Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream ~ creamy and smooth, with tart (not sour) undertones that you’d expect from a good ripe strawberry. With a touch of Grand Marnier, buttermilk and mascarpone cheese, the richness shines through in this eggless, dreamy, frozen treat!
I was just wondering if you’re tired of my Grand Marnier / strawberry obsession? That lovely orange liqueur performs some kind of magic on strawberries! And, to be honest, I have two more strawberry recipes coming up in the next week and they both have Grand Marnier in them. We’ll just call this strawberry week and roll with that. Good. Glad you’re on board!
If you’re not a fan of cooking and baking with alcohol, feel free to substitute fresh orange juice in equal amounts, or leave it out all together. In frozen desserts, the little bit of liqueur keeps the ice cream from freezing hard as a rock. It’s easily scooped but not at all like soft serve. The texture is practically perfect and you can’t even taste the alcohol.
And I would know – because I tasted, and re-tasted this Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream, one spoonful at a time! Just to make sure, of course.
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You’ll need a blender, or food processor, and an ice cream maker for this recipe. But don’t let the equipment scare you, this is super easy to whisk together and there’s no cooking, no tempering the eggs or any other steps to worry about. Fast and easy – and delicious. Hope you’ll give it a try with your best, fresh strawberries this season.
creamy and smooth, with tart (not sour) undertones that you'd expect from a good ripe strawberry. With a touch of Grand Marnier, buttermilk and mascarpone cheese, the richness shines through in this eggless, dreamy, frozen treat!
- 2 cups fresh, hulled strawberries
- 2 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier liqueur
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- pinch of fine sea salt
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
Clean and wash the strawberries removing the hulls and stems.
Add the strawberries to a food processor or blender carafe. Add the mascarpone cheese and Grand Marnier. Process or blend until pureed, but leaving a few small chunks. Set aside.
In a 2 quart bowl with a lid, combine the milk, sugar and salt. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Add the cream, vanilla and buttermilk. Add the strawberry mixture and blend together until combined.
Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight. Process the ice cream according to the manufacturer instructions. Serve immediately for soft serve texture or freeze in an airtight container for 8 hours or overnight.
Substitute fresh orange juice, or other orange liqueur, for the Grand Marnier if desired.
You may also substitute cream cheese for the mascarpone if desired.
This recipe has not been tested with frozen store-bought strawberries. As with any fruit dessert, the quality of the fruit will have a big impact on the taste of the recipe. Use the seasons best strawberries for best results.
We love ice cream here at SRFD and have a few more recipes you might like to try. One of our favorite ice cream recipes to ever come out of my kitchen is this Buttermilk Honey Ice Cream. You just have to try it! For the chocolate lover, we have a terrific Chocolate Chocolate-Chunk Raspberry Swirl Ice Cream that is worth every, single calorie. This Salted Watermelon (No Churn) Ice Cream ~ from Pint Sized Baker sounds like a terrific summer treat. How about diving into a bowl of Dark Chocolate Orange Ice Cream ~ from Barefeet in the Kitchen?
Here are a few of our favorite kitchen tools that can be used in making ice cream – click on each of the photos for more information:
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I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by.
Tricia
Oh my! This sounds wonderful with the addition of mascarpone and Grand Marnier -and your mouth watering photos? oh my – another pure heaven recipe!!
Awww thanks Anna! Hope you are both doing great.
You have the most beautiful light in your kitchen, Tricia, and the way it highlights this yummy dish is crazy! I could o a swan dive onto your table!
I love strawberries and Grand Marnier so I’m all over this. Strawberry season is almost here and I may just buy myself a tent and pitch it in the local fields. 🙂
Can’t wait to hear about your trip. I know you’re having a fabulous time and how great to be disconnected from the internet for 10 days!
Thank you Robyn! You are the sweetest. We had such a great trip and I have so much to share! Being unplugged was much more fun than I thought it was going to be. But happy to be home and look forward to getting back in the kitchen too.
I love to add a splash of Grand Marnier when I macerate strawberries! It is a delicious combination but I’ve not tried it with ice cream. Great idea, Tricia!
The little bit of liqueur really makes a difference in ice cream Susan. It helps keep it from freezing so hard without making it too soft. LOVE the flavors!
Impossible to get tired of strawberries and Grand Mariner! Good combo. And this is good — really good! — ice cream. Thanks!
Amen John! Thanks 🙂
What a great combination, I have to try it because I love strawberry icecream.
If you love strawberry ice cream, I bet you love this too Gerlinde. Thank you!
You had me at Grand Marnier…. then there was the buttermilk and mascarpone cheese! Hooked! Sounds so delicious. Thank you, Tricia!!! blessings and hugs ~ tanna
Thank you Tanna!
Some folks are chocolate, some are vanilla, but I’ve always been strawberry. GREG
There you go! I was always chocolate until I grew up and found variety is the spice of life. We love this recipe and the flavor combination. Hope you’ll try it sometime.
Hi Tricia, oh this has to taste heavenly, Orange liqueur and mascarpone…….oh my!!!!
I am stuck on this wonderful combination Cheri. Thank you – it is delicious!
Grand Marnier, mascarpone and strawberries and sugar–sounds like a winner to me! Ummm! I haven’t made ice cream in ages and now I guess, I’ll have to after seeing this! Thanks, Tricia, for the recipe!
My ice cream maker was calling to me Pam – it had been too long! Thank you so much.
This looks AMAZING. I always say that my favorite ice cream is the chestnut ice cream I had in Italy, but it is not, it is strawberry 🙂
Amalia
xo
Yeah! Hope you get the chance to try it Amalia. Thank you so much.
OK. So I always choose chocolate. OK. Now I can’t wait to try this with buttermilk and mascarpone cheese, I am SOLD!
We love this recipe Abbe – hope you’ll try it too 🙂 Thanks again for all your help. We had an amazing trip and can’t wait to share it with you.
This looks gorgeous!
Thanks Nicole! It is so delicious – the perfect summer treat 🙂
Drool. Totally craving this right now… the perfect summertime dessert! Would be perfect sandwiched between two sugar cookies, too… just a thought 😉
Thank you Karly! We finished this off last night and everybody loved it … again 🙂 A strawberry ice cream sandwich is a perfect idea. Thank you!
Can I make this recipe in my vitamix?
I think that would be fine Genevieve. You won’t have any chunks at all, but the flavor is what matters. Just don’t over-blend. Thanks for the great question 🙂
Of course you would nail strawberry ice cream, which I hear is hard to make well at home. Your version looks absolutely perfect. So smooth and inviting, and I’m all for the Grand Marnier combo. Ice cream is my kryptonite so I try not to start too often because I end up way over-indulging. I don’t think I could resist this.
Hope you had a great Mother’s Day!! And safe travels!
Thank you Monica! We’re getting very excited, and nervous. Hope you had a nice Mother’s Day too!
What a luscious ice cream, the mascarpone cheese sounds incredible, and of course a little booze never hurt anything! Pinning and sharing 🙂
It does have a flair for the luscious Sue. So creamy and delicious! Thank you very much for sharing!
This looks AMAZING!! I was actually thinking of making strawberry ice cream today but I think I’d rather just come and have a big bowl of yours!! It’s almost too pretty for words!
Better hurry Chris – it’s going fast 🙂 Hope you enjoyed a lovely Mother’s Day. Thanks for stopping by!
Absolutely perfect Tricia! You had me at mascarpone 🙂 Can’t wait for fresh, local strawberries here!
Thanks Jennifer. That little bit of mascarpone really gives it that extra creaminess we all love in ice cream. Hope your berries ripen up soon!
Looks delicious and perfect for our high 80’s temps this week. As it turns out, we rough blended some local berries last week and stuck in the freezer and I would guess your two cups of whole berries would yield a cup or so of the puree, so we may give it a try with then.
Sounds like a great idea Larry. Thank you so much!
Orange liqueur, mascarpone and local berries…such a heavenly combo! I seriously need to get my ice cream maker out…it’s covered with dust sitting somewhere in the kitchen cabinet.
I hear you and I understand Angie – it had been a long time since we made homemade ice cream. We even shared this delicious treat with our kids. I guess we’ll need to make some more soon!