Chill out with a few scoops of homemade peach ice cream.

(We’d recommend making it at least a day ahead to avoid any unnecessary hustling.)

The mixture is then cooled and transferred to an ice cream maker to churn to your desired consistency.

Southern Living Peach Ice Cream in a bowl to serve

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If the line holds, you’re ready to churn.

Ingredients

5large egg yolks

1/2cupsugar

2cupswhole milk

1(14-oz.)

cansweetened condensed milk

1(12-oz.)

Southern Living Peach Ice Cream ingredients

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Whisk in the milks.

Cook over medium-low, stirring constantly, 15 minutes or until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.

Stir in the peaches and vanilla.

Southern Living Peach Ice Cream cooking the custard mixture

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Freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions.

(Instructions and times may vary.)

Transfer to a freezer-safe container.

Southern Living Peach Ice Cream stirring in the peaches and vanilla

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Freeze 2 hours or until firm.

Yes, but watch it and stir every 15 minutes; you don’t want the mixture to freeze!

If you do not have rock salt, kosher salt will do.

Southern Living Fresh Peach Ice Cream chilling the ice cream base

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Southern Living Fresh Peach Ice Cream freezing the ice cream base

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Southern Living Fresh Peach Ice Cream transferring the ice cream to a loaf pan

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Southern Living Fresh Peach Ice Cream freezing the ice cream until firm

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