1️⃣ Skin the peaches—blanch them quickly, cool in ice water, and remove the skin with your fingers. Slice the peaches, then toss in a large bowl with ½ cup of sugar and lemon juice to macerate. Let sit at room temperature for 30-45 minutes until the peaches have released their syrup and are soft. 🍑🥄

2️⃣ Once the peaches have released their juices, mash them until your peaches are pulped—avoid any chunks, which will freeze too hard. Strain the pulped peaches and reserve the liquid in a separate bowl. Refrigerate both until ready to use. ❄️

3️⃣ Begin your custard base. In a medium saucepan, stir together the cream, milk, ½ cup of sugar, and salt. Heat over medium-low heat until hot, but not bubbling. 🔥🥄

4️⃣ In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and remaining ¼ cup of sugar, until light in color, about two minutes. While whisking, slowly pour in ½ cup of the hot cream mixture into the egg yolk and sugar mixture to temper the eggs before adding them to the custard base. Slowly add another ½ cup of hot cream, whisking the entire time. 🍳🔄

5️⃣ Pour the tempered egg yolks into the saucepan with the rest of the custard base and stir gently with a wooden spoon for 2-4 minutes, or until the temperature is between 170-175 degrees and the mixture is just thick enough to coat the back of the spoon. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. 🍮🌿

6️⃣ Strain the custard base through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl, then stir in liquid from the pulped peaches and refrigerate for 4 hours, until thoroughly chilled. ❄️

7️⃣ Pour the peach ice cream base into the ice cream maker and churn for about 25-30 minutes. Add the reserved pulped peaches during the last 30 seconds or so of the churning process. 🍦⏱️

8️⃣ Once the ice cream is a firm consistency, serve immediately or store in the freezer for later. Enjoy! 🍑🍨