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Fresh Peaches.

Frozen and canned peaches don’t hold a candle to the freshness of locally-grown, in-season peaches. Yes, home-canned peaches, that goes for you, too! If you haven’t had juice running down your face when biting into a fresh peach, have you even lived through a summer?

While growing up in 1970s southern middle Tennessee, I recall that fresh peaches were my Papa Dugger’s favorite summer delight. He especially liked Homemade Peach Ice Cream which he would hand-crank in the wooden-barrel ice cream maker. Summertime childhood memories are made of this–fresh veggies from the family garden, late nights outside catching lightning bugs, outdoor picnics and hand-cranked ice cream.

More on my childhood memories of making ice cream at our 1830s home can be found HERE along with my recipe for Blueberry Ice Cream.

This recipe may be used for an electric or hand-crank ice cream maker.

Recently, my daughter, Missy, and I whipped up a batch of Homemade Peach Ice Cream using some fresh Tennessee peaches. The Immergood Ice Cream Maker is hands-down the very best way to produce dreamy ice cream. The machines are made in USA and are available in electric or hand-crank models. Years ago, we invested in the hand-crank model so that we wouldn’t be dependent upon electricity if we wanted to use the machine at a campground or just out in our back field, which we have many times. Mr. Patient mentions often how surprisingly quick the ice cream “makes” or finishes thanks to the smooth gears of the hand-crank machine. This isn’t your grandfather’s old wooden-barrel machine that wanted to jump all over the backyard. (Mr. Patient’s job as a child was to sit on top of the ice cream machine to keep it from jumping while his Pop cranked.) We own the 8 quart (2 gallon) model and purchased the cover separately. The cover actually keeps the ice cream frozen inside the ice cream machine at least 24 hours when set in the shade. What a huge benefit when the freezer in the house or on the RV can’t hold the ice cream! This American-made machine is definitely worth the investment and may be used for generations.

This recipe was inspired by one of my Aunt Linda’s delicious creations. The almond flavoring is typically used in combination with cherry recipes but I like it in this recipe with peaches. Some may not care for almond flavoring, and too much will overpower the peach flavor. If you chose to use it, start with the smaller amount.

Visit my cozy kitchen for a video tutorial of how to make this Homemade Peach Ice Cream base.