Strawberry Ice Cream
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- 3 cups of Salt n Straw ice cream base recipe
- 3/4 cup strawberry syrup
- 1 drop red food coloring (Optional)
- Chopped strawberries
- Sugar
- For Macerated strawberries: 1.5cups: 1 pint hulled/sliced strawberries + 1/2 cup sugar OR ratio of 2:1 strawberry to sugar depending on how much you want.


Instructions:
1) Make ice cream base (NOTE: It should cool in fridge overnight)
2) Make 3/4 cup strawberry syrup (NOTE: IT should cool in fridge overnight)
3) Combine ice cream base + Strawberry syrup + optional red food coloring to give a nice pink color (keep cool in fridge until ready to use) - can make early
4) Combine chopped strawberries + sugar + sit for 10-20 min. Macerating in sugar helps them not freeze and stay softer in ice cream. You could start next step while this sits.
5) Prepare ice cream maker, start it stirring + pour in the strawberry ice cream
6) When it starts to get to soft serve consistency you can add in macerated strawberries (or add these later in layers as you put into container in freezer)
7) Scoop ice cream into containers + put in freezer


Options:
- Add in some small chocolate chips

Variation:
- Blackberry Jam: 2 cups blackberry + 1 cup sugar (2:1 ratio). Combine, boil over medium + stir to dissolve sugar. Boil 8 minutes stirring occasionally. Force through sieve if you don't want seeds. Refrigerate to cool at least 2 hrs (can store up to 2 wks)