Lemon Ice Cream

/ Ice Cream / January 19, 2026
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Homemade lemon ice cream is the perfect refresher for warm summer days.

Lemon Ice Cream

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Servings: 6 cups
Ingredients Instructions Notes

Ingredients
  

Lemon Flavor
  • 3 Tbsp Lemon zest (=12 g, approximately 3 large lemons)
  • 1 cup Lemon juice and pulp (=221 g, approximately 3 large lemons)
  • 4 Tbsp Sugar (=48 g)
  • 3 drops Yellow food color (Optional)
Ice Cream Base Mix
  • 1 cup Whole milk (=240 g)
  • 2 Whole pasteurized eggs (Large eggs)
  • 3/4 cup Sugar (=144 g)
  • Dash Salt
  • 2 cups Heavy whipping cream (=444 g, add later)

Instructions
 

Lemon Flavor
  1. Zest lemons
  2. Juice lemons
Ice cream Base Mix
  1. Put base mix ingredients except whipping cream into blender. Add all Lemon Flavor ingredients. Blend on High for 1 minute.
  2. Add whipping cream. Blend on Medium setting for 30 seconds.
  3. Freeze in ice cream machine.

Notes

If you use Meyer Lemons rather than regular Lemons, use the same number of lemons and the same amount of sugar. Meyer Lemons are milder and do not have nearly as tart a taste, but both ice creams are good.

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