transfer the soft ice cream to a freeze proof container with a lid and transfer to the freezer for 3-4 hours before serving.