National Strawberry Ice Cream Day

Strawberries are a favorite among both children and adults. Not only delicious, strawberries also bring great benefits for health.

Ice cream is a favorite food of many people including children and adults. Enjoying a glass of cool strawberry ice cream not only provides energy for family members but also helps to relax after stressful working and studying times.

It would be wonderful to combine ice cream with strawberry or ice cream with strawberry flavor into delicious, special strawberry ice cream. This ice cream is very popular today. January 15 every year is chosen as the national strawberry ice cream day.

The Origin of National Strawberry Ice Cream Day

Strawberry ice cream is a flavor of strawberry or strawberry flavored ice cream. It is made by mixing in fresh or strawberry-flavored strawberries with eggs, cream, vanilla and the sugar used to make ice cream. Most strawberry ice cream is pink or light red. It is believed that the first lady Dolley Madison of the United States invented this ice cream flavor in 1813, and it was served at the second inauguration party of her husband, President James Madison at the White House.

Previously, ice cream was reserved only for royalty and dignitaries. Because to make ice cream costs a lot of electricity. After cheap refrigeration became popular in the 20th century, new ice cream became more available and common to everyone.

How to celebrate The National Strawberry Ice Cream Day

To celebrate the national strawberry ice cream day, you or your friends go to the ice cream shop to enjoy for yourself the smooth, sweet, and fragrant cups of strawberry ice cream. Or you can also make your own delicious strawberry ice cream cups according to many shared recipes from your friends. Or you can make your own strawberry ice cream with 2 flavors according to the 2 recipes below:

1. Make Traditional Flavored Strawberry Ice Cream

Strawberry ice cream ingredients:

100ml fresh milk without sugar

2 chicken eggs

30g condensed milk

20ml of wine

120g granulated sugar

10ml lemon juice

220ml whipping cream

250g strawberries

Tools: glass bowl or bowl, blender, whisk, etc.

Steps to make traditional strawberry ice cream:

Step 1: You separate the eggs and only take the yolks into a small bowl. Add 60g of sugar and beat with a whisk. Next, you add 20ml of alcohol and beat for another 30 seconds to eliminate the fishy smell of the eggs.

Step 2: You put fresh milk, condensed milk into the pot, stir well and put on the stove to boil. Remember to reduce the heat so that the milk heats evenly. Then, slowly pour in the beaten egg mixture, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens.

Step 3: Strawberries are removed from the stem, washed, drained and cut in half. Put the strawberries in a mixing bowl with 60g of granulated sugar, 10ml of lemon juice, let it sit for about 15 minutes, then puree it. This helps the ingredients blend together, making the strawberries more flavorful.

Step 4: Put whipping cream in a bowl, use a whisk and mix with eggs and fresh milk in step 2. Next, add in the pureed strawberries, stir the mixture well for the ingredients to blend.

Step 5: Put the processed mixture into the ice cream mold and put it in the freezer for about 8 hours to have a delicious strawberry ice cream. For a more delicious ice cream, add a few slices of fresh strawberries to the bottom of the glass or drizzle with strawberry sauce.

2. Make Strawberry Yogurt Ice Cream

Ingredients for making strawberry yogurt ice cream for 3 people:

200g Strawberries

100 ml Sugar-free yogurt

10ml Lemon juice

20ml Honey

120g Sugar

Tools for making: Blender, pot, spoon, stove,...

Steps to make strawberry yogurt ice cream

Step 1: First, you take the strawberries, cut off the stalks and wash them. Then cut the strawberries in half and mix with sugar and honey. Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

Step 2: Take the mixture in step 1 and mix it with yogurt, lemon juice and honey (depending on your sweet taste that you adjust accordingly). Next, use a blender to puree the above mixture.

Small note: When the ice cream is cold, the taste will be lighter than usual, so at this step, you should make the ice cream a little sweeter, later the ice cream will be just right.

Step 3: Pour the strawberry yogurt mixture above into the tray and then put it in the freezer for about 60-90 minutes. Note when the ice cream starts to freeze, use a fork or spoon to beat the cream about 3-4 times to make the cream smoother and smoother. Then put the ice cream in the refrigerator for about 2 more hours to enjoy.

Above are 2 ways to make strawberry ice cream with two favorite flavors. Start making one of two or both and then share it with your friends and family. Remember to share the finished product on social media to capture the moment with the hashtag #NationalStrawberryIceCreamDay