

Homemade Blackberry Ice Cream
How to Make Homemade Ice Cream
The best kept secret about homemade ice cream is how SIMPLE it is to make! Our homemade blackberry ice cream has four ingredients and takes about five minutes to prep!
Furthermore, if you don’t like blackberries you can easily swap them out for any other fruit of your choice! From peaches, to strawberries to raspberries, you really can’t go wrong with this easy staple homemade ice cream recipe.
All measurements in this recipe are for a 5 quart ice cream maker, if using a different size, adjust measurements accordingly.

What you need to make homemade ice cream:
- Approximately 6 cups frozen blackberries
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 pints half and half
- 2 pints heavy whipping cream
- ice cream maker
Homemade Blackberry Ice Cream
Is your mouth watering? Or is it just me?
Pro Tips:
- It typically takes between 25-40 minutes for homemade ice cream to get to the perfect consistency in an ice cream maker. Check after 25 minutes, but the longer you let it run the thicker it will be.
- Homemade ice cream will not be the same consistency as store bought. In large part this is due to the lack of chemicals and preservatives in homemade ice cream, so yes, in that regard homemade ice cream is better for you!
- Be sure not to overfill your ice cream maker. Most newer makers will have a fill line, but if yours doesn’t be sure to leave 1/2 inch to an inch at the top for your ice cream to have room to expand as it freezes.
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Easy Homemade Blackberry Ice Cream Recipe
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Equipment
- Ice Cream Maker
Ingredients
- 6 cups frozen blackberries
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 pints half and half
- 2 pints heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Add sugar and blackberries to a large bowl.
- Mix sugar and blackberries together until they are melty and syrupy. You can either blend them together in blender or you can mash them by hand to your desired consistency (some like it chunky, some like it smooth. We leave a few chunks in ours).
- Poor sugar/berry mixture into your ice cream maker. Poor equal amounts of half and half and whipping cream in your chamber until you hit the fill line. Now just follow the directions on your ice cream maker (ours you just have to turn on, my parents you have to add salt and ice, etc.) and wait for your ice cream to be ready to devour.
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This is similar to my recipe which I like to make since there is no cooking, but I have to press mine through a strainer to get out the bitter tooth breaking seeds which I also remove for preserves. Am I the only one who just can’t take the seeds?
They don’t bother me, but I bet it’s fantastic without them too!
This is awesome!! I was doing a dry run for Christmas , making it as a surprise when she comes home. Glad I made a dry run!! It’s the best!!
Yay! So glad you liked it Cindy.
I can’t wait to try this recipe. I hope it’s better than your spelling. It is not poor, it is pour.
Flavor was good but this left a greasy coating in your mouth. Maybe too much heavy cream? Made it exactly as printed. Bummer
Hey Gaby– I’m so sorry that happened, that is definitely not normal! If homemade ice cream leaves an oily coating in your mouth it typically means you over-churned it. I would churn it a little less next time.
Oh my goodness! I am in so much trouble now. This is the most amazing ice cream recipe that I have found. I love that it is only 4 ingredients ( except ice and salt) I love that you don’t have to cook it and I can see where this can be very versatile. I recently bought an electric churn because I thought it would be something fun to do with grandkids. This could become my new addiction. Time to do a few extra laps! Thanks for this recipe!
I can’t wait to try this with my black raspberries