Name: Fruit Ice Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 pint vanilla ice cream; 1 pint pineapple ice cream; 16 oz frozen raspberries; 1 banana, diced; Pirouline creme filled wafers

This almost homemade fruit ice cream is the best part of a summer day! Use our method as a guide to creating endless easy ice cream recipes.

Close up of three sugar cones filled with raspberry and banana fresh fruit ice cream, all standing in a large cone shaped glass, with fresh raspberries and bananas in the foreground and a metal, rectangular container

You don’t need an ice cream maker or any other fancy equipment for this family favorite! You don’t even need to bother with all those egg yolks.

It just takes some basic ingredients and standard kitchen equipment to turn regular ice cream into a custom, crowd-pleasing creation.

With endless variations to suit any taste preferences, this yummy dessert is one of our favorite easy recipes!

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Table Of Contents

1 How to make Fruit Ice Cream

1.1 Equipment you will need for making your ice cream

1.2 Ingredients

1.3 Directions for Almost Homemade Ice Cream

2 Fruit Ice Cream

2.1 Ingredients

2.2 Instructions

2.3 Notes

How to make Fruit Ice Cream

This flavorful dessert recipe is so delicious and easy to make you’ll want to whip it up again and again. Ready to meet your new favorite ice cream? Allow me to introduce you!

Equipment you will need for making your ice cream

Large bowl
Two loaf tins
Large spoon
Cutting board
Knife

Ingredients

1 pint vanilla ice cream
1 pint pineapple sherbert
16 oz frozen raspberries
1 banana, diced
Pirouline cookies

Directions for Almost Homemade Ice Cream

1. Allow ice cream to thaw on the counter for 15 minutes.

2. In a large bowl, mix the two ice creams together until well incorporated.

Large mixing bowl/cup with vanilla ice cream and wooden spoon in it, surrounded by whole banana cut in pieces, and a bowl of fresh raspberries

3. Add frozen raspberries and chopped banana to the bowl.

Large mixing bowl/cup with fresh banana slices and raspberries being mixed into ice cream with a wooden spoon, surrounded by bowl of fresh strawberries and an rectangular metal container with only a metal ice cream scoop in it

4. Mix until the fruit is evenly distributed.

Two metal rectangular containers filled with ice cream, surrounded by a bowl of fresh raspberries, a tray of thin, tubular wafer cookies, an ice cream scoop, and a small kitchen towel decorated with multi-colored ice cream cones and ice cream

5. Scoop into loaf tins and freeze for at least 3 hours. Add your favorite toppings and serve.

Tips for Making Fruit Ice Cream

Don’t let the ice cream thaw out too much or it will likely form yucky ice crystals when you refreeze it. You want the consistency to be as close to the picture of step * as possible. (Think thick creamy milkshake, not a slurpable smoothie.)
Make sure your banana is perfectly ripe. If it’s not ripe enough, it will turn rock-hard. It will blend right into the ice cream base if it’s too ripe.
If your bananas are ripening too quickly, just remove the peels and freeze so they’ll have the perfect texture when you’re ready to use them in this recipe.
Make sure your fruit mix-ins are chopped up nice and small, or you won’t get that melt-in-the-mouth feel.
Don’t add too many mix-ins or the ice cream will get so chunky that it’s hard to eat. Plus, you don’t want the fruit flavors to get muddled.
Store any leftover ice cream in the freezer inside an air-tight container. For the best flavor and texture, use within 1-2 months. (I know! It’s a great thing to make ahead of time because it keeps so well.)

Three bowls of ice cream with raspberries and banana slices and tubular, spiraled cookies surrounded by ice cream cones, fresh bananas and strawberries and an ice cream scoop with a scoop of ice cream

Variations for different Fruit Ice Cream Flavors

Creating variations for this recipe that suit your taste preferences couldn’t be easier. Simply swap out the fruits for your favorite fruits and the bases with flavors that will compliment the fruit flavors. You can use fresh fruit, frozen fruit, or a combination of the two.
Here are some of our other favorite combos:
Vanilla ice cream, strawberry ice cream, banana, strawberries, blueberries
Vanilla ice cream, coffee ice cream, banana, finely chopped peanuts, maple syrup
Chocolate ice cream, cookies & cream ice cream, raspberries, strawberries
Rocky Road ice cream, banana,
Coconut ice cream, pineapple ice cream, mangos, maraschino cherries
Strawberry ice cream, pineapple ice cream, banana, peaches

Bowl of ice cream with thin tubular cookie wafers, and three sugar cones filled with raspberry and banana fresh fruit ice cream, all standing in a large cone shaped glass in the background

Isn’t it a great thing to be able to create ice cream with your favorite flavors – without an ice cream machine? Or a high power blender or food processor? Like I said, so simple!

Plus, even though this recipe contains a lot of sugar, it is actually one of the more healthy desserts in my arsenal because you get some nutritional goodness from the fruits! (Think potassium from bananas or antioxidants from berries. I’m not trying to kid you, though; this is no organic granola bar. It’s still ice cream at the end of the day.)

Loaf pan filled with ice cream with scoop scooping up ice cream out of the container.

Next time you want an easy treat, but one that really packs a punch and feeds a crowd, put this perfect sharing dessert on the menu!

Don’t forget to comment below with any questions, your results, or your favorite fruit and ice cream combinations! If you love this recipe, we’d love to get a 5-star review from you. It really helps us out!

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